Rithy Panh Biography

Awards

• 1989Golden Unicorn-Best Documentary: winner
• 1994Palme d'Or-: nominated
• 1995Special Jury Award-: winner
• 1998Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
• 1998Best Film-International Competition: nominated
• 1998OCIC Award - Honorable Mention-: winner
• 2003François Chalais Award-: winner
• 2003Gold Plaque-Best Documentary: winner
• 2003Golden Swan-: nominated
• 2003Jury Special Prize-: winner
• 2003European Film Award-European Documentary: winner
• 2003FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
• 2003Golden Dove-Long Footage: winner
• 2003Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Award-: winner
• 2003Tiempo de Historia Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2003Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize-: nominated
• 2003Runner-up Prize-: winner
• 2004Human Rights Award-: winner
• 2004Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2004Humanitarian Award (Documentary)-: winner
• 2004Woosuk Award-Indie Vision: nominated
• 2004Prix Albert Londres-Audio-Visual: winner
• 2008Golden Marc'Aurelio Award-: nominated
• 2013International Documentary Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2013Grierson Award-: nominated
• 2013Un Certain Regard Award-: winner
• 2013Audience Choice Award-: nominated
• 2013Grand Jury Prize-International Competition: winner
• 2013European Film Award-European Documentary: nominated
• 2013Special Mention-: winner
• 2013Grand Prix-: nominated
• 2013In Spirit for Freedom Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2013Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Award-: nominated
• 2013Gandhi's Glasses Award-: winner
• 2014Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Documentary of the Year: winner
• 2014ICP Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2014FACE Award-: winner
• 2015CinEuphoria-Freedom of Expression - Honorary Award: winner
• 2015CCOP-Best Documentary (Melhor Documentário): nominated
• 2015Días de Cine Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2015Prix Louis Delluc-Best Film: nominated
• 2016Golden Eye-: nominated
• 2016César-Best Documentary Film (Meilleur film documentaire): nominated
• 2016In Spirit for Freedom Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2016In Spirit for Freedom Award - Honorable Mention-Best Documentary: winner
• 2016Lumiere Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2017FACE Award-Human Rights in Cinema Competition: nominated
• 2018BAFTA Film Award-Best Film Not in the English Language: nominated
• 2018CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: nominated
• 2018Golden Star-Feature Documentary Competition: nominated
• 2018Golden Bayard-Best Cinematography (Meilleure Photographie): winner
• 2018DOC: South Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2018Fedeora Award-Best Film (Venice Days): nominated
• 2019In Spirit for Freedom Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2019Spotlight Documentary Competition-: nominated
• 2019Audience Choice Award-Asian Frontiers - Documentary: winner
• 2020Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
• 2020Berlinale Documentary Award-: winner
• 2020Golden Star-Feature Documentary Competition: nominated
• 2020IDFA ReFrame Award for Creative Use of Archive-: nominated
• 2024Asia Pacific Screen Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2024AWFF Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2024Best Film Award-Official Competition: nominated
• 2024João Bénard da Costa Special Jury Award-Special Jury Award: winner
• 2024Crème de la Crème Award-: nominated
• 2025Asian Film Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2025Asian Film Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2025Asian Film Award-Best Editing: nominated
• 2025FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated