Encounters Film Festival · Bristol, England · Est. 1995
Awards
History
A complete record of award winners from 2000 to the present. Encounters is a qualifying festival for the BAFTAs, BIFA, the European Film Awards and the Canadian Screen Awards.
2025
30th Anniversary Edition
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Last People |  |
Nicolás Pindeus | Austria | Brief Grand Prix |
Jury citation "A powerful, moving story... full of cinematic value, with beautiful, assured direction and an incredible cast. A resonant, timely, mini-masterpiece." | ||||
| We Had Fun |  |
Linda Lô  |
France | Brief Grand Prix — Special Mention |
Jury citation "Great performances, full of joy and heart, paying off with a tense, nuanced end. Beautifully directed. Real deal talent." | ||||
| Two Black Boys in Paradise |  |
Baz Sells | UK | Animated Grand Prix |
Jury citation "A bold and beautiful film... daring and tender." | ||||
| Incident |  |
Bill Morrison  |
USA | Documentary Grand Prix |
Jury citation "Urgent, unflinching and unforgettable." | ||||
| There Will Come Soft Rains |  |
Elham Ehsas  |
UK/Afghanistan | Best of British — Live Action |
Ehsas previously competed at Encounters 2023 | ||||
| Alo |  |
Xenia Glen  |
UK | Best of British — Live Action — Special Mention |
Jury citation "Catapults you into a different perspective with clever form and storytelling. A brilliant short." | ||||
| Dédé (Ancestor) |  |
Yasmine Djedje-Fisher-Azoume | UK | Best of British — Animation |
Jury citation "Fresh exploration of the divine feminine within the artist's Bété ancestry... rare technique executed beautifully." | ||||
| Notes From Planet Three |  |
Simon Ellis  |
UK | Children's Jury Award |
| Full of Sh*t | Clarissa Kumala | UK | DepicT! Award | |
| Hunting |  |
Lea Favre  |
Switzerland | Audience Award |
2024
Hiatus year
No festival took place in 2024.
2023
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flores del otro patio |  |
Jorge Cadena  |
Colombia/Switzerland | Brief Grand Prix |
| Sensitive Content |  |
Narges Kalhor  |
Germany/Iran | Brief Grand Prix — Special Mention |
| Todas mis cicatrices se desvanecen en el viento |  |
Angélica Restrepo & Carlos Velandia | Colombia | Animated Grand Prix |
| Jill, Uncredited |  |
Anthony Ing | UK | UK Award |
Jury citation "Birthed a new persona for its protagonist, who was almost always there, but rarely noticed before." | ||||
| The Archive: Queer Nigerians |  |
Simisolaoluwa Akande | UK | UK Award — Special Mention |
| The Möbius Trip |  |
Simone Smith | UK | UK Award — Special Mention |
| Jellyfish and Lobster |  |
Yasmin Afifi | UK | Audience Award / Best of British Jury Award |
| Mushka |  |
Andreas Deja  |
USA | Children's Jury Award |
| Farm Life | Daniel Simpkins | UK | DepicT! Award | |
2022
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Solutions |  |
Arne Hector, Luciana Mazeto, Vinícius Lopes & Minze Tummescheit | Brazil/Germany | Brief Grand Prix |
Jury citation "Interrogates the past in the present, clash between classical portraiture and contemporary class structures." | ||||
| Love, Dad |  |
Diana Cam Van Nguyen  |
Czech Republic | Animated Grand Prix |
| The Bayview |  |
Daniel Cook | UK | British Award |
| Sweet Little Despair |  |
Carolina Petro | UK/Colombia | South West Jury Award |
Petro also won Brief Best of British 2013 (Rosemary Jane) — double winner across 9 years; returned as juror in 2023 | ||||
| Suburb | Miles Jezuita | UK | UK Student Award | |
Jury citation "A journey into the dead of night... distinct visual style alongside a jazzy soundtrack." | ||||
| BabyThump |  |
Ian Killick | UK | UK Audience Award |
| Monsieur Le Butch |  |
Jude Dry | USA | International Audience Award |
2021
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zonder Meer |  |
Meltse Van Coillie | Belgium | Brief Grand Prix |
| Farce | Robin Jensen  |
Denmark | Animated Grand Prix | |
| Staying (Aros Mae) |  |
Zillah Bowes | UK | Brief Best of British — Special Mention |
