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