The Juries, to be made up of professionals from the worlds of film, art, culture, and the public, who will participate by voting, will decide which of the films competing in all the Official Sections are to be granted the following official awards.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY FILMS
Aimed at films that run for more than 60 minutes in length, which have not been released in Spain, the nature of which gives priority to the narrative point of view, the information and/or social interest about the current conditions in our world.
Jury's First Prize, consisting of 10,000 € and a trophy.
Jury's Second Prize, consisting of 5,000 € and a trophy.
Jury's Special Prize, consisting of a diploma.
Audience Award, consisting of 3,000 € and a diploma.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR SHORT LENGTH DOCUMENTARY FILMS
Documentary films with a maximum length of 30 minutes, which have not been
released in Spain and which do not form part of a series.
Jury's First Prize, consisting of 4,000 € and a trophy.
Jury's Second Prize, consisting of 2,000 € and a trophy.
Jury's Special Prize, consisting of a diploma.
Audience Award, consisting of 1,000 € and a diploma.
AUDIENCE AWARDS
They will be awarded in accordance with the judgements given by the attending audience by way of votes issued when the films are being shown.
¡ NEW 2016 ! AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE LENGTH SPANISH DOCUMENTARY
A prize of 6,000 € and a trophy will be awarded for the best feature length Spanish documentary film seen for the very first time in Spain at DOCUMENTAMADRID, either in the International Feature Length Competition or the Spanish Documentary Panorama Section.