Past winners include following young directors: Klaus Härö, Srdan Golubović, Janus Metz Pedersen, Ilmar Raag, Eran Kolirin, Erika Hnikova, Laurent Hasse, Jaroslav Vojtek, Mara Tuleutayeva, Katarzyna Roslaniec, Sarah Cunningham, Dmitri Mamulia, Sabit Kurmanbekov.