(Formerly JVC Professional Student Video Prize until 2003)
| 2023 | The Future of Work? (Yihao Yan, China/Thailand) | ||
| Commendations | Ten by Ten (Jami L. Bennett, United Kingdom/Korea) | ||
| A Family Portrait (Shubham Sharma, Germany/India) | |||
| 2021 | Unwritten Letters (Max Bloching & Abd Alrahman Dukmak, Italy, 2020) | ||
| Commendations | The Daring Young Girl on the Flying Trapeze (Nina Ross, 2020) | ||
| In Aiye’s Garden (Eyob Defersha, Ethiopia, 2019) | |||
| Ocak (Zeynep Kaserçi, Turkey, 2020) | |||
| Those Who Have Eyes to See (Melanie Grant, Trinidad, 2019) | |||
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| 2019 | The Absence of Apricots (Daniel Asadi Faezi, Pakistan/Germany, 2018) | ||
| Commendations | It Was Tomorrow (Alexandra D’onofrio, Italy/UK, 2018) | ||
| A Very Dai Girl (MengHua Zhang, China, 2018) | |||
| 2017 | Fighting for Nothing to Happen (Nora Wildenauer, Netherlands/Indonesia, 2015) * | ||
| Special Commendation | Treasured Moments (Ravi Hart Lloyd, UK, 2016) * | ||
| 2015 | Leaving Greece (Anna Brass, Germany, 2013) * | ||
| Special Commendation | Cast in India (Natasha Raheja, USA, 2014) |
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| 2013 | Playing With Nan (Dipesh Kharel, Asami Saito, Nepal, Japan, 2012) * | ||
| Special Commendations | Vultures of Tibet (Russel O.Bush, Craig Campbell, USA, Canada, 2013) | ||
| Djeneba: The Lifeworld of a Minyanka Woman of Southern Mali (Bata Diallo, Norway, 2011) | |||
| 2011 | Juarke Boys Made Men in Mboum Society (Mohamadou Saliou, Norway, 2010) | ||
| Men of Words (Johanne Ihle, Yemen, UK, 2009) * | |||
| Blackstone Edge (Susan Butterworth, UK, 2010) | |||
| Uncle Joh Still Has a Farm (Trude Berge Ottersen, Norway, 2010) | |||
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| 2009 | Sermiligaaq 65º54’N, 36º22’W (Anni Seitz, Sophie Elixhauser, Germany, 2008) * | ||
| Special Commendations | Enet Yapai – an Ambonwari Girl (Daniela Vávrová, Slovenia, 2008) * | ||
| Black Mountain (Charlotte Whitby-Coles, Amin Hajee, UK/India, 2008) * | |||
| 2007 | Sona and her Family (Daniela Rusnoková, Slovakia, 2006) | ||
| 2005 | Lukas’ Moment (Aryo Danusiri, Norway/ Indonesia, 2005) | ||
| Special Commendations | The Small Man of the Forest An Anthropology of Research (Hugh Hartford, UK, 2004) * | ||
| In Search of the Hamat’sa: A tale of Headhunting (Aaron Glass, USA, 2004) * | |||
| Fountain Of Youth (Daniel Vernon, UK, 2005) | |||
| My Brother My Enemy (Masood Khan and Kamaljeet Negi, UK, 2005) | |||
| 2003 | Adhiambo: Born in the Evening (Ruth Prince, Wenzel Geissler, Gisela Tuchtenhagen, UK/Denmark, 2001) * | ||
| Life on the Tracks (Edita Carolino, UK/Philipines, 2003) | |||
| Ravi and Bhajay (Rachel Webster, UK, 2002) * | |||
| Special Commendations | At the End of the Day (Claus Erichsen, UK, 2002) | ||
| Call for Grace (Latitia Merli, France/UK, 2002) * | |||
| Dim Sum (A little bit of Heart) (Jane Wong, China, 2003) | |||
| Lost in the City (Jin Xueli, China, 2003) | |||
| Safar (The Journey) (Sandhya Suri, UK, 2002) | |||
| Steel Lives (Massimiliano Mollona, UK, 2001) * | |||
| The Most Admired Man (Julia Berg, Germany/UK, 2001) * | |||
| 2000 | Oyakata (The Master) (Aya Domenig, Switzerland, 1999) | ||
| Special Commendation | Domov (Rosie Read, UK, 2000) * | ||
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| 1998 | Uncle John (Juliet Jordan, UK, 1997) | ||
| Special Commendations | Drake and Son (Tim Clements, UK, 1997) | ||
| Hasta la Memoria, Siempre (Even Memories) (Rodrigo Vazquez, Argentina, 1997) | |||
| The Thompsons (Andy Lawrence, UK, 1996) * | |||
| 1996 | Without Fathers or Husbands (Cai Hua, China, 1995) * | ||
| 1994 | Osaka Story (Toichi Nakata, UK, 1994) | ||
| Special Commendation | Leaving Bakul Bagan (Sandeep Ray, USA, 1994) | ||
| 1992 | Almighty, Satan and the Boys (Lone Sahl-Liboriussen and Paul Utting, Denmark, 1992) | ||
| Special Commendations | A Velha/Old Lady (Janine Prins, UK, 1992) | ||
| In and Out of Africa (Illisa Barbash and Lucien Taylor, USA, 1992) * | |||
| Something Old, Something New (Marinella Nicolson, USA, 1991) | |||
| Sahar’s Wedding (Hanna Musleh, USA) * | |||
| 1990 | Over the Threshold (Christine Lloyd-Fitt and Tesuka Yoshi. Japan/UK, 1989) | ||
| Special Commendations | Why Wear White (Sarah Cole, UK, 1989) |
