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Capital Focus Award
The Capital Focus Award is a juried competition of selected films deserving of increased recognition. Films in competition were selected by the Festival's Programming Committee and the winner will be determined by a jury of accomplished film professionals.
Films selected for this year's competition are:
The Awards Jury is composed of:
- Susan Barocas, Competition Coordinator
- Manjula Kumar, Smithsonian Institution
- Arnie Lutzker, Entertainment Attorney
- Andrew Mencher, Programming Director, Avalon Theatre
- Peggy Parsons, Curator, Department of Film Programs, National Gallery of Art
Circle Audience Award
 Sponsored by the Washington, DC Film Society
Founded by Ted and Jim Pedas, Washington's Circle Theatres set the standard for innovative quality film programming. Filmfest DC will present an award to the feature film voted the most popular by our audience. Ballots will be available after each screening.
The winners for both the Circle Audience Award and the Capital Focus Award will be announced on Closing Night.
Signis Award
 The Signis jury will present an award to the film judged by its jury to best illuminate and celebrate what it means to be human in a diverse and challenging world.
Past Audience Award Winners
- 2009: Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love, Chai Vasarhelyi - Senegal, France, Egypt, USA
- 2008: Katyn, Andrzej Wajda - Poland
- 2007: The Cats of Mirikitani, Linda Hattendorf - USA
- 2006: Music Is My Life, Politics My Mistress: Oscar Brown Jr., donnie l. betts - USA
- 2005: Innocent Voices, Luis Mandoki - Mexico
- 2004: Paper Clips, Joe Fab and Elliot Berlin - USA
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Dance Cuba: Dreams of Flight, Cynthia Newport, Barbara Kopple and Boris Ivan Crespo - USA
- 2003: Together, Chen Kaige - China/South Korea
- 2002: The Ballad of Bering Strait, Nina Gilden Seavey - USA/Japan
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The Tunnel, Roland Suso Richter - Germany
- 2001: Himalaya, Eric Valli - France/Switzerland/UK
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Lumumba, Raoul Peck - France/Belgium/Germany/Haiti
- 2000: Genghis Blues, Roko & Adrian Belic - USA
- 1999: Buena Vista Social Club, Wim Wenders - Germany/USA
- 1998: Windhorse, Paul Wagner - USA
- 1997: Shall We Dance?, Masayuki Suo - Japan
- 1996: Celestial Clockwork, Fina Torres - France/Venezuela
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W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography in Four Voices, Louis Massiah - USA
- 1995: The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love, Maria Maggenti - USA
Capital Focus Award Winners
- 2009: Snow, Aida Begic - Bosnia-Herzegovina, Germany, France, Iran
Special Jury Award: The Necessities of Life, Benoit Pilon - Canada
- 2008: Paloma's Delight, Nadir Mokneche - Algeria, France
Special Jury Award: La Zona, Rodrigo Plá - Spain, Mexico
- 2007: Red Road, Andrea Arnold – United Kingdom, Denmark
- 2006: October 17, 1961, Alain Tasma - France
Special Jury Award: Three Times, Hou Hsiao-Hsien - Taiwan
- 2005: The Hero, Zeze Gamboa - Angola
Signis Award
- 2009: Departures, Yojiro Takita - Japan
Special Commendations: The Necessities of Life, Benoit Pilon - Canada and Kabei, Yoji Yamada - Japan
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