- 2013
- 2008/9
- El Olvido (2008)
- Mayor's Prize Yamagata Documentary Film Festival, Japan 2009
- Special Jury Award Lima Film Festival 2009
- Prix Buyens-Chagoll, Visions du R�el, Nyon 2009
- Best Director Award, DOCNZ, International Festival New Zealand, 2009
- The Eurodok Distribution Award, Eurodok Festival, Oslo, 2009
- Premio Radio Exterior de Espa�a, Muestra de Cine Latinoamericano de Catalu�a, Lleida 2009
- Premio Del Jurado Joven, Encuentros de Cine Sudamericano, Marseille, 2009
- Kristallen Film (Crystal Film) Award, the Netherlands (more than 10000 visitors)
- FIPRESCI: the Prize of the F�d�ration Internationale de la Presse Cin�matographique, Dokfestival Leipzig
- Silver Dove, Dokfestival Leipzig
- The Prize of the Ecomenical Jury, Dokfestival Leipzig
- Stimulans, Price for Artistic Success NDL Film Fund 2008
- 2007
- 2006/7
- Forever (2006)
- Best Feature-Length Documentary, Port Townsend film festival, USA
- Second Prize Ecofilms, Rhodos International Film Festival
- Johnie Walker Audience Award Best Long Documentary, Indie Lisboa Film Festival
- Full Frame Inspiration Award, USA
- First Prize Punto de Vista Film Festival, Navarra, Spain
- Lorenzo de� Medici Award Festival dei Popoli, Florence
- Kristallen Film Award, the Netherlands (more than 10000 visitors)
- Ecumenical Jury Award, Leipzig
- Best Film 2006, Critic�s poll, De Filmkrant
- Critic�s Film Award, Film Festival Utrecht
- Golden Kalf, Best Feature Documentary, Film Festival Utrecht
- Nominations:
2005
2004
- Dame la mano (2004)
- Impact of Music Award, Nashville Film Festival, 2004, USA
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- Mention of Honour, 2004 (Dance on Camera, Film Fest)
- Best Documentary, Channel Islands Indie Film Festival 2004, USA
- Best Musical Film, Tibur�n Film Fesival, 2004, California, USA
2003
- for entire work
- Jan Kassies Award (STIFO - Dutch Cultural Broadcasting Fund)
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2001
1999
- Crazy (1999)
- Audience Award, IDFA, 1999,The Netherlands
- Golden Kalf, Best Feature Documentary, Utrecht Film Festival
- Best Historic Documentary, 2000,Film Festival Valladolid, Spain
1999/8
- The underground orchestra (1998)
- Jury Award Yamagata Documentary Film Festival, Japan 1999
- Winner SCAM Award 1998, Festival du Cin�ma du Reel, Paris
- Winner Dutch Critics Award 1998, Utrecht Film Festival, The Netherlands
- Winner Chief Dan George Humanitarian Award 1998, Vancouver, Canada
- Winner Astra Film Festival, 1998, Rumania
1997
1997/6
- O Amor Natural (1996)
- Winner �Prix Sp�cial� Prix Italia 1997
- Winner Jury Award, Montreal 1997
- Winner �Certificate of Merit� Golden Gate Awards, San Francisco 1997
1995
- Au revoir (1995)
- Winner Dutch Critics Award, Film Festival Utrecht 1995
- Winner �Bronze Leopard� � best actress Johanna ter Steege- Locarno Film Festival 1995
- Winner F.I.C.C. (Federation Internationale de Cine Clubs), Locarno Film Festival 1995
1995/4
- Metal and Melancholy (1992)
- Winner �Grand Prix�, Festival du Cin�ma du Reel, Paris, 1994
- Winner �Johnny Jordaan Award� of the Amsterdam Art Fund, 1994
- Winner �Golden Pigeon�, Leipzig International Documentary Film Festival, 1994
- Mercedes Benz Award, Leipzig International Documentary Film Festival, 1994
- Award of the Youth, Leipzig International Documentary Film Festival, 1994
- �Best Ethnographic Documentary�, Festival dei Popoli, Florence, 1994
- Certificate of Merit in Valladolid & Leipzig 1994
- Special Jury Award, Golden Gate Awards, San Francisco, 1995
- Special Mayor�s Award, Yamagata Documentary Film Festival, 1995
1988
- Your opinion please (1988)
- Special Jury Award for Anneke Blok, best actress, Utrecht Film Festival, The Netherlands