Dragon Award Best International Film
In International Competition, a selection of the most exciting, touching and contemplative films from around the world is presented. Many of the films have already been loved and awarded at film festivals all over the world, whilst others are new discoveries of highest artistic standard. The winner is awarded the Dragon Award Best International Film prize, which was first handed out in 2018 to the Bosnian filmmaker Alen Drljevic’s Men Don’t Cry.
Previous winners

The Blue Caftan
Director: Maryam Touzani
2023

Playground
Director: Laura Wandel
2022

Quo Vadis, Aida?
Director: Jasmila Žbanić
2021

And the Birds Rained Down
Director: Louise Archambault
2020

Giant Little Ones
Director: Keith Behrman
2019

Men Don't Cry
Director: Alen Drljevic
2018

There's Still Tomorrow
Director: Paola Cortellesi
2024