The Grand Jury Prize for International Competition at Sheffield DocFest has gone to At the Door of the House, Who Will Come Knocking, the feature directorial debut of Maja Novaković, a filmmaker from Bosnia-Herzegovina.
A clearly overwhelmed Novaković accepted the award at a ceremony Sunday evening that also saw The Boy and the Suit of Lights and No Other Land – the winner of the top prize for documentary at the Berlin Film Festival – also claim awards.
Scroll for the full list of winners. “Thank you [to] my small but very brave film crew,” Novaković said, holding back tears. “I don’t know what to say.
I’m so happy and thrilled and, must admit, confused. I need a brandy.” Deadline exclusively premiered the trailer of the film earlier this month.
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