{"id":824,"date":"2025-11-11T14:43:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T14:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docpoint.fi\/?page_id=824"},"modified":"2025-11-11T14:43:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T14:43:23","slug":"awards-and-competitions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/docpoint.ee\/test\/en\/awards-and-competitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards and Competitions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DocPoint\u2019s National and International Competitions<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finland\u2019s premiere documentary film festival DocPoint launched two annual competitions at the 2021 festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10-12 feature-length films from DocPoint\u2019s International Selection are nominated each year for the DocPoint Award for Best International Documentary Film. DocPoint\u2019s National Competition consists of new Finnish titles over 40 minutes in length. Titles in the International Selection must have their Finnish premieres at DocPoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two juries consisting of international and Finnish experts select the winners in both competitions. The winners are announced at the end of the festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Competition: winners&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>11 Underground (dir. Chico Pereira), 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neurotypes (dir. Maija Hirvonen), 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monica in the South Seas (dir. Mika Taanila &amp; Sami van Ingen), 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ruthless Times \u2013 Songs of Care (dir. Susanna Helke), 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Donner \u2013 Private (dir. John Webster), 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Competition: special mentions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Seafarers \u2013 A Tale of a Young Sailor (dir. Milja Viita), 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Gamer (ohj. Petri Luukkainen &amp; Jesse Jokinen), 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Golden Land (dir. Inka Acht\u00e9), 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School of Hope (dir. Mohamed El Aboudi), 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International Competition: winners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A Want in Her (dir. Myrid Carten), 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three Promises (dir. Yousef Srouji), 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While We Watched (dir. Vinay Shukla), 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where Are We Headed (dir. Ruslan Fedotov), 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Makongo (dir. Elvis Sabin Nga\u00efbino), 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International Competition: special mentions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I\u2019m Not Everything I Want to Be (dir. Kl\u00e1ra Tasovsk\u00e1), 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All of Our Heartbeats Are Connected Through Exploding Stars (dir. Jennifer Rainsford), 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faya Dayi (dir. Jessica Beshir), 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purple Sea (dir. Amel Alzakout and Khaled Abdulwahed), 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Shorts Competition: winners&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rooms (dir. Antti Lempi\u00e4inen), 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Shorts Competition: special mentions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Underdog (dir. Marjo Levlin), 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-aho-soldan-award\">The Aho &amp; Soldan Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Aho &amp; Soldan Lifetime Achievement Award was first given out at the first DocPoint festival in 2002. The winner is selected based on the following criteria: significant efforts in creatively developing Finnish documentary filmmaking, as well as a long and outstanding career as a documentary filmmaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aho &amp; Soldan Award winners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024: Anu Kuivalainen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2023: John Webster<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2021: Tuuli Kuittinen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2018: Mika Kaurism\u00e4ki<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2014: Kanerva Cederstr\u00f6m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2011: Pekka Lehto<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2010: Kiti Luostarinen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2005: Peter von Bagh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2004: Pirjo Honkasalo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2003: Lasse Naukkarinen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2002: Markku Lehmuskallio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-apollo-award\">The Apollo Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Apollo Award is granted to a person or organization whose work has significantly advanced the Finnish documentary film industry. The award has been granted since 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apollo Award winners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025: Virpi Suutari<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2022: Erkki Astala<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2020: Juha Samola<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019: Marita H\u00e4llfors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2017: Eila Ranta (Werning)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016: Illume Oy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2015: Reijo Nikkil\u00e4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2013: Tuula Mehtonen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2012: Iikka Vehkalahti<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2009: Epidem Oy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2008: J\u00f6rn Donner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2007: Ilkka Kippola<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2006: Jarmo J\u00e4\u00e4skel\u00e4inen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DocPoint\u2019s National and International Competitions Finland\u2019s premiere documentary film festival DocPoint launched two annual competitions at the 2021 festival. 10-12 feature-length films from DocPoint\u2019s International Selection are nominated each year for the DocPoint Award for Best International Documentary Film. DocPoint\u2019s National Competition consists of new Finnish titles over 40 minutes in length. 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