2019 | The Book of the Sea (Aleksei Vakhrushev, Russia, 2018) | ||
2017 | Ever the Land (Sarah Grohnert, New Zealand, 2015) | ||
Special Commendation | Tracing Roots: A Weaver's Journey (Ellen Frankenstein, USA, 2015) | ||
2015 | Tyres (Kyaw Myo Lwin, Yangon Film School, Myanmar, 2013) * | ||
Special Commendations | Cast in India (Natasha Raheja, USA, 2014) | ||
Ringtone (Jennifer Deger, Paul Wunungmurra, Australia, 2014) * | |||
The Rebirth of Mahadev: Copper Mining in Nepal (Dipesh Kharel, Frode Storaas, Nepal , Norway, 2015) |
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2013 | Brilliant Soil (Jose Luis Figueros Lewis, Sebastian Diaz Aguirre, Ana Paola Rodriguez, Mexico, 2012) | ||
Rockerill: Rekindling the Fire (Yves Mora, Belgium, 2011) * | |||
Special Commendations | Irish Folk Furniture (Tony Donoghue, Ireland, 2012) | ||
Anchestral Delicatessen (Gabriel Folgado, Spain, 2012) | |||
2011 | Sifinja – The Iron Bride (Valerie Hänsch, Germany, 2009) * | ||
Special Commendations | A Film from My Parish (Tony Donoghue, Ireland, 2008) | ||
The Stitches Speak (Nina Sabnani, India, 2010) | |||
Weaving Worlds (Bennie Klain, USA, 2008) | |||
2009 | Umiaq Skin Boat (Jobie Weetaluktuk, Canada, 2008) | ||
Je ne suis pas moi-même (Alba Mora, Anna Santamaria, Spain, 2009) * | |||
2007 | A Life With Slate (Dipesh Kharel, Nepal/Norway, 2006) * | ||
Special Commendations | The Devil’s Mills (János Tari, Hungary, 2006) * | ||
Living Through Things (Anna Waddell, UK, 2005) * | |||
2005 | Singing Pictures - Women Painters of Naya (Lina Fruzzetti, Ákos Östör, Aditi Nath Sarkar, USA, 2005) * | ||
Special Commendations | Qudad: Re-inventing a Tradition (Caterina Borelli, Yemen/USA, 2004) | ||
Masters of the Balafon: The Wood and the Calabash (Les Maîtres du balafon: le bois et la calebasse) (Hugo Zemp, France, 2003) | |||
In Search of Hamat'sa: A Tale of Headhunting (Aaron Glass, USA, 2004) * | |||
The Veil Unveiled (Regards sur le voile) (Vanessa Langer, Switzerland, 2004) * | |||
The Gates of Damascus (Mark Boulus, UK, 2005) | |||
2003 | Cultural Show (Rong Li, China, 2003) | ||
Special Commendation | Little Waterfall (Joshka Wessels, UK, 2003) * | ||
2000 | Tell me my Charcoal Burner (Sophie Audier, France, 1998) | ||
Special Commendation | Building Season in Tiébele (Burkina Faso): A Royal Compound in Change (Annemarie Fiedermutz-Laun and Beate Engelbrecht, Germany, 1998) | ||
1998 | Patamban: A Village of Potters, Daily Life and Work of a Family, Michoacán, Mexico (Beate Englebrecht, Germany, 1997) | ||
Special Commendation | Incidents of Travel in Chichen Itza (Jeffrey Himpele and Quetzil Castenada, USA, 1997) | ||
1996 | no prize awarded | ||
Special Commendation | Adire - Indigo Textiles among the Yoruba (Thorolf Lipp, Germany, 1996) | ||
1994 | Copper-working in Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán, Mexico (Beate Engelbrecht, with special commendation for camerawork: Manfred Krüger, Germany, 1993) * | ||
1992 | Photo Wallahs (David MacDougall and Judith MacDougall, Australia, 1991) * | ||
1990 | And Woman Wove it in a Basket (Bashra Azzouz, Marlene Farnum, Nettie Kuneki, USA, 1989) | ||
* distributed by the RAI |