
2003 Awards
Best International Documentary - Feature
POWER TRIP
D: Paul Devlin
Best International Documentary - Special Jury Prize
STATE OF DENIAL
D: Elaine Epstein
Best International Documentary - Short to Mid-Length
HIDDEN
D: Hanna Heilborn, Mats Johansson
Honourable Mention
ALONG CAME A SPIDER
D: Maziar Bahari
Best Documentary in National Spotlight Program
THE DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET
D: Kim Longinotto
Honourable Mention
OU DEDE AND HIS DAUGHTER
D: Qinze Wang
Best Canadian Documentary - Feature Length
RAGE AGAINST THE DARKNESS
D: John Kastner
Best Canadian Documentary - Special Jury Prize
THE LAST ROUND (D: Joseph Blasioli)
Includes a $5,000 cash prize courtesy of The Documentary Channel.
Best Direction - Canadian Feature Documentary
SQUAT!
D: Ève Lamont
Includes a $10,000 camera package prize courtesy of CBC Television.
Humanitarian Award
SQUAT!
D: Ève Lamont
Best Short to Mid-Length Documentary - Canadian Spectrum Program
THE MOON AND THE VIOLIN
D: Carole Laganière
Honourable Mention
MEN OF THE DEEPS
D: John Walker
Best Direction for Short to Mid-Length Documentary - Canadian Spectrum Program
DEVOURING BUDDHA
D: Korbett Matthews
Best First Documentary Award
THE OTHER FINAL
D: Johan Kramer
2003 Hot Docs Outstanding Achievement Award
Presented to Nick Broomfield by Hot Docs Board of Directors
Hot Docs Audience Award
WAR BABIES
D: Raymonde Provencher
HOT DOCS FESTIVAL JURIES
Best Canadian Documentary, Feature Length
- Arsinee Khanjian
- Brenda Longfellow
- Steven Silver
Best Canadian Documentary, Short to Mid-Length
- Richard Fung
- Michele Landsberg
- Diane Weyermann
Best International Documentary, Feature Length
- Frances Hendron
- Marco Williams
- Peter Wintonick
Best International Documentary, Short to Mid-Length
- Barri Cohen
- Kevin McMahon
- Ken Wiwa
Best First Documentary
- Patricio Henriquez
- Daniel Iron
- Debbie Nightingale
National Spotlight
- Olivia Chow
- Magnus Isacsson
- Alanis Obomsawin