The 11th Annual Fine Arts Film Festival Award Winners!

Award Winners for FAFF 2024:

Best Feature Documentary: Bromley: Light After Dark
Director: Sean Patrick McDonald (Australia)
Feature Documentary, 94 minutes

Best Director:  Sean Patrick McDonald (Australia)
for Bromley: Light After Dark

Best Historical Documentary:
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Director: David Bickerstaff (UK)
Feature Documentary, 93 minutes
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Arte Povera, Notes For History
Director: Andrea Bettinetti (Italy)
Feature Documentary, 88 minutes
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Guercino: An Art Love Story
Director: Giulia Giapponesi (Italy)
Feature Documentary, 63 minutes

Best Short Documentary: Sack Race With Knives: The Curious Art of Kevin Titzer
Director: Jordan Barclay (US)
Short Documentary, 25 minutes

Best Cinematography: The Glitter Factory
Cinematographer: Alexander Rynéus (Sweden)
Short Documentary: 51 minutes

Best Editing: The Circle
Director: Evgeniy Bakirov (Russia)
Short Documentary: 10 minutes

Best Original Score: In Between Realities
Composer: Michel van der Aa (Netherlands)
Short Documentary: 18 minutes

Best Animated Film: Take Care
Director: Kaylee Hatfield (US)
Animated Film, 9 minutes

Best Experimental Film: Stratis
Director: Antonis Maros (Greece)
Experimental Film, 11 minutes

Best Student Film: Strokes
Director: David Colin William Crump (UK)
Student Film, 5 minutes

Best Music/Performance Film: Beyond the Off Screen
Director: Axel Robin (Canada)
Music/Performance Video, 10 minutes

FAFF Impact Award: Weree
Director: Tal Amiran (UK)
Short Documentary, 15 minutes
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Faces of Silence
Director: Vicente Bordeu Barros (Chile)
Short Documentary, 22 minutes
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Dimensions of Absence
Director: Sjors Swierstra (Netherlands)\
Short Documentary, 16 minutes

A few examples of the exceptional lineup are feature documentaries Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition from director David Bickerstaff (UK), with new discoveries about his process, and Guercino - An Art Love Story by director Giulia Giapponesi (Italy), a story about a one of the greatest artist who has almost been lost to history. Standout shorts include Sack Race with Knives: The Curious Art of Kevin Titzer directed by Jordan Barclay (US) and Faces of Silence by director Vicente Bordeu Barros (Chile). Engaging non-documentary shorts include the truly unique Beyond the Off-Screen from director Axel Robin (Canada).

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