De Nieuwe Wereld werd de Runner Up in de Telescope competitie op het Melbourne International Film Festival. Voor wie van prijzen houdt, jawel dat is de tweede prijs.
Een stukje uit het juryrapport:
RUNNER UP As well as location, dislocation and relocation, frozen and melted emotions are in the sights of our impressive runner up: a wonderfully controlled film about asylum seekers and those who do (and don't) care for them: THE NEW WORLD directed by Netherlands director Jaap van Heusden. A film we recommend our politicians see to learn more about the need for compassion for the world's 'precariat'.