Short Film News (SFN) - A film about a British neurosurgeon in Ukraine won top international award at the 6th SilverDocs documentary festival on Sunday.

The festival awarded Sterling World Feature Award to The English Surgeon by Geoffrey Smith. It follows South London neurosurgeon Henry Marsh, who spends several weeks each year working in Ukraine and teaching a local friend, Dr. Igor Kurilets.

The Garden by Scott Hamilton Kennedy about the fight to save a 14-acre garden won Sterling US Feature Award.

Sterling Short Award went to German director, Jan Zabeil's What Would the Drop Know About That?, while Throw Down Your Heart, featuring U.S. banjo player Bela Fleck, won the festival's music documentary award.

Pray the Devil Back to Hell, Kassim the Dream, and The Elephant in the Living Room won SilverDocs other prize.

The festival which is sponsored by the American Film Institute and Discovery Communications has become a major event of documentary films in U.S,

SilverDocs winners were chosen among 108 films from 63 countries.

Full list of the winners is available on festival website: www.silverdocs.com.