Robert Award for Best Documentary Short

The Robert Award for Best Documentary Short (Danish: Robert Prisen for årets korte dokumentarfilm) is one of the merit awards presented by the Danish Film Academy at the annual Robert Awards ceremony. The award has been handed out since 1984.^[1]

Honorees

1980s

1984: Motivation – nærbilleder fra en ungdomsskole [da] directed by Anne Wivel [da] and Arne Bro [da]
1985: Fugl Fønix [da] directed by Jon Bang Carlsen [da]
1986: De tavse piger [da] directed by Anne Wivel and Arne Bro
1987: Asian Heart [da] directed by Malene Ravn and Bodil Trier
1988: Ansigt til ansigt [da] directed by Anne Wivel
1989: Lys directed by Jens Jørgen Thorsen

1990s

1990: Med døden inde på livet [da] directed by Dola Bonfils
1991: 1700 meter fra fremtiden [da] directed by Ulla Boje Rasmussen
1992: Not awarded
1993: Hjerter i slør [da] directed by Jesper W. Nielsen and Brev til Jonas directed by Susanne Bier
1994: En skæv start [da] and To år med Randi [da] directed by Anja Dalhoff
1995: Drengen der gik baglæns [da; ru] directed by Thomas Vinterberg
1996: Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier directed by Torben Skjødt Jensen [da; it]^[2] and Haiti. Uden titel [da] directed by Jørgen Leth
1997: Per Kirkeby – Vinterbillede [da; it] directed by Jesper Jargil
1998: Patriotene [da] directed by Tómas Gislason [da]
1999: Gaias børn [da] directed by Bente Milton

2000s

2000: Jeg er levende [da] directed by Jørgen Leth
2001: Den højeste straf [da] directed by Tómas Gislason
2002: Radiofolket [da] directed by Dorte Høegh Brask
2003: Palle Nielsen – mig skal intet fattes [da] directed by Jytte Rex^[3]
2004: Krig [da] directed by Jens Loftager
2005: Biernes by [da] directed by Laila Hodell and Bertel Torne
2006: Kort film om tro [da] directed by Nikolai Østergaard
2007: Lyd på liv [da] directed by Iben Haahr Andersen [da] and Katia Forbert Petersen
2008: Verden i Danmark [da] directed by Max Kestner
2009: Lille voksen [da] directed by Anders Gustafsson and Patrik Book

2010s

2010: Ønskebørn [da] directed by Birgitte Stærmose
2011: Fini directed by Jacob Secher Schulsinger
2012: Den tid vi har [da] directed by Mira Jargil
2013: Kongens Foged [da] directed by Phie Ambo [da; fr]
2014: Tal R: The Virgin [da] directed by Daniel Dencik
2015: Mig og min far – hvem fanden gider klappe? [da] directed by Kathrine Ravn Kruse
2016: Home Sweet Home directed by Katrine Philp

References

^ John Sundholm; Isak Thorsen; Lars Gustaf Andersson; Olof Hedling; Gunnar Iversen; Birgir Thor Møller (20 September 2012). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. pp. 328–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7899-0.
^ Danske filminstitut (1996). Danish Feature Films. Danish Film Institute. p. 78. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ Katz, Miriam (2 February 2003). "Robert fejrede dansk film". Berlingske.dk. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.