The director of the winning film is given NOK 50 000.
Previous winners
2024 Housekeeping for Beginners, Goran Stolevski, Sweden/Kosovo/Poland/Serbia/Croatia/Australia
2023 Women Talking, Sarah Polley, USA, SF Studios Norway
2022 Medusa, Anita Rocha da Silveira, Brazil, Best Friend Forever
2021 The Truffle Hunters, Michael Dweck & Gregory Kershaw, Italy/USA/Greece, SF Studios
2020 Atlantis, Valentyn Vasyanovych, Ukraine, Arthaus
2019 Lykkelige Lazzaro, Alice Rohrwacher, Italy/Switzerland/France/Germany, Arthaus
2018 Western, Valeska Grisebach, Germany/Bulgaria/Austria, Arthaus
2017 The Fits, Anna Rose Homers, USA, Pascale Ramonda
2016 Heart Of A Dog, Laurie Anderson, USA, Arthaus
2015 Li'l Quinquin, Bruno Dumont, France, NDM
2014 The Tale Of Iya, Tetsuichiro Tsuta, Japan, Pia Filmfest
2013 Lore Cate Shortland, Australia, Germany/UK, Memento Films
2012 Elena Andrej Zvjagintsev, Russia, Pyramide Films
2011 Poetry Chang-dong Lee, South Korea, Arthaus
2010 The Door Anno Saul, Germany
2009 Revansje / Revanche, Götz Spielmann, Austria, Arthaus
2008 Vannliljer / Water Lilies, Céline Sciamma, France, Fidalgo
2007 Buenos Aires 1977 / Chronicles Of An Escape, Adrián Caetano, Argentina, Tour de Force
2006 Tapas José Corbachi & Juan Gruz, Spain, Tour de Force
2005 Skilpadder Kan Fly / Turtles Can Fly, Bahman Ghobadi, Iran, Arthaus
2004 Tiden Etter Otar / Since Otar Left, Julie Bertucelli, France, Arthaus
2003 Engelen På Høyre Skulder / Angel On The Right, Jamshed Usmonov, Tajikistan, Arthaus
2002 Og Mora Di Også / Y Tu Mama Tambien, Alfonso Cuarón, Mexico, Arthaus
