KNF Award

2004
THE MISSING (BU JIAN), Lee Kang-sheng
(Taiwan)

Special mention:
SAVE THE GREEN PLANET!,  Jang Jun-Hwan (Zuid-Korea)

2003
BLISSFULLY YOURS, Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Thailand)

2002
BOLIVIA , Adrián Caetano (Argentinia)

Special mention:
SABADO, Juan Villagas (Argentinia)
LA LIBERTAD, Lisandro Alonso (Argentinia)
TAKE CARE OF MY CAT, Jeong Jae-Eun (South Korea)

2001
DIE UNBERÜHRBARE (NO PLACE TO GO), Oskar Röhler (Germany)

Special mention:
BEAU TRAVAIL, Claire Denis (France)

2000
AUDITION, Miike Takashi (Japan)

1999
LA VIDA ES SILBAR, Fernando Pérez (Cuba)

1998
GUMMO, Harmony Korine (USA)

1997
IRMA VEP, Olivier Assayas (France)

Special Mention:
A PETAL. Jung Sun-Woo (SouthKorea)

1996
THE JOURNALS OF JEAN SEBERG, Mark Rapaport (USA)

1995
LA BUTTANE,  Aurelio Grimaldi (Italy)

Special mention:
MOEDER DAO, DE SCHILDPADVERGELIJKENDE, Vincent van Monnikendam (the Nederlands)

1994
LIVING WITH AN IDIOT, Alexandr Rogozhkin (Russia)

1993
OBSERVATIONS, Ruud Monster (Nederland)

1992
THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT, Jan Oxenberg (USA)

1991
ELEGIJA & PROSTAJA ELEGIJA, short films by Aleksandr Sokoerov

1990
LIFE IS CHEAP BUT TOILETPAPER IS EXPENSIVE, Wayne Chang (Hong Kong/USA)

1989
THE PRISONER OF ST.PETERSBURG, Ian Pringle (Australia)

1988
THE EMPEROR’S NAKED ARMY MARCHES ON, Kazuo Hara (Japan)

1987
Alexei Guerman (Russia), for his three films.

1986
ZINA, Ken McMullen (UK)

1985
MANUEL OP HET WONDEREILAND, Raúl Ruiz (Chili)

1984
Peter Hutton (USA): six short films

1983
STRANGER THAN PARADISE, Jim Jarmusch (USA)