| Acorde | Tiago Teixeira | Portugal | DepicT! Award | |
| The Dragon Head Tree | Jiaqi Wang | UK | UK Student Film Award — Special Mention | |
| Culling |  |
Matty Crawford | UK | UK Student Film Award — Special Mention |
2020
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filipiñana |  |
Rafael Manuel  |
UK/Philippines | Brief Grand Prix / Best of British — Live Action |
| No More Wings |  |
Abraham Adeyemi | UK | UK Audience Award |
| Fabulous | James Skinner | UK | DepicT! Award | |
| Gaia | Brenda Ximena Roldan Romero | UK | DepicT! Audience Award |
2019
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tent |  |
Rebecca Figenschau | Norway | Brief Grand Prix |
| Five Minutes to Sea |  |
Natalia Mirzoyan  |
Russia | Animated Grand Prix |
| Vanishing Point | Béla Baptiste  & Lena Weiss |
Germany | Immersive Grand Prix | |
| Thrive |  |
Jamie Dispirito  |
UK | Chris Collins Best of British — Live Action |
| Norteños (Grandmas) / Hors Piste |  |
Grandmas / Brunel et al | Mexico / France | Audience Award |
| My Brother Luca |  |
Carlos Algara  & Catalina Serna |
Colombia/Mexico | Children's Jury Award |
| A Dead Canary | James Davis et al | UK | NAHEMI/Kodak Award | |
| Pale Saint |  |
Rhys Marc Jones | UK | UK Student Film Award |
| She Runs |  |
Qiu Yang  |
China | Brief Special Mention |
| How to Tell a True Immigrant Story | Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz | USA | Brief Special Mention | |
| Boiling Point |  |
Philip Barantini  |
UK | Special Mention — Notable |
Barantini later directed acclaimed single-take feature Boiling Point (2021) | ||||
2018
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fauve |  |
Jeremy Comte  |
Canada | Brief Grand Prix |
Academy Award nominated Best Live Action Short 2019 | ||||
| Wildebeest |  |
Nicolas Keppens | Belgium | Animated Grand Prix |
| Kinoscope | Philippe A. Collin & Clément Léotard | France | Immersive Grand Prix | |
| 3 Centimetres |  |
Lara Zeidan | UK | Chris Collins Best of British — Live Action |
| Marfa |  |
The Brothers McLeod | UK | Best of British — Animation |
| Little River Run |  |
Ed Skrein  |
UK | Teen Jury Award |
| Tungrus |  |
Rishi Chandna  |
India | Audience Award |
| To Know Him |  |
Ted Evans | UK | Deaf Showcase Audience Award |
| Obon |  |
André Hormann & Anna Bergmann | Germany | Animated Grand Prix — Special Mention |
| I Saw the Future |  |
François Vautier | France | Immersive Grand Prix — Special Mention |
| Underwood | Geena Gasser, Saskia Tomlinson & Amon Zucker | Switzerland | Immersive Grand Prix — Special Mention | |
| V |  |
Jimmy Dean | UK | Chris Collins Best of British — Special Mention |
| Sweet Tooth | Hannah Anastasi | UK | Children's Jury — Special Mention | |
2017
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signature |  |
Kei Chikaura  |
Japan | Brief Grand Prix |
| Ugly |  |
Nikita Diakur  |
Germany | Animated Grand Prix |
| Nairobi Berries | Ng'endo Mukii  |
Kenya | Immersive Grand Prix | |
| Ten Meter Tower (Hopptornet) |  |
Maximilien Van Aertryck & Axel Danielson | Sweden | European Live Action Award |
| Sog |  |
Jonatan Schwenk | Germany | European Animation Award |
| Films to Break Projectors |  |
Iloobia | UK | Best of British — Animation |
| The Good Mother |  |
Sarah Clift | Mexico/UK | Audience Award |
| Vudú | Alejandra M. Perrusquía | Mexico | DepicT! Award | |
| Winnow | George Lewis | UK | DepicT! RPS Cinematography Award / Random Acts Special Mention | |
| Walk | Edwin Mingard | UK | DepicT! British Special Mention |
2016
22nd edition; first year with VR/Immersive awards; David Sproxton hands over Chair to Simon Perry
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Maddie Stone |  |
Brady Hood | UK | Brief Grand Prix |
| Analysis Paralysis |  |
Anete Melece  |
Switzerland | Animated Grand Prix |
Jury citation "Colourful, bold and naïve, this impressionistic approach to life left us charmed and moved at the same time." | ||||
| Here There |  |
Alexander Stewart | USA | Animated Grand Prix — Special Mention |
