PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD | SHORT to Exília (|Renata Claus | Brazil) with 100% of votes ‘very good’ and ‘excellent’. Exília (Renata Claus | Brasil) com 100% dos votos em muito bom e excelente.
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD | VOICE OF CITIZENS PROGRAM – online voting went to 4 films.
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD | FEATURE LENGTH – tied, between Holly (un)Holly River (Peter McBride and Jake Norton | USA), and Astral (Jordi Évole | Spain), both with 100% of votes ‘very good’ and ‘excellent’. Rio Sagrado (des)Sacralizado (de Peter McBride and Jake Norton (USA) e Astral, de de Jordi Évole (Espanha).
BEST FEATURE LENGTH, winner of the GREEN DROP AWARD, offered by the Green Cross International/Venice Film Festival, River Blue (Roger William & David Mcllvride | Canada). Rio Manchado de Azul (River Blue, Roger William e David Mcllvride | Canadá).
AWARD | SHORT to Exília (Renata Claus | Brasil). Exília (Renata Claus | Brasil).
KOREA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AWARD, Caminho do Mar (Way to the Sea, by Bebeto Abrantes | Brazil) Caminho do Mar (Bebeto Abrantes | Brasil).
SPECIAL AWARD for the short Faces (Said Najmi | Jordan) for the sensible way it portrays human choices. O Mergulhador (El Buzo, Esteban Arrangoiz | México).
SPECIAL AWARD - FEATURE LENGTH to Winding (Avi Belkin & Avi Levi | Israel) Rio de Memórias (Winding, Avi Belkin e Avi Levi | Israel).
156 films, 12 feature length and 25 shorts, and the showcases
Panorama
Voice of Citizens,with 110 short films
Screenings for Public Schools at Cine Brasília
Screenings of Voice of Citizens program at debate rooms at the official World Water Forum venue, always related to the specific theme of each day's discussions.
