The awards of the Ferrara Film Festival are called Golden Dragons, which recall the legend and mythological figure of the dragon killed by St. George (the Patron Saint of Ferrara). For each edition of the Ferrara Film Festival 7 judges will be assigned to choose the award winners in all categories. Special career achievement awards will be dedicated and given to prestigious personalities in the film Industry.

I premi del Ferrara Film Festival si chiamano Dragoni d'Oro, che richiamano la leggenda e la figura mitologica del drago ucciso da San Giorgio (il Santo Patrono di Ferrara). Per ogni edizione del Ferrara Film Festival saranno assegnati 7 giudici per scegliere i vincitori dei premi in tutte le categorie. Inoltre, dei premi speciali alla carriera saranno dedicati e assegnati a prestigiose personalità dell'industria cinematografica.

The Ferrara Film Festival is an IMDB qualifier festival.

GOLDEN DRAGON CATEGORIES 2021

These are the updated Golden Dragon categories to be awarded from the 2021 edition 

• Best Feature Film “USA”
• Best Feature Film “World”
• Best Feature Documentary
• Best Short Film “USA”
• Best Short Film “World”
• Best Film “FFF UNICEF”
• Best Film “Emilia-Romagna Filmmakers”

• International Career Achievement Award 2021
• National Career Achievement Award 2021
• Best Director in a Feature Film
• Best Director in a Short Film
• Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film
• Best Lead Actor in a Short Film
• Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film
• Best Lead Actress in a Short Film

A W A R D   A R C H I V E
2016-2017-2018-2019-2020

GOLDEN DRAGON WINNERS 2020

INTERNATIONAL CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2020
Nastassja Kinski

DIRECTING CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2020
Bille August

ITALIAN CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2020
Alessandro Haber

​BEST FEATURE USA
Safe Spaces (USA)

BEST FEATURE WORLD
Se Un Giorno Tornerai (Italy) 

BEST DOCUMENTARY
​American Mirror (USA)

BEST SHORT USA
New York Rhapsody (USA)

BEST SHORT WORLD
​Apollo 18 (Italy)

EMILIA ROMAGNA FILMMAKERS AWARD
Màt Sicuri - L'Ultimo Diogene (Italy)

​BEST DIRECTOR 
​Phil Hawkins [Say Grace] (U.K.)

BEST ACTOR
Aaron Fisher [Inside The Rain] (USA)

BEST ACTRESS
Lucianna De Falco [L'Attesa] (Italy)

FFF UNICEF AWARD
Quel Tipico Nome Da Bambino Povero (Italy)

FFF EARTH AWARD
Heartwood (Italy)

GOLDEN DRAGON WINNERS 2019

BEST FEATURE USA
Sol De Medianoche 

BEST FEATURE WORLD
​L’ultima Notte (Italy) 

BEST DOCUMENTARY
​Chi Scriverà La Nostra Storia (USA)

BEST SHORT USA
Me 3.769

BEST SHORT WORLD
​In Principio (Italy)

YOUNG UNICEF AWARD
​Safe Zone (USA)

EMILIA ROMAGNA FILMMAKERS AWARD
​Rwanda (Italy)

FFF UNICEF AWARD
Safe Zone (USA)

BEST DIRECTOR 
​Daniele Nicolosi [In Principio] (Italy)

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GOLDEN DRAGON WINNERS 2018

​BEST FEATURE USA
​In Dubious Battle

​BEST FEATURE WORLD
​The Divine Order (Switzerland)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
​Above The Drowning Sea (Italy)

BEST SHORT USA
​Hyena 

BEST SHORT WORLD
​Stella 1 (Italy)

EFFETTO HOLLYWOOD AWARD
The Recall (USA)

EMILIA ROMAGNA FILMMAKERS AWARD
Axioma 

FFF UNICEF AWARD
​​Sing (Hungary)

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GOLDEN DRAGON WINNERS 2017

BEST FEATURE USA
​In Search Of Fellini 

BEST FEATURE WORLD
​Still Life (France)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
​Just Right Here (Mexico)

BEST SHORT WORLD
​Ideal Husband (United Kingdom)

BEST DIRECTOR 
​Taron Lexton [In Search Of Fellini]

BEST ACTOR
Greg Kennedy [Rain]

BEST ACTRESS
Ksenia Solo [In Search Of Fellini]

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Still Life (France)

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GOLDEN DRAGON WINNERS 2016

​BEST FEATURE USA
The Lonely Italian

​BEST FEATURE WORLD
Il Nostro Ultimo (Italy)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Smokings (Italy)

BEST SHORT USA
Day One

BEST SHORT WORLD
3000 (Greece)

EFFETTO HOLLYWOOD AWARD
Cenizo (Spain)

EMILIA ROMAGNA FILMMAKERS AWARD
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BEST DIRECTOR 
Paul Spurier [The Forest]

BEST ACTOR 
Panos Natsis [3000]

BEST ACTRESS 
Ksenjia Marinkovic [All The Best]