2024 Slamdance Film Festival Winners – The Hollywood Reporter
Slamdance winners
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The 2024 Slamdance Film Festival has announced the winners of the Giuseppe Garao Award the incident It won the Grand Jury Prize for Narrative, the Matt Muir Prize and the Amy Toensing Prize legacy Falling document prize.
African giants Directed by Omar Kamara, it won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film, with Mineral demon From Hadley Austin receives the award for documentary film.
In the Unstoppable section, which includes projects by directors with disabilities, Good things bad From director Shane Stanger he received the first prize.
“This year’s award-winning films leave an indelible mark on the world of independent cinema. Each one of them delves into groundbreaking storytelling and the spirit of human resilience, highlighting the extreme filmmaking talent on display at Slamdance ’24,” said Taylor Miller, Director of Slamdance. “We thank our programmers, sponsors, industry partners and everyone at The Yarrow for creating an inclusive environment in which our filmmakers are discovered by record-breaking audiences.”
See all of the Slamdance winners below.
Grand Jury Awards – Features
Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Film: the incident (Giuseppe Garao, Italy)
Honorary: Complex shapes (Fabio Dorta, Italy)
Grand Jury Prize for Feature Documentary Film: legacy (Matt Muir, Amy Toensing, USA)
Honorary: Petro (Sean Matteson, USA)
Feature Breakthroughs Grand Jury Prize: Accompanied by an escort (Zoe Eisenberg, USA)
Honorary: Slipping (Bill Plimpton, USA)
Grand Jury Prize for Episodes: Recovery (Ian Verdugo, United States)
Honorary: Spell dog backwards (Tim Almeida, USA)
Grand Jury Awards – Unstoppable
Unstoppable Grand Jury Prize: Good things bad (Der Shane Stanger)
Honorary: Makela’s Voice: A Message to the World (Monastery Julio C. Palacio)
Jury Awards – Shorts
Grand Jury Prize for Short Fiction: fishing (Josie Charles, UK)
Honorary: European man…American beach (Rex Shannon, USA)
Grand Jury Prize for Short Documentary Film: Friends abroad (Annabelle Moody, Scotland)
Honorary: Remember, broken crayons too (Jursa Castelich, Chanette Clemmings, Switzerland)
Grand Jury Prize for Experimental Short Films: Light from light (Neritan Xinxheria, Greece)
Honorary: Entrance wounds (Callum Walter, USA)
Grand Jury Prize for Animated Short Films: Edith and the Tall Child (Kohana Wilson, USA)
Honorary: Night I drank (Xinhe Zhao, United States)
Wide festival prizes:
AGBO Fellowship, presented by Joe and Anthony Russo, Award Winner: Kiarash Dadgar Mohebi, Director The Steak (Canada, Iran)
Chastanet Summer Accidental Award: Juno Hunter Director Night drives (Canada)
Slamdance Acting Award: John Lawson for his film Daruma (United State)
Winner of the George Starks Spirit of Slamdance Award: Radha Mehta, film director shower (United State)
Audience Awards:
Audience Award for Best Feature Film: African giants (Deir Omar Kamara)
Audience Award for Documentary Film: Mineral demon (Abbey Hadley Austin)
Audience Award for Episodes: Night driving (Deer Juno Hunter)
Audience Award for “Unstoppable”: Good things bad(Der Shane Stanger)
