On the seventh day of the festival, March 7, the closing ceremony of the festival took place at Splendid Palace, during which awards were presented in several categories. In total, the jury evaluated 28 documentaries from the Baltic Focus and Artdocfest Open competition programs.
BALTIC FOCUS
Grand Prix — Once we were pitmen (Directors Christian Johannes Koch and Jonas Matauschek)
Best Director — Agnieszka Zwiefka (Vika!)
Special Prize — Gravediggers (Director Ivars Zviedris)
ARTDOCFEST OPEN
Grand Prix — In the Rearview (Director Maciek Hamela)
Best Director — Marianna Kaat (The Last Relic)
Jury Special Mention Award — The Accidental President (Directors Mike Lerner and Martin Herring)
Special Prize — The Dmitriev Affair (Director Jessika Gorter)
Special Prize — The Last Summer (Director Vitaliy Akimov)
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