Festival Winners 2024 Best Documentary Short – A Family Portrait, Queens Directed by Billy Silva Best Narrative Short Film (U.S. Cinema) – Border Hopper Directed by Nico Casavecchia Best Animated Short – Criminal Directed by Robe Imbriano Best Narrative Short World – Dawn Every Day Directed by Amir Youssef Audience Award Best Short – Fannie Directed by Christine Swanson Best Narrative Feature (U.S Cinema) – FREIGHT: The Five Incarnations of Abel Green Directed by J. Alphonse Nicholson Best Feature Film World Cinema – From Ground Zero Directed by Wissam Moussa, Nidal Damo, Ahmed Hassouna, Alaa Ayoub, Karim Satoum, Bashar Al Babisi, Khamis Masharawi, Nida'A Abu Hasna, Tamer Nijim, Ahmed Al Danaf, Rima Mahmoud, Muhammad Al Sharif, Basil El Maqousi, Mustafa Al Nabih, Rabab Khamis, Mustafa Kulab, Alaa Damo, Hana Eleiwa, Mahdi Kreirah, Aws Al Banna, Islam Al Zeriei, Etimad Washah Best Documentary Feature – It Was All a Dream Directed by Dream Hampton Best Narrative Short Film World Cinema – My Son Went Quiet Directed by Ian Bawa Best Animated Short – Pacemaker Directed by Christopher Lennertz, Brian Vincent-Rhodes Best Female Director in a Feature Film – Paint Me a Road Out of Here Directed by Catherine Gund Best Young Creator – Primero, Sueno Directed by Andres Lira Audience Award Best Feature – Songs From the Hole Directed by Contessa Gayles Best Young Creator – Sunday in August Directed by Troy Charbonnet Best Narrative Short US – Tender Thoughts Directed by Anndi Jinelle Liggett Best Experimental Film – The Archive: Queer Nigerians Directed by Simisolaoluwa Akande Best Narrative Feature-World– The Battle Directed by Vera Egito Best Female Director in a Short Film – The River Directed by Herrana Addisu Best Experimental Film – What Were You Meant For? Directed by Kevin Brooks Best Documentary Short – When There Are No Words Directed by Gabriella Canal
