Search Menu
A CDS Program
dedicated to the theatrical exhibition of nonfiction cinema

Announcing the 2022 Full Frame Festival Award Winners!

    Full Frame is honored to present the 2022 festival award winners!

    Six awards for a combined value of $35,000 in cash prizes are announced for the 2022 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Full Frame is a qualifying event for nominations for the Academy Award Documentary Short Subject category and the Producers Guild of America Awards.
     
    Tickets are on sale now at store.fullframefest.org and films are streaming through this Sunday, April 10, 2022.
     
    Read the press release and complete jury statements.
     

    I Didn’t See You There (dir. Reid Davenport)

    FULL FRAME GRAND JURY AWARD

    2022 Jurors: Jessica Beshir, Luke Lorentzen, Michèle Stephenson

    Image ID: In a reflection of an unmarked storefront is a grayish silhouette of a man using an electric wheelchair. Behind the man is a spectacular red and yellow circus tent.  

    Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes (dir. James Jones)

    Honorable Mention

     

    The Silent Shore (dirs. Nathalie Giraud and Timothée Corteggiani)

    FULL FRAME JURY AWARD FOR BEST SHORT
    Provided by Drs. Barbra and Andrew Rothschild

    2022 Jurors: Logan Lynette Burroughs, Rebekah Fergusson, Danny Navarro 

     

    Soldat Ahmet (dir. Jannis Lenz)

    CHARLES E. GUGGENHEIM EMERGING ARTIST AWARD
    Provided by the Charles E. Guggenheim Family

    2022 Jurors: Mike Attie, Carla Gutierrez, Dee Hibbert-Jones 

    This prize is awarded to a first-time documentary feature filmmaker as a way to foster the work of new directors, young and old. It recognizes the extraordinary care that Charles Guggenheim took with the filmmakers whom he mentored and counseled throughout the filmmaking process.

     

    Abyssal (dir. Alejandro Alonso)

    THE JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN HUMANITIES INSTITUTE AWARD
    Sponsored by the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University

    For the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute: Franklin Cason, Joshua Gibson, Guo-Juin Hong, Ranjana Khanna, Shambhavi Kaul, Jennifer Zhou

    This award is presented to a short film that highlights documentary as a formally inventive artistic medium. The prize recognizes significant innovation and excellence in areas including cinematography, sound design, style, structure, and other aesthetic dimensions. 

     

    No Soy Óscar (dir. Jon Ayon)

    FULL FRAME PRESIDENT’S AWARD
    Sponsored by Duke University

    Selected by representatives on behalf of the President’s office at Duke University.

    The President’s Award recognizes up-and-coming filmmakers; the prize is awarded to the best student film. 

     

    Aftershock (dirs. Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee)

    KATHLEEN BRYAN EDWARDS AWARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
    Sponsored by the Julian Price Family Foundation in memory of Melanie Taylor

    For the Kathleen Bryan Edwards Family: Anne Arwood, Laura Edwards, Clay Farland, Margaret Griffin, Pricey Harrison 

    This award is presented to a film that addresses a significant human rights issue in the United States. By inspiring advocacy, increasing awareness, and promoting equity and justice, the winning film will honor the legacy of Kathleen Bryan Edwards’s passion and activism for human rights.

     

    April 9, 2022