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2024
AWARDS

Award Winners of Amsterdam Independent Film Festival 2024 Announced

The closing night of the Amsterdam Independent Film Festival 2024, now in its 7th year, took place this past Saturday evening. As is tradition, the festival took place at Amsterdam’s LAB111 — the cult cinema located in a former anatomical pathology hospital — where it screened an eclectic selection of independent films from local and international filmmakers. 

 

Festival Director Kris De Meester looks back: "Watching independent and underground films often divides the audience into two distinct camps—those who love it and those who hate it. There's rarely an in-between. The audience for these films tends to be more critical, but undeniably passionate. Whether it's the subject matter or the unique style, controversy is sometimes part of the experience, making it thrilling to see how each screening unfolds."

 

The Amsterdam Independent Film Festival is excited to share with you today the 2024 award winners. The jury panel has chosen the following films as this year's finest:

 

Best Narrative Feature Film: 

The Accident (Italy) by Giuseppe Garau

 

Best Documentary Feature Film:

On Her Own Feet (Netherlands) by Janneke van der Ende, Robin Mes

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Best Narrative Short Film: 

The Fuse (Switzerland) by Kevin Haefelin

 

Best Documentary Short Film: 

Short Story of Longing (Norway) by Katinka Marie Hustad

 

Best Director: 

The Feast (Georgia) by Mariam Bitsadze

 

Best Acting: 

Giulia Mazzarino in The Accident (Italy) by Giuseppe Garau

 

Best Animated Film: 

Tennis, Oranges (United States) by Sean Pecknold

 

Best Experimental Film: 

Humanmachine (Germany) by Louis Brückner, Laura Baalmann

 

Best Super Short Film

Unseen (Netherlands) by Helmie Stil

 

Best Music Video: 

Wood Dove (United States) by David Jonathan Orr

 

Best Dance Film: 

Solus Rex (Netherlands) by Marta Lillioja

 

Best Dutch Film: 

Fuck-A-Fan (Netherlands) by Muriel d’Ansembourg

 

The Amsterdam Independent Film Festival would like to thank LAB111 and Velvet Room for their continued support, and all guests for coming out to enjoy another week full of independent cinema. See you all next year!

 

ABOUT AMSTERDAM INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL

At the Amsterdam Independent Film Festival, we focus on film. The glitz and glamour of show business in the mainstream film festival can sometimes detract from the true purpose of the event — the celebration of creative film-making. The festival will bring independent artistic visions to an audience that demands a more fulfilling experience than the latest Hollywood fare.

Official Selection 2024

 

Wood Dove (United States) by David Jonathan Orr

Fuck-A-Fan (Netherlands) by Muriel d’Ansembourg

M.A.D. (Costa Rica) by Andres Bronnimann

Frogs (Turkey) by Vehbi BozdaÄŸ

Tennis, Oranges (United States) by Sean Pecknold

Five (United States) by Scott Petill

Leaving Chouchou (France) by Lucie Demange

Humanmachine (Germany) by Louis Brückner, Laura Baalmann

Short Story of Longing (Norway) by Katinka Marie Hustad

Day of the Dead (Belgium) by Peter Bracke - Out of Competition

The Accident (Italy) by Giuseppe Garau

Jelly & Igloos (Belgium) by Kris De Meester - Out of Competition 

Nico (United States) by Max Olson

Furrie (France ) by Lucie Grannec

Fragments (United Kingdom) by Mélodie Roulaud

Reep (United States) by Jakub Blank

Crann na Beatha (Tree of Life) (Ireland) by Alan Power

A Body Like Mine (Germany) by Maja Classen & Puck

A Little Longer (Canada ) by Connor Kujawinski

Solus Rex (Netherlands) by Marta Lillioja

Thank you for your souvenir, UK! (United Kingdom) by Oushi Lin

Pappas Poppy (Norway) by Johanne Wilbrink

Unseen (Netherlands) by Helmie Stil

The Fuse (Switzerland) by Kevin Haefelin

While we where waiting (Netherlands) by Ludo Marbus

Cock (Norway) by Robin Jensen

The Feast (Georgia) by Mariam Bitsadze

Sleeping Close (Italy) by Giulio Pereno

Alone (United States) by S. Columbus

Coexistence (Dominican Republic) by José Gómez De Vargas

Armed with a Brush (Netherlands) by Nèma van Raalte

Fabulous Femininities (United Kingdom) by Jonothon Lees

On Her Own Feet (Netherlands) by Janneke van der Ende, Robin Mes

Descension (United States) by Sean Ryan

Six (United States) by Diana Cignoni

Ephemera (Netherlands) by Harukaze Legouge

Dramaturgy (Netherlands) by Denise Bakker

Omens (Belgium) by Maya Wuytack

Barrier (Canada) by Alexander Zip

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