Founded in 1998, the Tempo Documentary Festival (7-13 March), which every year shines a spotlight on creative works from all over the world that investigate experimental forms of expression crossing genre boundaries, has wrapped its 19^th edition by handing out its awards.

Named after the Swedish documentary filmmaker, the Stefan Jarl International Documentary Award went to Mr. Gaga [+leggi anche:
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On the other hand, Martha & Niki – which depicts the story of Martha Nabwire and Niki Tsappos, who were awarded the world championship prize in hip hop at Juste Debout, the world’s biggest street-dance contest, in Paris in 2010 – won the Tempo Documentary Award, supported by the Swedish Film Institute and the City of Stockholm. In addition, Tora Mårtens, the director, was also awarded with 75,000 krona (€8,100).

In the competition for the best Swedish short documentary, supported by the Swedish Film Institute and Filmregion Stockholm-Mälardalen, Ida Lindgren's The Body Is a Lonely Place snagged the Tempo Short Award along with 75,000 krona, while an Honourable Mention was given to Moa Junström’s The loony-bin!.

Roxane von Gerber Hedayat and Moa Kjellstrand won the New Doc Award for up-and-coming filmmakers from the Stockholm region, which consists of 50,000 krona (€5,400) from Filmbasen/Film Stockholm (half of which comprises technical support), thanks to their powerful Hotel Kristineberg, a documentary about an abandoned hotel that served as temporary housing for about 50 people before its demolition. 

Furthermore, Simon Moser's Mikael född 1975 won the 5,000 krona (€540) prize in Short Dox Radio, a competition where a three-minute story is chosen by a jury, while Påtvingat liv by Taina Adolfsson collected the Honourable Mention.

Lastly, Josefin & Florin by Ellen Fiske and Joanna Karlberg won the Tempo Pitch competition, a section established in collaboration with, and financed by, SVT Dokumentär, the Swedish Film Institute and Filmregion Stockhlom-Mälardalen, where film directors and producers present their new projects in front of a jury and audience. Their award consisted of 75,000 krona in development funds for their project.

Here is the complete list of winners:

Tempo Documentary Award
Martha & Niki – Tora Mårtens

Stefan Jarl International Documentary Award
Mr Gaga – Tomer Heymann

Stefan Jarl International Documentary Award Honourable Mentions
Flotel Europa [+leggi anche:
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A Flickering Truth – Pietra Brettkelly 

Tempo Short Award
The Body is a Lonely Place – Ida Lindgren

Tempo Short Award Honourable Mention
The loony-bin! – Moa Junström

New Doc Award
Hotel Kristineberg – Roxane von Gerber Hedayat and Moa Kjellstrand 

New Doc Award Honourable Mention
The Family – Ika Johannesson 

Short Dox Radio Award
Mikael född 1975 – Simon Moser 

Short Dox Radio Award Honourable Mention
Påtvingat liv – Taina Adolfsson

Tempo Pitch Award
Josefin & Florin – Ellen Fiske and Joanna Karlberg