Jury citation "A tender reflection on everyday life as meandering as real life is." | ||||
| OS Love |  |
Luc Gut | Switzerland | Animated Grand Prix — Special Mention |
Jury citation "Embracing the new vocabulary that an operating system supplies. A witty depiction reflecting everyday struggles of working in front of the computer screen." | ||||
| Stems |  |
Ainslie Henderson | UK | YellowDog Best of British — Animation |
Jury citation "A gig that gives an insight of the dramatic existence of animated stop-motion characters. A short and tragic statement, which leaves no-one indifferent." | ||||
| Three Women Wait for Death |  |
Isabelle Sieb  |
UK | Chris Collins Best of British — Live Action |
| E.W.A. |  |
Gigi Ben Artzi | Ukraine/Israel | Brief European Award |
| Don't Lose Your Head |  |
Karolina Specht | Poland | Animated European Award |
Jury citation "A bold graphic narration, full of dynamic and multi-screened interactions, which demanded the audience's full attention throughout otherwise you might lose your head." | ||||
| 9 Days From My Window in Aleppo |  |
Issa Touma, Thomas Vroege & Floor van der Meulen | Netherlands/Syria | EFA Nomination |
Jury citation "Both timely and timeless. A film about a homeland, a wasteland and wanting to stay but needing to leave." | ||||
| Balcony | David Dell'Edera | Hungary | Cartoon d'Or Nomination | |
Jury citation "A film that catches you by surprise. Building an uncanny tension that leads to an unexpected catharsis almost luring the jury to join in." | ||||
| Home|Aamir | Erfan Saadati, Toby Coffey & Rufus Norris | UK | VRlet Grand Jury Prize (Immersive) | |
| Simon | James Louis Hedley | UK | VRlet Best Director | |
| Four-Ye Fan | Song Huayang | China | VRlet Best Visual Effects | |
| Drift Miss Love | Cheng Yiyi | China | VRlet Best Documentary | |
| Detective | Dong Aihui | China | VRlet Best Feature Film | |
| Impacts | Petra Balekić | Croatia | DepicT! Award / Random Acts Award | |
Jury citation "Profound and universal message, with bold visuals and outstanding soundtrack, managing to speak volumes in such a short timeframe." | ||||
| Living | Ben Mankin (dir.) & Will Baldy (DoP) | UK | DepicT! RPS Cinematography Award | |
Jury citation "With perfectly realised and brilliantly composed images, this short succeeds in telling a story succinctly and powerfully." | ||||
| Pig Dream | Lee Churlish | UK | DepicT! British Special Mention | |
Jury citation "Powerful images and compelling sense of the horrific... considerable potential." | ||||
| [Not recorded in ceremony script] | DepicT! Shooting People Audience Award | |||
| Red Light | Toma Waszarow | Poland | Audience Award | |
| Cats & Dogs |  |
Jesús Peréz & Gerd Gockell | Spain/Germany | Children's Award |
| Tiny Encounters | Dani Abram, Lauren Orme, Michael Ostrolenk & Christopher Wright (Cardiff Animation Nights) | UK | Encounters / Show Me The Animation ANIJAM Award | |
| New project (unproduced) | Marley Morisson | UK | Widening the Lens Pitching Award — 1st | |
| New project (unproduced) | Candice Onyeama | UK | Widening the Lens Pitching Award — 2nd | |
| New project (unproduced) | Ako Mitchell & Jen Nkiru | UK | Widening the Lens Pitching Award — Joint 3rd | |
2015
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Below the Skin |  |
Jennifer Reeder  |
USA | Brief Grand Prix |
| My Dad |  |
Marcus Armitage | UK | Animated UWE European New Talent |
| Over |  |
Jorn Trelfall | UK | Chris Collins Best of British — Live Action |
| Pa. | Kapitolina Tvcetkova | Online Audience Award | ||
| Cookie Tin Banjo | Peter Baynton | UK | Music Video Award | |
Baynton also won Children's Animation Jury 2010 (Save Our Bacon) — double winner | ||||
| The Atom Station | Nick Jordan | UK | Documentary Award | |
2014
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Million Miles Away | Jennifer Reeder |
USA | Brief Grand Prix | |
| Patterns | Miklos Keleti | Hungary | Brief UWE European New Talent | |
| Crocodile |  |
Gaëlle Denis | UK | Channel 4 Best of British — Live Action |
