Announcing the Slamdance 2024 Award Winners

GRAND JURY AWARDS – FEATURES

Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize: “The Accident” (Giuseppe Garau, Italy)
Honorable Mention: “The Complex Forms” (Fabio D’Orta, Italy)

Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize: “Inheritance” (Matt Moyer, Amy Toensing, United States)
Honorable Mention: “Petro” (Sean Mattison, United States)

Breakouts Feature Grand Jury Prize: “CHAPERONE” (Zoe Eisenberg, United States)
Honorable Mention: “Slide” (Bill Plympton, United States)

Episodes Grand Jury Prize: “Restorage” (E’an Verdugo, United States)
Honorable Mention: “Dog Spelled Backwards” (Tim Almeida, United States)

 

GRAND JURY AWARDS – UNSTOPPABLE

Unstoppable Grand Jury Prize: “Good Bad Things” (Dir. Shane Stanger)
Honorable Mention: “Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World” (Dir. Julio C. Palacio)

 

JURY AWARDS – SHORTS

Narrative Shorts Grand Jury Prize: “Fishing” (Josie Charles, United Kingdom)
Honorable Mention: “European Man…American Beach” (Rex Shannon, United States)

Documentary Short Grand Jury Prize: “Friends on the Outside” (Annabel Moodie, Scotland)
Honorable Mention: “Remember, Broken Crayons Colour Too” (Ursa Kastelic, Shannet Clemmings, Switzerland)

Experimental Shorts Grand Jury Prize: “Light of Light” (Neritan Zinxhiria, Greece)
Honorable Mention: “Entrance Wounds” (Calum Walter, United States)

Animated Shorts Grand Jury Prize: “Edith And The Tall Child” (Kohana Wilson, United States)
Honorable Mention: “Lil Sherbet” (Xinhe Zhao, United States)

 

FESTIVAL WIDE AWARDS

The AGBO Fellowship, presented by Joe and Anthony Russo, Award Winner: Kiarash Dadgar Mohebi director of “The Steak” (Canada, Iran)

Summer Chastant Episodic Award: Jono Hunter director of “Night Drives” (Canada)

Slamdance Acting Award: John Lawson for “Daruma” (United States)

George Starks Spirit of Slamdance Award Winner: Radha Mehta, director of “DOSH” (United States)

 

AUDIENCE AWARDS

Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature: “African Giants” (Dir. Omar Kamara)

Audience Award for Documentary Feature: “Demon Mineral” (Dir. Hadley Austin)

Audience Award for Episodes: “Night Drive” (Dir. Jono Hunter)

Audience Award for Unstoppable: “Good Bad Things” (Dir. Shane Stanger)