German Film Award for Best Documentary Film explained

The German Film Award for Best Documentary Film is the award given to the best feature-length cinema documentary produced with majoritarian German funding. The current category was introduced in 2000, although numerous similar categories were in existence going back all the way to 1951.

As of 2020, besides the Lola statuette in gold, the winning film also receives 200.000 euros. A nomination is endowed with 100.00 euros. In 2012 the number of nominated films was raised from two to three.

List of winning films

YearFilmProducer(s)Director(s)
2000Buena Vista Social ClubUlrich FelsbergWim Wenders
2001Havanna mi amorKonstantin Kröning, Helge AlbersUli Gaulke
2002Black Box BRDThomas KufusAndres Veiel
2003Rivers and TidesAnnedore von DonopThomas Riedelsheimer
2004The Children Are Dead (Die Kinder sind tot)Thomas KufusAelrun Goette
2005Rhythm Is It!Uwe Dierks, Andrea Thilo, Thomas GrubeThomas Grube, Enrique Sánchez Lansch
2006Lost ChildrenOliver StoltzAli Samadi Ahadi, Oliver Stoltz
2007Workingman's DeathErich Lackner, Mirjam Quinte, Pepe DanquartMichael Glawogger
2008Pool of Princesses (Prinzessinnenbad)Peter Schwartzkopff, Katja SiegelBettina Blümner
2009NoBody's PerfectFrank Henschke, Niko von GlasowNiko von Glasow
2010The Heart of Jenin (Das Herz von Jenin)Ernst Ludwig Ganzert, Ulli PfauMarcus Vetter, Leon Geller
2011Pina Wim Wenders, Gian-Piero RingelWim Wenders
2012Gerhard Richter Painting Thomas KufusCorinna Belz
2013More than Honey Thomas Kufus, Helmut Grasser, Pierre-Alain Meier Markus Imhoof
2014 (Beltracchi – Die Kunst der Fälschung)Arne Birkenstock, Helmut G. Weber, Thomas Springer Arne Birkenstock
2015Citizenfour Dirk Wilutzky, Laura Poitras, Mathilde BonnefoyLaura Poitras
2016Above and BelowHelge Albers, Brigitte Hofer, Cornelia SeitlerNicolas Steiner
2017Cahier AfricainStefan Tolz, Peter SpoerriHeidi Specogna
2018Beuys Thomas Kufus Andres Veiel (2.)
2019Of Fathers and Sons Ansgar Frerich, Eva Kemme, Tobias N. Siebert, Hans Robert Eisenhauer Talal Derki
2020Born in EvinAlex Tondowski, Ira Tondowski Maryam Zaree

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