Slamdance is delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 Slamdance Film Festival. The full festival is still available for on-demand streaming through 6 February with your $10 virtual pass. Watch now.
Experimental Shorts
Honorable Mention: Compositions for Understanding Relationships, directed by David De La Fuente
Grand Jury Winner: Chameleon (A Visual Album), directed by Jaamil Olawale Kosoki & Ima Iduozee
Animated Shorts
Honorable Mention: Oldboy's Apples, directed by Brad Hock
Grand Jury Winner: I'm Here, directed by Julia Orlik
Documentary Shorts
Honorable Mention: Walls Cannot Keep Us From Flying, directed by Jonathan Mehring
Grand Jury Winner: The Ritual to Beauty, directed by Shenny de Los Angeles & Maria Marrone
Narrative Shorts
Honorable Mention: See You, Garbage! directed by Romain Dumont
Grand Jury Winner: Ratking, directed by Eric Colonna
CreativeFuture Innovation Award
Winner: My Parent, Neal, directed by Hannah Saidiner
George Starks Spirit of Slamdance Award
Winner: Sasha Levinson, director of Sylvie of the Sunshine State
Audience Awards
Episodes: The Ember Knight Show: "Getting Mad" created by Ember Knight & Bobby McCoy
Documentary Feature: Iron Family, directed by Patrick Longstreth
Narrative Feature: The Civil Dead, directed by Clay Tatum & Whitmer Thomas
AGBO Fellowship
Winner: Ethan Eng, director of Therapy Dogs
Unstoppable
Honorable Mention: Selahy (My Weapon), directed by Alaa Zabara
Grand Jury Winner: Straighten Up and Fly Right, directed by Kristen Abate & Steven Tanenbaum
Breakout Features
Honorable Mention: Retrograde, directed by Adrian Murray
Grand Jury Winner: Killing the Eunuch KHAN, directed by Abed Abest
Documentary Features
Honorable Mention: Fury, directed by Krzysztof Kasior
Grand Jury Winner: Forget Me Not, directed by Olivier Bernier
Narrative Features
Honorable Mention: Ultrainocencia, directed by Manuel Arija
Grand Jury Winner: Hannah Ha Ha, directed by Jordan Tetewsky & Joshua Pikovsky
Outstanding Performance in a Short Film or Episode
Nominees:
- Pawel Bloch of Beyond is the Day
- Batel Moseri of Bracha
- Julian Parker of Devonte
- Brian Demarco of Foulmouth
- Shabana Azeez of Illustrating Sam Newton
- Patsy Ferran of Kafkas
- Lina Green of Oreo: Trilogy
- Kelsey Johnson of Roommates
- Siria Kickett of Sparkles
Winner: Batel Moseri of Bracha
Outstanding Performance in a Feature Film
Nominees:
- Kit Zauhar of Actual People
- Effi Rabsilber of Be Right Back
- Hannah Lee Thompson of Hannah Ha Ha
- Xingchen Liu of We Are Living Things
- Kristen Abate of Straighten Up and Fly Right
- Isadora Leiva of Yelling Fire in an Empty Theater
Winner: Hannah Lee Thompson of Hannah Ha Ha