GWFF Best First Feature Award — Every Winner and Nominee

Every film recognised in the Berlinale GWFF Best First Feature Award category in CineRoll's records: 9 films across 9 years, 10 of them winners.

The most recent winner is Chronicles from the Siege (2026); the earliest on record is Summer 1993 (2017).

The last three winners were Chronicles from the Siege (2026), Chronicles from the Siege (2026) and Cu Li Never Cries (2024).

The list is newest first. Each year shows the winner at the top, then the other nominees; a year with enough nominees links to its own page.

Last updated

2026

2024

2023

2022

  • Sun (2022) poster, GWFF Best First Feature Award winner
    Sun(2022)

    Kurdwin Ayub

    Winner

2021

2020

2019

  • Oray (2019) poster, GWFF Best First Feature Award winner
    Oray(2019)

    Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay

    Winner

2018

2017

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