| Name |
Year |
Director |
Jurors |
| A Small Domain |
1996 |
Britta Sjogren |
Zita Carvalhosa, Mary Jane Skalski and Geoff Stier |
| Man About Town |
1997 |
Kris Isacsson |
Godfrey Cheshire, Lisa Krueger and Kate Williams |
| Snake Feed |
1998 |
Debra Granik |
Juan Carlos Martinez-Zaldivar, Rachel Rosen and Alex Sichel |
| More |
1999 |
Mark Osborne |
Gill Holland, Emily Russo and Laura Thielen |
| Five Feet High and Rising |
2000 |
Peter Sollett |
Christian Gaines, Sarah Polley and Jocelyn Taylor |
| Gina, an Actress, Age 29 |
2001 |
Paul Harrill |
Robert Hawk, Laura Kim and Guinevere Turner |
| Gasline |
2002 |
Dave Silver |
Jenni Olson, Jeff Sharp and Alan Osman |
| Terminal Bar |
2003 |
Stefan Nadelman |
Thérèse DePrez, Scott Foundas and Ruby Lerner |