PAST WINNERS
Past winners at the American Documentary and Animation (AmDocs) Film Festival in Palm Springs include a variety of filmmakers from diverse backgrounds. From first-time filmmakers to seasoned veterans of the industry, those selected for yearly AmDocs honors have been deserving.
2019
Best American Feature - KIFARU
Best American Short - NOBLE SISSLE'S SYNCOPATED RAGTIME
Best International Feature - DEFEND, CONSERVE, PROTECT
Best International Short - CRICKET LIU
International Jury Award - LINE
Judges' Animation Award - GIRL IN THE HALLWAY
Audience Favorite Short - SPACE TO EXPLORE
Film Fund Pitch Winners
Finding YingYing / Take One Shot / This Is National Wake
Special Awards
Seeing the Bigger Picture Award - Julie Cohen
Rozene Supple Humanitarian Award - Sacheen Littlefeather
Sadie Katz Award for Hustle - M. Douglas Silverstein, The Weight of Success
2018
Best American Feature - CHURCH & STATE
Best American Short - LOTTE THAT SILHOUETTE GIRL
U.S. Special Jury Award (Short) - THE GIRL AND THE PICTURE
International Special Jury Award (Short) - THEA
International Special Jury Award (Feature) - TO VALHALLA
U.S. Feature - MANRY AT SEA
International Feature - MY LIFE WITHOUT AIR
International Short - BLACK MAMBAS
Audience Favorite Short - ON MY WAY OUT: The Secret Life Of Nani And Popi
Audience Favorite Feature - THE PUSH
Film Fund Pitch Winners
Lights, Camera, Uganda / Hurdle / Represent
Special Awards
Seeing The Bigger Picture Award - LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner
Rozene Supple Humanitarian Award - George Takei
Sadie Katz Award for Hustle - Greg Thompson, Becoming Marilyn
2017
Film Fund Pitch Winners
Roar of the Lion Cub / Refusing to Ghost / Manry at Sea / The Judge
2016
Film Fund Pitch Winners
United Skates / The Penny Black / Becoming April March
2015
Film Fund Pitch Winners
The Surrounding Game / The Most Fearless / Encounter
2013
Audience Favorite - Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago
Audience Favorite - Do You Know What My Name Is?
Audience Favorite - Dance For Me
Film Fund Pitch Winners
Power of Pearl / The Spark / Beerato - The Land of Woman
2012
Audience Favorite - I Stand Corrected
Film Fund Pitch Winners
American Bear / Dead Man Rockin' / The Trials of Muhammad Ali
