Explore Zone
The Explore Zone jury, composed of young people between 18 and 26 years old, follows a selection of films by and for young people. At the end of the ride, the jury will present the Explore Award, the winning film receiving a free media campaign in De Morgen and Knack Focus, and at Studio Brussels. Thus, the winning film gains enhanced exposure upon release.
2022 - Explore Award
How to Save a Dead Friend van Ninja Thyberg
Special Mention
Echo van Ruben Desiere
Explore Zone Jury 2022
Lennert Verdoodt
Nwanda Okparaji
Clara Pollentier
Zita-Luna De Smaele
Margot Leyers
Korneel Snauwaert
2021 - Explore Award
Pleasure van Ninja Thyberg
Explore Zone Jury 2021
Atalya De Cock
Dieter Bochar
Marieke De Bruyn
Yousef Hanon
Cato Andriessen
2020 - Explore Award
Gagarine by Fanny Liatard & Jérémy Trouilh
Explore Zone Jury 2020
Monica Fierlafijn
Reuben Martens
Florian Saerens
Ella Van Eynde
Ralph Vandamme
2019 - Explore Award
Monos by Alejandro Landes
Explore Zone Jury 2019
Geertrui De Vijlder
Mathilde Luijten
Sander Misplon
Marijn Claeys
Emiel Vandekerckhove
2018 - Explore Award
Mein Bruder heißt Robert und ist ein Idiot by Philip Gröning
Explore Zone Jury 2018
Joram De Cocker
Ophelia Van Wijmeersch
Nina Cools
Jordi Bosman
Alexander De Man
2017 - Explore Award
Call Me By Your Name by Luca Guadagnino
Explore Zone Jury 2017
Reinart Belpaire
Bo Bouillaert
Liza De Maeyer
Charlotte Lybaert
Yort Jansen
Polle Notelteirs
2016 - Explore Award
Grave by Julia Ducournau
2016 - Special Mention
Home by Fien Troch
Explore Zone Jury 2016
Masha Berkers
Bo Alfaro Decreton
Jasper Desmedt
Ben De Smet
Sven Hollebeke
2015 - Explore Award
Sleeping Giant by Andrew Cividino
2015 - Special Mentions
Ixcanul by Jayro Bustamante
Louder Than Bombs by Joachim Trier
Explore Zone Jury 2015
Charlotte De Cort
Louise Willocx
Shauni De Gussem
Vincent van den Ouden
Lenny Rosbach
2014 - Explore Award
The Tribe by Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy
2014 - Special Mentions
Maayan Turjeman (actress) in That Lovely Girl by Keren Yedaya
Reality by Quentin Dupieux
Explore Zone Jury 2014
2013 - Explore Award
Omar by Hany Abu-Assad
2013 - Special Mentions
Brie Larson (actress) in Don Jon by Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Short Term 12 by Destin Daniel Cretton
Harmony Lessons by Emir Baighazin
Explore Zone Jury 2013
2012 - Explore Award
Beasts of the Southern Wild by Benh Zeitlin
Explore Zone Jury 2012
2011 - Proximus Generation ExploreZone Award
Weekend by Andrew Haigh
2011 - Special Mention
Jess + Moss by Clay Jeter
Explore Zone Jury 2011
2010 - Explore Award
Pure by Lisa Langseth
Explore Zone Jury 2010
2009 - Explore Award
Ajami by Scandar Copti & Yaron Shani
2009 - Special Mention
À l'ouest de Pluton by Henry Bernadet, Myriam Verreault
Explore Zone Jury 2009
2008 - Explore Award
Hunger by Steve McQueen
2008 - Special Mention
Worlds Apart by Niels Arden Oplev
Explore Zone Jury 2008
2007 - Explore Award
Once by John Carney
2007 - Special Mention
Small Gods by Dimitri Karakatsanis
Explore Zone Jury 2007
2006 - Mine Explore Award
Princess by Anders Morgenthaler
Explore Zone Jury 2006
2005 - Mine Explore Award
Kammerflimmern (Off Beat) by Hendrik Hölzemann
Explore Zone Jury 2005
2004 - Mine Explore Award
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Michel Gondry
Explore Zone Jury 2004
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