Doc.Sydney Documentary Film Festival 2026 Award Winners Announced!

 

The 2026 edition of the Doc.Sydney Documentary Film Festival took place earlier this week in wonderful company at Palace Central in Chippendale, home to new releases, international and local art-house cinema. We'd like to thank all of our guests for coming out and enjoying our evenings of independent documentary cinema, hosted by film industry veteran John Samaha.

 

The official selection included 21 wonderful films hailing from Australia, France, Poland, Spain, Canada, Armenia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Mexico, and Belgium. 

 

We are pleased to share with you today the 2026 Doc.Sydney award winners, chosen by the jury panel.

 

Best Feature Documentary Film 

Beyond The Break (Australia) by Caleb Joshua Graham

 

Best Short Documentary Film 

Mom Dances (Switzerland) by Mégane Brügger

 

Best Australian Documentary Film 

Darlinghurst Eats Its Young (Australia) by Madeleine Preston

 

Best Underground Documentary Film

Tokyo Toy Boy (Belgium) by Esli Balatova

 

Best Experimental Documentary Film 

Tainted by the Visual (United Kingdom) by Laura Calzada

 

Best Super Short Documentary Film

Scarred (Canada) by Zeddy Chevron

 

Audience Choice Award

Lucky (Australia) by Anna McGahan

 

Congratulations to all!

 

We'd like to thank Palace Cinemas and The Bigger Screen for their amazing continued support.

A new Call for Entries for Doc.Sydney 2027 has been launched on FilmFreeway, submit your film now: https://filmfreeway.com/DocSydney.

 

See you next year!