| Marilyn Myller | Mikey Please | UK | Channel 4 Best of British — Animation | |
| The Planets | Andy Martin | UK | Children's Jury Award | |
| All the Same (Tous les Mêmes) | Henry Scholfield  |
UK | Music Video Award | |
| Notes on Blindness |  |
Peter Middleton & James Spinney | UK | Documentary Award |
| Drive Home | Jess Cope | UK | Audience Award |
2013
Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orbit Ever After |  |
Jamie Stone  |
UK | Brief Grand Prix |
| Rosemary Jane | Carolina Petro | UK/Colombia | Brief Best of British | |
Petro also won South West Jury Award 2022 (Sweet Little Despair) — double winner across 9 years | ||||
| Anomalies |  |
Ben Cady | UK | Animated Best of British |
| Behind the Journey | Bristol Sprout | UK | Brief Best of South West | |
| Winter Trees | Karni & Saul | UK | Animated Best of South West | |
| Beat |  |
Aneil Karia  |
UK | Brief UWE European New Talent |
| Stardust |  |
Mischa Rozema | Netherlands | Music Video Award |
| Cool Unicorn Bruv |  |
Ninian Doff | UK | DepicT! Award |
Doff later directed music videos for Gorillaz and Run the Jewels; feature film Boyz in the Wood (2019) | ||||
| A Thing | Chintan Gohil | UK | DepicT! RPS Cinematography Award | |
| Return | James Young | UK | DepicT! British Special Mention | |
| Home |  |
Thomas Gleeson | UK | Audience Award |
| Fear of Flying |  |
Conor Finnegan | Ireland | Children's Jury Award |
2012
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premature |  |
Gunhild Enger | Norway | Brief Grand Prix |
| On This Island |  |
Matthew Knott | UK | Brief Best of British |
| I Am Tom Moody |  |
Ainslie Henderson | UK | Animated Best of British |
Henderson also won Best of British Animation 2016 (Stems) — double winner | ||||
| Cutting Loose | Finlay Pretsell & Adrian McDowell | UK | Documentary Award | |
| Kuhina | Joni Mannisto | Finland | Animated UWE European New Talent | |
| The Fat Cat | Mole Hill | UK | DepicT! Award | |
| When Rabbits Fly |  |
Helgi Jóhannsson & Halldór Ragnar Halldórsson | Iceland | Audience Award |
| Head Over Heels |  |
Timothy Reckart  |
UK/USA | Cartoon d'Or Nomination |
Academy Award nominated Best Animated Short 2013 | ||||
| Much Better Now |  |
Philipp Comarella & Simon Griesser | Switzerland | Children's Jury Award |
2011
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unter Null (Below Zero) | Ulrike Vahl | Germany | Brief Grand Prix | |
| Slow Derek |  |
Dan Ojari | UK | Animated Grand Prix / Cartoon d'Or Nomination |
| Jam Today |  |
Simon Ellis |
UK | Brief Best of British |
Ellis also won Best of British 2007 (Soft) — double winner | ||||
| A Morning Stroll |  |
Grant Orchard  |
UK | Animated Best of British |
Academy Award winner Best Animated Short 2012 — Encounters headline alumni story | ||||
| I'll Tell You |  |
Rachel Tillotson | UK | Brief Best of South West |
| On the Bus | Naomi Zahl & Matt Morris | UK | Animated Best of South West | |
| Declaration of Immortality (Deklaracja Nieśmiertelności) |  |
Marcin Koszałka | Poland | Documentary Award |
| The Back Water Gospel |  |
Bo Mathorne | Denmark | Animated UWE European New Talent |
| The Laundrette | Tim Bassford | UK | Shooting People DepicT! Audience Award | |
| Worlds Apart | Michael Zachary Huber | USA | Children's Animation Jury Award | |
| How to Pick Berries (Miten Marjoja Poimitaan) |  |
Elina Talvensaari  |
Finland | Bristol Short Film Nomination — European Film Awards 2012 |
2010
Encounters Short Film Festival
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby |  |
Paul Negoescu | Romania | Brief Grand Prix |
| Forgiving Your P.E. Teacher | Warren Malone | UK | Brief Best of British | |
| Connect |  |
Samuel Abrahams | UK | Brief South West Jury Award |
| Unearthing the Pen | Carol Salter | Uganda | Documentary Award | |
| Inka Bola |  |
Cisinki / Jarczyk / Garcia / Marchix / Oul'chen / Pujalte | France | 4Mations Newcomer in Animation Award |
| The Gentleman's Guide to Villainy | Aidan McAteer | Canada/Ireland | DepicT! Award | |
