Gianfranco Rosi Biography

Awards

• 1994Golden Maile Award-Documentary Feature: winner
• 1994Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: nominated
• 2008Doc/It Award-: winner
• 2008Queer Lion Award-: nominated
• 2008Venice Horizons Documentary Award-: winner
• 2009Casa Rossa-: winner
• 2009Cinéma du Réel Award-: winner
• 2009Young Jury Award-: winner
• 2009European Film Award-European Documentary: nominated
• 2010City of Lisbon Award-Best International Competition Feature-Length Film: winner
• 2010FIPRESCI Prize-Parallel Sections: winner
• 2010Venice Horizons Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2013Black Pearl Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2013Silver Giraldillo-Best Film: winner
• 2013Golden Lion-: winner
• 2013Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award-: winner
• 2014David-Best Documentary (Miglior Documentario di Lungometraggio): nominated
• 2014European Film Award-European Documentary: nominated
• 2014Golden Ciak-Best Sound (Miglior Sonoro in Presa Diretta): winner
• 2014Golden Ciak-Best Cinematography (Migliore Fotografia): nominated
• 2014Big Stamp-Regional Competition: winner
• 2016Golden Berlin Bear-: winner
• 2016Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-Competition: winner
• 2016Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"-: winner
• 2016Amnesty International Film Prize-: winner
• 2016David-Best Director (Migliore Regista): nominated
• 2016David-Best Film (Miglior Film): nominated
• 2016European Film Award-European Documentary: winner
• 2016European University Film Award-: nominated
• 2016EFA People's Choice Award-: nominated
• 2016Golden Ciak-Best Cinematography (Migliore Fotografia): nominated
• 2016Brizzolara Family Foundation Award for a Film of Conflict and Resolution-Best Film: nominated
• 2016Creative Recognition Award-Best Cinematography: winner
• 2016IDA Award-Best Feature: nominated
• 2016Special Silver Ribbon-Documentary: winner
• 2016Audience Award-City of Donostia Audience Award: nominated
• 2017Oscar-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2017EDA Award-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
• 2017Gemas Award-Best Film (Mejor Película): nominated
• 2017CinEuphoria-Freedom of Expression - Honorary Award: winner
• 2017Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Direction: nominated
• 2017Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: nominated
• 2017Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Production: nominated
• 2017Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking: nominated
• 2017César-Best Documentary Film (Meilleur film documentaire): nominated
• 2017Días de Cine Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2017INOCA-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2017FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
• 2020Critics' Choice Documentary Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
• 2020Golden Star-Feature Documentary Competition: nominated
• 2020Best Cinematography-: winner
• 2020Golden Giraldillo-Best Film: nominated
• 2020Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award-Best Italian Film: winner
• 2020Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
• 2020UNICEF Award-: winner
• 2020Arca CinemaGiovani Award-Best Italian Film: winner
• 2021ASC Award-Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Documentary Film: nominated
• 2021British Independent Film Award-Best International Independent Film: nominated
• 2021Golden Frog-Documentary Films Competition: nominated
• 2021Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Direction: nominated
• 2021Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: nominated
• 2021David-Best Documentary (Miglior Documentario di Lungometraggio): nominated
• 2021ICS Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
• 2021Silver Ribbon of the Year-: winner
• 2021Grand Prix Bank Millenium Award-: nominated
• 2021Award for Best Cinematography-: nominated
• 2021Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2023Cecilia Mangini Award-Best Documentary (Miglior Documentario di Lungometraggio): nominated
• 2023My Generation Award-: winner
• 2025Golden Star-Feature Documentary Competition: nominated
• 2025Grand Prix du Jury-Compétition internationale: nominated
• 2025Bronze Horse-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2025Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
• 2025Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
• 2025Special Jury Prize-: winner
• 2025Premio Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente Award - Special Mention-Treatment of Issues Related to Social Environment: winner