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Circle Award
The Circle Award is a juried competition of selected films deserving of increased recognition. Films in competition were selected by the Festival's Programming Committee and the winner will be determined by a jury of accomplished film professionals. The winner of the Circle Award competition will receive a cash prize and will also have an opportunity to have their film distributed by Snagfilms.com
The Circle Award is named in honor of Ted and Jim Pedas, founders of Washington's Circle Theatres, which set the standard for innovative quality film programming.
Films selected for this year's competition are:
The Awards Jury is comprised of:
- Felix Angel, General Coordinator, Curator, Inter-American Development Bank
- Susan Barocas, Competition Coordinator; Director, Washington Jewish Film Festival
- Alberto Casciero, Dean, Learning Resources Division, UDC
- Manjula Kumar, Smithsonian Institution
- Andrew Mencher, Programming Director, Avalon Theatre
- Catherine Wyler, Producer
Justice Matters Award
The Justice Matters focus within Filmfest DC was introduced last year to highlight the tradition of using film to expand awareness of social justice issues. The features selected this year include narratives and documentaries from around the globe addressing a diverse array of humanitarian issues.
We want to thank the CrossCurrent Foundation for their support in making this series possible.
The films selected for this year's competition are:
The award jury consists of:
- Angelica Das, Associate Director, Center for Social Media, American University
- Chris Koch, Independent Video and Filmmaker
- Tito Pieczanski, Film Writer and Lecturer
Award Sponsor: 
Deepening the Impact of Social Justice Films
 Many independent filmmakers passionately focus on telling a story where the need for social justice and change are apparent. In recognition of their commitment to share important issues with the broadest possible public, we have selected Crime After Crime, The Green Wave, Tears of Gaza, and We Were Here to participate in this special initiative that links film with a constituency that already exists or those that could be potential allies.
 The program includes offsite programs and presentations for students and community groups.
This project is conceived and directed by Linda Blackaby, Senior Programming Consultant.
Filmfest DC Audience Award
 Filmfest DC will present an award to the feature film voted the most popular by our audience. Ballots will be available after each screening.
The winners of all awards will be announced on Closing Night.
Sponsored by the Washington, DC Film Society. Join the Washington, DC Film Society! Go to dcfilmsociety.org for more information.
Signis Award
 The SIGNIS jury will present an award to the film judged by its jury to best illuminate and celebrate what it means to be human in a diverse and challenging world.
Past Filmfest DC Audience Award Winners
- 2011: Feature: The Hedgehog, Mona Achache - France
Documentary: The Green Wave, Ali Samadi Ahadi - Germany
- 2010: Soundtrack for a Revolution, Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman - USA
- 2009: Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love, Chai Vasarhelyi - Senegal, France, Egypt, USA
- 2008: Katyn, Andrzej Wajda - Poland
- 2007: The Cats of Mirikitani, Linda Hattendorf - USA
- 2006: Music Is My Life, Politics My Mistress: Oscar Brown Jr., donnie l. betts - USA
- 2005: Innocent Voices, Luis Mandoki - Mexico
- 2004: Paper Clips, Joe Fab and Elliot Berlin - USA and
Dance Cuba: Dreams of Flight, Cynthia Newport, Barbara Kopple and Boris Ivan Crespo - USA
- 2003: Together, Chen Kaige - China/South Korea
- 2002: The Ballad of Bering Strait, Nina Gilden Seavey - USA/Japan and
The Tunnel, Roland Suso Richter - Germany
- 2001: Himalaya, Eric Valli - France/Switzerland/UK and
Lumumba, Raoul Peck - France/Belgium/Germany/Haiti
- 2000: Genghis Blues, Roko & Adrian Belic - USA
- 1999: Buena Vista Social Club, Wim Wenders - Germany/USA
- 1998: Windhorse, Paul Wagner - USA
- 1997: Shall We Dance?, Masayuki Suo - Japan
- 1996: Celestial Clockwork, Fina Torres - France/Venezuela and
W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography in Four Voices, Louis Massiah - USA
- 1995: The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love, Maria Maggenti - USA
Circle Award Winners
- 2011: A Brand new Life, Ounie Lecomte - South Korea, France
- 2010: Zero, Pawel Borowski - Poland
Special Jury Award: Autumn Adagio, Tsuki Inoue - Japan
- 2009: Snow, Aida Begic - Bosnia-Herzegovina, Germany, France, Iran
Special Jury Award: The Necessities of Life, Benoit Pilon - Canada
- 2008: Paloma's Delight, Nadir Mokneche - Algeria, France
Special Jury Award: La Zona, Rodrigo Plá - Spain, Mexico
- 2007: Red Road, Andrea Arnold – United Kingdom, Denmark
- 2006: October 17, 1961, Alain Tasma - France
Special Jury Award: Three Times, Hou Hsiao-Hsien - Taiwan
- 2005: The Hero, Zeze Gamboa - Angola
Signis Award
- 2011: Bardsongs, Sander Francken - The Netherlands
- 2010: Saviors in the Night, Ludi Boeken - France
- 2009: Departures, Yojiro Takita - Japan
Special Commendations: The Necessities of Life, Benoit Pilon - Canada and
Kabei, Yoji Yamada - Japan
Justice Matters
- 2011: Crime After Crime, Yoav Potash - USA
- 2010: The Balibo Conspiracy, Robert Connolly - Australia
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