| Save Our Bacon | Peter Baynton | UK | Children's Animation Jury Award |
2009
Encounters Short Film Festival
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Margarets Boulevard |  |
Kazak Radwanski | Canada | International Jury Award |
| Light and Dark | Tom Stubbs & Michael Smith | UK | South West Award | |
| Miracle Fish |  |
Luke Doolan | Australia | UK Film Council Audience Award |
Academy Award nominated Best Live Action Short 2010 | ||||
| The Secret of Tressette | Lucio Cremonese | Italy | Online Audience Award | |
| Cherry on the Cake / Conversation | Hyebin Lee (NFTS) & Laure Fernandez (UWE) | UK | NAHEMI/Kodak Creative Filmmaking | |
| Two to Salsa | Juan Pablo | UK | NAHEMI/Kodak Cinematography | |
| El Empleo |  |
Santiago 'Bou' Grasso  |
Argentina | Cartoon d'Or Nomination |
| Pigeon: Impossible |  |
Lucas Martell  |
USA | Children's Jury — Animation |
| Circus | Ruben Broekhuis | Netherlands | Children's Jury — Live Action | |
| Edward's Turmoil | Kim Albright  |
UK | Teenage Jury Award | |
2008
Encounters Short Film Festival
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis |  |
Mads Matthiesen  |
Denmark | International Jury Award |
Matthiesen later directed The Model and major European features | ||||
| September |  |
Esther May Campbell | Bristol, UK | Best of British |
| Leaving | Richard Penfold & Sam Hearne | Bristol, UK | ITV West Award / SW Screen Audience Award | |
| Enough | Tor Kristoffersen | Leeds, UK | DepicT! Award | |
| Breaking the Mould | Rebecca Manley & Luca Paulli | UK | Shooting People DepicT! Audience Award | |
| What's Virgin Mean? | Michael Davies  |
Bristol, UK | NFTS DepicT! Award | |
| Island to Isla | Jem Garrard | UK | Kodak NAHEMI Cinematography | |
| Skhizein |  |
Jérémy Clapin  |
France | Cartoon d'Or Nomination |
| Varmints |  |
Marc Craste | UK | Cartoon d'Or Nomination |
| This is Jo3 | Once Were Farmers | Scotland, UK | Cartoon d'Or Nomination | |
2007
Encounters Short Film Festival — first year of merged festival
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tube with the Hat |  |
Radu Jude  |
Romania | International Jury Award |
| The Itch | Joel Green | UK | International Newcomer Award in Animation | |
| Young Offender | Isabel Anderton | UK | ITV West Award | |
| Operator | Matthew Walker | UK | DepicT! Award | |
| Isabella | Geoffrey Taylor | Bristol, UK | NAHEMI/Kodak Creative Filmmaking | |
| Bigboy-74 | Thomas Marshall | UK | BBC New Filmmakers | |
| Les Couillus (Home Team) | Mirabelle Kirkland | Canada | UK Film Council Audience Award | |
| A Short Collection of Hilary Flamingo's Dream Vocations | Harriet Fleuriot | UK | SW Screen Audience Award | |
| Nijuman No Berei (200,000 Phantoms) |  |
Jean-Gabriel Périot  |
France | Animate! Artist Award |
| Pushkin |  |
Trevor Hardy | UK | Cartoon d'Or Nomination |
2006
Encounters Short Film Festival — Brief Encounters + Animated Encounters merge
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tricko (The T-Shirt) |  |
Hossein Martin Fazeli | Czech Republic | International Jury Award |
| Dreams and Desires: Family Ties |  |
Joanna Quinn  |
UK (Cardiff) | Best of British |
| The Genie in a Tin of Ravioli |  |
Claude Barras  |
Switzerland | International Newcomer Award in Animation |
Barras later directed My Life as a Courgette (Academy Award nominated Best Animated Feature 2017) | ||||
| Flighty | Leigh Hodgkinson | UK | DepicT! Award for Animation | |
| And the Red Man Turned Green | Ruth Meehan | Ireland | DepicT! Award for Live Action | |
| With Dickinson and I | Miles Carter | UK | NAHEMI/Kodak Creative Filmmaking | |
| Cubs | Tom Harper  |
UK | BBC New Filmmakers | |
Harper later directed Wild Rose and The Aeronauts; served as Encounters jury member 2009 | ||||
| The End of the Sentence | Marisa Zanotti | UK | UK Film Council Audience Award | |
| Benjamin's Struggle | James Breese | UK | SW Screen Audience Award | |
| Empire |  |
Edouard Salier | France | Animate! Artist Award |
| T.O.M | Tom Brown & Daniel Gray | UK | Cartoon d'Or Nomination | |
