Atikamekw Suns by Chloé Leriche won the coveted Grand Chameleon and the Best Narrative Feature awards at the 27th edition of the Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) which wrapped up on Sunday, June 9th. Impossible Town by Meg Griffiths and Scott Faris took home the award for Best Documentary Feature.
Marco Ursino, BFF Director, said this, “All of the films selected to screen at this year’s BFF are winners. We had 3,351 films, a festival record, from 103 countries for our 27th edition. I think that being part of the 158 films selected (including kidsfilmfest program) to be presented at the festival, it’s already a big win. We are thrilled to once again show our audiences what the world of filmmaking has to offer. Thank you to all of the filmmakers for sharing their immersive films with us.”
Complete list of winners of the 2024 Brooklyn Film Festival awards
Grand Chameleon
ATIKAMEKW SUNS by CHLOÉ LERICHE
Best Narrative Feature
ATIKAMEKW SUNS by CHLOÉ LERICHE
Best Documentary
IMPOSSIBLE TOWN by MEG GRIFFITHS and SCOTT FARIS
Best Short Documentary
SHOTPLAYER by SAM SHAINBERG
Best Narrative Short
BLOOD LIKE WATER by DIMA HAMDAN
Best Animation
TOMORROW by ARYASB FEIZ
Best Experimental
REANIMATIONS by BENJAMIN BERTRAM GOLDMAN
Best New Director
DISTANCIA by T.S. MEEKS
Best Brooklyn Project
BEN AND SUZANNE, A REUNION IN 4 PARTS by SHAUN SENEVIRATNE
Spirit Awards
Feature Narrative: UNDER MY SKIN by PASCAL TESSAUD
Feature Documentary: ALL WE CARRY by CADY VOGE
Short Documentary: MY QUEERCEAÑERA by MARCOS NIEVES
Short Narrative: DECISION by NEGAR EBNALI
Experimental: THE TIGHTROPE WALKER WITH HIS DAUGHTER ON HIS SHOULDERS CROSSING THE DANUBE CANAL AT A HEIGHTOF 40 METRES by VICTORIA HALPER
Animation: JUS D’ORANGE by ALEXANDRE ATHANÉ
Audience Awards
Feature Narrative: THE TEACHER by FARAH NABULSI
Feature Documentary: SMALL TOWN UNIVERSE by KATIE DELLAMAGGIORE
Short Documentary: DAYS OF HATE by OLIVER SHAHERY
Short Narrative: BLOQUÉ by MIGUEL ORTIZ
Experimental: LIVING REALITY by PHILIP THOMPSON
Animation: MIRA by EVA LOUISE HALL
KidsFilmFest: LOW DOWN LARRY VERSUS THE GIANT REPTILE by SAMMY VERNI
Certificates of Outstanding Achievement
Producer: WILLIAM ANDREW WEN, ZOE XUE & LULU LU for GARDEN IN THE SKY
Screenplay: KATHY MENG & HARRY BACON for WILLOW AND WU
Cinematography: PETRUS CARIRY for HEAVIER IS THE SKY
Editing: CHIARA MAROTTA for Z.O. (EASTERN ZONE)
Style: LIANNE SONIA WALDEN for DÉRIVE
Original Score: DAN DEACON for A BODY CALLED LIFE
Actor Female: MITZI AKAHA for CHAPERONE
Actor Male: NAIM BAKHTIAR for DOM JUAN