The César Award for Best Documentary Short Film () is an award presented annually by the

Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, th ...

from 1977 to 1991 and again since 2022.

Background

The César Award for Best Documentary Short Film was first awarded in 1977 and presented annually until 1991. It was replaced by the integrated

César Award for Best Short Film The César Award for Best Short Film () is a discontinued award presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma from 1992 to 2021. It was split into the César Award for Best Fiction Short Film and César Award for Best Documentary S ...

(1992–2021). In September 2021, the governing association of the César Awards voted to create two new awards for Best Visual Effects and Best Documentary Short Film, both of which were introduced in the 47th ceremony (2022). The documentary short category was established with the desire to "reveal emerging documentary filmmakers."

Winners and nominees

1970s

1980s

1990s

2020s

References

External links

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