| Coucou Clock | Audrey Fobis & François Cailleau | France | Cosgrove Hall Films Children's Jury Award | |
2005
Brief Encounters + Animated Encounters — separate festivals, final year before merger
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzie | Cathy Snelling | UK | Best of British (Brief Encounters) | |
| Indians | Sam Hearn & Richard Penfold | UK | ITV West Award | |
| Suze | Cathy Snelling | UK | Jameson Short Film Award | |
| Ascension | Myriam Thyes | Germany | DepicT! Award | |
| Screen Kiss | Steven Sander | UK | Orange DepicT! Audience Award | |
| Double Helix | Andrew Visser | UK | NAHEMI/Kodak Creative Filmmaking | |
| Oh My God | John Bryant | UK | UK Film Council Audience Award | |
| In The Rough |  |
Paul Taylor | UK | Cosgrove Hall Films Children's Jury Award (Animated Encounters) |
| Loetzinn | Chris Gooch | UK | International Jury Special Mention (Animated Encounters) | |
| Flatlife |  |
Jonas Geirnaert  |
Belgium | International Jury Special Mention (Animated Encounters) |
| Through My Thick Glasses |  |
Pjotr Sapegin | Norway | Audience Award (Animated Encounters) |
2004
Brief Encounters / Animated Encounters
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alt I Alt |  |
Torbjørn Skårild | Norway | International Jury Commendation |
| Jo Jo In The Stars |  |
Marc Craste | UK | Momentum Best of British Award |
| London Fields Are Blue | Brendan Grant | UK | British Jury Commendation | |
| 6 Goats | Oliver Manzi | UK | DepicT! Award | |
| Snail | Lee Charlish | UK | Orange DepicT! Audience Award | |
| Turn | Joseph White | UK | NAHEMI/Kodak Creative Filmmaking | |
| Here At Home | Ioanna Karavela & Stephen Nugent | UK | Kodak NAHEMI Cinematography |
2003
Brief Encounters / Animated Encounters
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventy Two Faced Liar | Mark Waites | UK | Momentum Best of British Award | |
| Lazy Eye | Carol Stevens | UK | HTV South West Award | |
| Le Cheval 2:1 | Steven Scott-Hayward & Alex Kirkland | UK | DepicT! Award | |
| Wide Sky | Gabrielle Russell | UK | Kodak NAHEMI Cinematography | |
| Gone | Matthew Thompson | UK | BBC New Filmmakers |
2002
Brief Encounters / Animated Encounters
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Crow (Le Corbeau) |  |
Frédéric Pellé  |
France | International Jury Award |
| One Small Leap | Edward Boase & James Walker | UK | HTV South West Award | |
| Best Man | Becky Brazil | UK | Jameson Short Film Award | |
| Leunig: How Democracy Actually Works | Andrew Horne | Australia | Pathé Five Minute Award | |
| Geoff World Destroyer | Phill Hall | UK | DepicT! Animation Award | |
| The End | Rob Crowther & Tim Clayton | UK | DepicT! Live Action Award | |
| Mulishani Mulishani | Johan Palmgren | Sweden | Rizla Audience Award |
2001
Brief Encounters / Animated Encounters
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Children | Sam Walker | UK | International Jury Commendation | |
| The Wrong Flowers | Nicola Williams | UK | Short Circuit Commendation | |
| Dog |  |
Andrea Arnold  |
UK | Jameson Short Film Award |
Arnold went on to win Academy Award Best Live Action Short 2005; served as Encounters jury member 2004 | ||||
| Can We Kiss | Pierre Olivier | France | Pathé Five Minute Award | |
| Chinese Fork-Tie | Andrew Davies | UK | DepicT! Animation Award | |
| A Night's Theft | Olivier Laubacher | France | Rizla Audience Award | |
2000
Brief Encounters / Animated Encounters — first documented year
| Film | Director | Country | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong (KHG) |  |
Gerard Holthuis | Netherlands | International Jury Award |
| The Last Dream | Emmanuel Jespers | Belgium | International Jury Commendation | |
| Telling Lies |  |
Simon Ellis |
UK | Short Circuit Special Mention |
| Robots: The Animated Docu-soap | John Williams | UK | Short Circuit Special Mention | |
| To Be Continued | Linus Tunström  |
Sweden | Pathé Five Minute Award | |
| Perdie | Faye Gilbert | UK | Atom Films Audience Award |