Armand directed by Halfdan Ullman Tøndel won the Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 32nd Hamptons International Film Festival. Viktor, directed by Olivier Sarbil, received the Award for Best Documentary Feature.
L’Avance, directed by Djiby Kebe, received the Award for Best Narrative Short Film, and Until He’s Back, directed by Jacqueline Baylon, won for Best Documentary Short Film. Both films will qualify for Academy Awards® consideration.
The Narrative Competition Jury recognized Nicolas Keppens’s Beautiful Men with a Special Jury Prize for its comedy, originality and thoughtful portrayal of masculinity. The Documentary Competition Jury recognized Walk With Me with a Special Jury Prize for director Heidi Levitt’s intimacy and generosity.
Hamptons International Film Festival audiences selected narrative feature Bob Trevino Likes It, directed by Tracie Laymon, and documentary feature The World According to Allee Willis, directed by Alexis Spraic, for this year’s Audience Awards. A Swim Lesson, directed by Rashida Jones & Will McCormack received this year’s Audience Award for Best Short Film.
Other awards went to Zurawski V Texas, directed by Maisie Crow & Abbie Perrault, for the 2024 Artemis Rising Foundation Award for Social Impact; Jane Austen’s Period Drama, directed by Julia Aks and Steve Pinder, was awarded the 2024 Peter Macgregor-Scott Memorial Award; Antidote, directed by James Jones, was awarded the Brizzolara Family Foundation Award for Films of Conflict and Resolution; I’m Your Venus, directed by Kimberly Reed, was presented with the Victor Rabinowitz & Joanne Grant Award for Social Justice; Checkpoint Zero, directed by Joshua Zeman, received the Zelda Penzel “Giving Voice to the Voiceless” Award; and Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, directed by Tyler Taormina, was awarded the 2024 Suffolk County Next Exposure Grant.
The festival also honored Demi Moore with the Career Achievement in Acting Award; Liev Schreiber with the Dick Cavett Artistic Champion Award; Clarence Maclin with the Breakthrough Performer Award; Malcolm Washington with the Breakthrough Director Award; and Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein with the Achievement in Screenwriting Award.
“We congratulate all of our award winners and thank them for bringing their incredible stories and creative art to our audiences out East,” said HamptonsFilm Artistic Director David Nugent. This year brought projects and storytellers from across the globe. Seeing how many projects had the power to personally touch our filmgoers is what brings us back each year. We are thankful to everyone including our staff, filmmakers, volunteers and audiences who make the festival possible each year.”
HIFF 2024 Award Winners
HIFF Award Winner for Best Narrative Feature
ARMAND, directed by Halfdan Ullman Tøndel
HIFF Award Winner for Best Documentary Feature
VIKTOR, directed by Olivier Sarbil
HIFF Best Documentary Feature Special Mention
WALK WITH ME, directed by Heidi Levitt
HIFF Award Winner for Best Narrative Short Film
L’AVANCE, directed by Djiby Kebe
HIFF Award Winner for Best Documentary Short Film
UNTIL HE’S BACK, directed by Jacqueline Baylon
HIFF Best Narrative Short Film Special Mention
BEAUTIFUL MEN, directed by Nicolas Keppens
HIFF Audience Award Winner for Best Narrative Feature
BOB TREVINO LIKES IT, directed by Tracie Laymon
HIFF Audience Award Winner for Best Documentary Feature
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO ALLEE WILLIS, directed by Alexis Spraic
HIFF Audience Award Winner for Best Short Film
A SWIM LESSON, directed by Rashida Jones & Will McCormack
The Peter Macgregor-Scott Memorial Award
JANE AUSTEN’S PERIOD DRAMA, directed by Julia Aks and Steve Pinder
The 2024 Brizzolara Family Foundation Award to Films of Conflict and Resolution
ANTIDOTE, directed by James Jones
Victor Rabinowitz and Joanne Grant Award for Social Justice
I’M YOUR VENUS, directed by Kimberly Reed
The Zelda Penzel Giving Voice to the Voiceless Award
CHECKPOINT ZOO, directed by Joshua Zeman
Suffolk County Next Exposure Grant
CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLER’S POINT, directed by Tyler Taormina
The Sherzum Award
A NICE INDIAN BOY, directed by Roshan Sethi
SABBATH QUEEN, directed by Sandi DuBowski
New York Women in Film & Television Award for Excellence in Narrative Filmmaking
BOB TREVINO LIKES IT, Tracie Laymon
New York Women in Film & Television Award for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking
THE LAST OF THE SEA WOMEN, Sue Kim
University Short Film Awards
PRAEIS, directed by Dovydas Drakšas (London Film School)
TORNADO, directed by Jack Kendrick (NYU)
BUG DINER, directed by Phoebe Jane Hart (California Institute of the Arts)
MY MORNING, directed by Liav Tamuz (Minshar School for Art, Israel)
THE TRUCK, directed by Elizabeth Rao (NYU)
Special Awards
Career Achievement in Acting Award
Demi Moore
Dick Cavett Artistic Champion Award
Liev Schreiber
Breakthrough Performer Award
Clarence Maclin
Breakthrough Director Award
Malcolm Washington
Achievement in Screenwriting Award
Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein