Reykjavík International Film Festival RIFF Awards RIFF Awards

| Year_ | Dates | Discovery_of_the_Year_Golden_Puffin | Lifetime_Achievement | Creative_Excellency | Audience_Award | FIPRESCI_Award | Church_of_Iceland_Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sept 25 - Oct 5 | Tulpan , Sergey Dvortsevoy | Costa-Gavras | Shirin Neshat | Electronica Reykjavík Arnar Jónasson | Home , Ursula Meier | Snow Aida Begic |
| 2009 | Sept 17 - Sept 27 | I killed my mother Xavier Dolan | Miloš Forman | N/A | The gentlemen Janus Bragi Jakobsson | The girl Fredrik Edfeldt | Together Matias Armand Jordal |
| 2010 | Sept 23 - Oct 3 | Le quattro volte Michelangelo Frammartino | Jim Jarmusch | N/A | Littlerock Mike Ott | Le quattro volte Michelangelo Frammartino | Morgen Marian Crisan |
| 2011 | Sept 22 - Oct 2 | Twilight Portrait Angelina Nikonova | Béla Tarr | Lone Scherfig | Le Havre Aki Kaurismäki | Volcano Rúnar Rúnarsson | Volcano Rúnar Rúnarsson |
| 2012 | Sept 27 - Oct 7 | Beasts of the Southern Wild Benh Zeitlin | Dario Argento | Susanne Bier | Queen of Montreuil Sólveig Anspach | Starlet Sean Baker | God`s Neighbours Meni Yaesh |