Historical Best of Festival Winners
 
1968 "THE THIRD POLLUTION" (USA)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Not Applicable
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Stuart Finley, Inc.
 
1969 "AN AMERICAN TIME CAPSULE" (USA)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Pyramid Film Producers
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Charles Braverman, U.S.A.
 
1970 "MAGIC LIGHT" (WEST GERMANY)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Agfa-Gevaert AG
PRODUCTION COMPANY: UFA-Werbefilm GmbH
 
1971 "IS IT ALWAYS RIGHT TO BE RIGHT?" (USA)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Ohio Bell Telephone
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Stephen Bosustow Productions
 
1972 "ALASKA - THE GREAT LAND" (ENGLAND)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: The British Petroleum Co. Ltd.
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Greenpark Productions Limited
 
1973 "ON THE NORTH SIDE" (CANADA)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Alberta Government
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Canawest Film Productions
 
1974 "PORTRAIT OF A RAILROAD" (USA)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Burlington Northern
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Francis Thompson Inc.
 
1975 "CONQUEST OF LIGHT" (IRELAND)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Waterford Crystal Ltd.
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Louis Marcus Films Ltd.
 
1976 "A WALK IN THE FOREST" (USA)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: MacMillan-Bloedell Co.
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Seymour Films
 
1977 "UNIVERSE" (USA)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: National Aeronautics & Space Administration
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Graphic Films Corp.
 
1978 "800 MILES OF WINTER" (USA)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Caterpillar Tractor Company
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Calvin Communications Inc.
 
1979 "WORK" (FINLAND)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Bureau of Economic Information
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Filmiryhma Oy
 
1980 "AN ENVELOPING STORY" (USA)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Champion Papers
PRODUCTION COMPANY: R/Greenberg Associates, Inc.
 
1981 "LIVING PLANET" (USA)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc./Racine, WI
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Francis Thompson Inc./
  New York, NY
 
1982 "CONCERTO IN E.A.T." (USA)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: E.A.T. Boutique/New York, NY
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Field And Wall Associates/
  New York, NY
 
1983 "MICKS PEOPLE" (ENGLAND)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Barclays Bank/London
PRODUCTION COMPANY: The Producers/London
 
1984 "BALLET ROBOTIQUE" (USA)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: General Motors Corporation/Detroit, MI
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Bob Rogers & Company, Inc./
  Burbank, CA
 
1985 "RONALD REAGAN G.O.P. FILM" (USA)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Republican National Committee/
  Washington, DC
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Megamedia/Fred Levinson
  Productions/New York, NY
 
1986 "FROM FISHPOND TO FANTASY" (ENGLAND)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Oxford Scientific Films/Oxon
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Image Quest/Oxon
 
1987 "CANADA: THE WORLD NEXT DOOR" (CANADA)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Tourism Canada/Ottawa, Ontario
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Boardwalk/Toronto, Ontario;
  Rawifilm/Toronto, Ontario; & Flashcut/Toronto, Ontario
 
1988 "DANISH SYMPHONIE" (DENMARK)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Copenhagen Handelsbank/Copenhagen
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Nordisk Film Commercial/Valby
 
1989 "THE BLUE SNAKE" (FRANCE)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: SNCF (French National Railroads)/Paris
PRODUCTION COMPANY: SNCF - Direction de la
  Communication - Centre Audiovisuel/Saint-Ouen
 
1990 "AROMA" (SWEDEN)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Jacobs Suchard AG/Zurich, Switzerland
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Sandell-Film AB/Stockholm
 
1991 "SCOTCH WHISKY - THE BLENDER'S ART" (SCOTLAND)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: United Distillers/London, England
PRODUCTION COMPANY: SSK Productions/Glasgow
 
1992 "KLM, ROYAL TEAMWORK" (THE NETHERLANDS)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: KLM/Amstelveen
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Henk van Mierlo Film Production
  BV/The Hague
 
1993 "EXTREME SKIING 3, THE SCOT SCHMIDT STORY" (USA)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Not Applicable
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Warren Miller Entertainment/
  Hermosa Beach, CA
 
1994 "UTRECHT FAST FORWARD" (THE NETHERLANDS)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Province Of Utrecht/Utrecht
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Toonder Studio's BV/
  Nederhorst den Berg
 
1995 "EVERYWHERE I GO" (SWEDEN)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Volvo Car Corporation/Göteborg
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Dockhouse Film & Television
  AB/Göteborg
 
1996 "BEAMS AND DREAMS" (SWEDEN)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Volvo Car Corporation/Göteborg
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Dockhouse Film & Television
  AB/Göteborg
 
1997*  "THE WIND SUBSIDES" (GERMANY)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Not Applicable
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Vuk Jevremovic/München
 
1997*  "COMPROMISE" (USA)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Food Lion Inc./Salisbury, NC
PRODUCTION COMPANY: S. Bryan Hickox
  Productions/Jacksonville, FL
 
1998 "THE MESSENGERS OF THE GODS - BUTTERFLIES" (AUSTRIA)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Not Applicable
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Power Of Earth TV & Film
  Productions/Kirchstetten
 
1999 "THE GENESIS OF WINE IN AUSTRIA" (AUSTRIA)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Not Applicable
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Interspot Film GesmbH/Vienna
 
2000 "GENERATIONS. THE STORY OF KETEL ONE VODKA" (THE NETHERLANDS)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Nolet Distillery/Schiedam
PRODUCTION COMPANY: De Kroon, Wissenraet &
  Associates/Amsterdam
 
2001 "CLIVE ALIVE" (SWEDEN)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Volvo Car Corporation/Göteborg
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Dockhouse Film & TV AB/Göteborg
 
2002 "AFRICA: SOUTHERN TREASURES" (USA)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Not applicable
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Thirteen / WNET New York/New York, NY
 
2003 "ACTION!" (FRANCE)
SPONSOR/CLIENT: Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris
PRODUCTION COMPANY: RC1 Regine Cardin Productions, France
 
2004 "CORAL REEF ADVENTURE" (USA)
PRODUCTION COMPANY: MACGILLIVRAY FREEMAN FILMS/LAGUNA BEACH, CA
 
2005 "MIGHTY TIMES: THE CHILDREN’S MARCH" (USA)
SPONSOR / CLIENT: SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER/MONTGOMERY, AL
PRODUCTION COMPANY: TELL THE TRUTH PICTURES/OJAI, CA
 
2006 ""LOST CHILDREN"" (GERMANY)
ENTRANT: WDR COLOGNE, ARTE
PRODUCTION COMPANY: DREAMER JOINT VENTURE/BERLIN
 
* 1997 DUAL WINNERS