In general, I think Full Frame has one of the WORST websites out (agree? disagree?). I can never seem to find what I’m looking for. It only took me three clicks to find the list of winners, though the press release is formatted so badly, I’m just going to let you know that The Monestary (also won the Joris Ivens award at IDFA) won the Grand Jury prize. They have a lot of awards, so many walk away with some recognition. AJ has the patience to list them all.

On a separate note, a quick stop at the IDFA website revealed that funding for the Jan Vrijman Fund has been pulled by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I can’t remember the exact amount the Fund was getting, but this loss apparently puts the program in jeopardy of continuation. The Fund supports filmmakers in developing countries; the projects can be rough around the edges artistically because they are often coming out of places in the world without a lot of support for filmmaking, but it will be a big loss to the global documentary film world if that program ceases.