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Awards

Francois Verster

11 wins & 11 nominations

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)

  • Scenes from a Dry City (2018)
    2018 Nominee Best Short Documentary
    • Documentary Short Film
    • Scenes from a Dry City
    Shared with: Simon Wood

News & Documentary Emmy Awards

  • Scenes from a Dry City (2018)
    2020 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Short Documentary
    • Scenes from a Dry City
    Shared with: Simon Wood
  • Independent Lens (1999)
    2006 Winner Emmy
    • Outstanding Cultural & Artistic Programming
    • Independent Lens
    For episode "A Lion's Trail"
    Shared with: Sally Jo Fifer · Dan Jawitz · Mark J. Kaplan

San Francisco International Film Festival

  • Scenes from a Dry City (2018)
    2019 Nominee Golden Gate Award
    • Best Documentary Short
    • Scenes from a Dry City
    Shared with: Simon Wood

Valladolid International Film Festival

  • Scenes from a Dry City (2018)
    2019 Nominee Tiempo de Historia Award
    • Best Documentary Short
    • Scenes from a Dry City
    Shared with: Simon Wood

Encounters South African International Documentary Festival

  • Scenes from a Dry City (2018)
    2019 Winner Eye Award
    • Special Mention
    • Scenes from a Dry City
    Shared with: Simon Wood

Durban International Film Festival

  • Girl, Taken (2022)
    2022 Winner Best South African Documentary Film
    • Girl, Taken
    Shared with: Simon Wood

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival

  • Scenes from a Dry City (2018)
    2019 Winner Best Mini-Doc
    • Scenes from a Dry City
    Shared with: Simon Wood

Dubai International Film Festival

  • Sea Point Days (2008)
    2008 Nominee Muhr AsiaAfrica Award
    • Documentary
    • Sea Point Days

South African Film and Television Awards

  • Girl, Taken (2022)
    2023 Nominee SAFTA Golden Horn
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Girl, Taken
    Shared with: Simon Wood
  • Girl, Taken (2022)
    2023 Nominee SAFTA Golden Horn
    • Best Achievement in Directing - Documentary Feature
    • Girl, Taken
    Shared with: Simon Wood
  • Whispering Truth to Power (2018)
    2019 Nominee SAFTA Golden Horn
    • Best Achievement in Editing - Feature Documentary
    • Whispering Truth to Power
  • The Dream of Shahrazad (2014)
    2016 Nominee SAFTA Golden Horn
    • Best Achievement in Cinematography - Feature Documentary
    • The Dream of Shahrazad

Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival

  • Sea Point Days (2008)
    2009 Nominee Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Award
    • Sea Point Days

Social Impact Media Awards, US

  • Scenes from a Dry City (2018)
    2020 Winner Special Mention
    • Best Short Documentary
    • Scenes from a Dry City
    Shared with: Simon Wood

CinemAmbiente - Environmental Film Festival

  • Scenes from a Dry City (2018)
    2019 Winner Best International Short Film
    • Special Mention
    • Scenes from a Dry City
    Shared with: Simon Wood

AFI Docs Festival

  • Scenes from a Dry City (2018)
    2019 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Short Documentary
    • Scenes from a Dry City
    Shared with: Simon Wood

Terra di Tutti Film Festival

  • Scenes from a Dry City (2018)
    2019 Winner The Benedetto Senni Prize
    • Best Documentary
    • Scenes from a Dry City
    Shared with: Simon Wood

Kendal Mountain Festival

  • Scenes from a Dry City (2018)
    2019 Winner Best Environmental Film
    • Scenes from a Dry City
    Shared with: Simon Wood

World Press Photo Digital Storytelling Contest

  • Scenes from a Dry City (2018)
    2020 Winner World Press Photo Award
    • World Press Photo Online Video of the Year
    • Scenes from a Dry City
    Shared with: Simon Wood
  • Scenes from a Dry City (2018)
    2020 Winner World Press Photo Award
    • Long
    • Scenes from a Dry City
    Shared with: Simon Wood

Paisagens Festival Internacional De Cinema

  • Rhea (2017)
    2019 Nominee Best Documentary
    • Rhea
    Shared with: Édi Kettemann · Gilberto Nunes · Paulo Martinho · Mariana Del Pretti · Ellie Nurmukhametova · Antonio Costa Valente · Thierry Michel

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