The Denver Movie Pageant has introduced the winners of its annual Viewers Awards and Pageant Juried Awards, with movies like “Bob Trevino Likes It” and “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” taking high prizes.
Following the conclusion of the forty seventh version of the competition, which ran from November 1 to November 10, Denver Movie Pageant inventive director Matthew Campbell mentioned through assertion, “This 12 months’s Denver Movie Pageant introduced us improbable movies, phenomenal visitors, and unforgettable experiences. The movies acknowledged this 12 months inform robust tales by highly effective views, offering viewers with the prospect to see themselves on the display whereas additionally seeing one thing fully new. We’re honored to acknowledge so many voices, each new and acquainted, and to deliver these tales to audiences proper right here in Denver.”
It’s value noting that, outdoors of the viewers favourite quick movie “Jellyfish and Lobster,” the viewers award winners weren’t eligible for juried prizes. The Denver Movie Pageant additionally handed out beforehand introduced particular person awards all through the competition run, together with the John Cassavetes Award to “Lilly” actress Patricia Clarkson, the Profession Achievement Award to “Dìdi” star Joan Chen, and the Excellence in Performing Award to each “Arduous Truths” lead Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and “September 5” actor Ben Chaplin.
See the complete checklist of Denver Movie Pageant winners under.
The next movies have been acknowledged because the Individuals’s Selection Award winners for the forty seventh Denver Movie Pageant by a tally of ballots forged by screening attendees.
Narrative Function: “Bob Trevino Likes It”
Director: Tracie Laymon
Nation: United States
Documentary Function: “Champions of the Golden Valley”
Director: Ben Sturgulewski
Nation: United States
Brief Movie: “Jellyfish and Lobster”
Director: Yasmin Afifi
Nation: United Kingdom
Krzysztof Kieslowski Award for Greatest Function Movie
The Krzysztof Kieslowski Award is the Pageant’s longest-running juried award and is awarded for greatest function movie.
Greatest Function Movie: “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
Director: Mohammad Rasoulof
Nation: Iran, Germany, France
Greatest Function Movie Jury Assertion:
“A portrait of a household disintegrating, ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ is each compelling, enraging, and an act of nice braveness by director Mohammad Rasoulof. Combining deeply felt performances with actual footage of up to date protests in Iran, the winner of the Krzysztof Kieślowski award is a surprising have a look at resilience within the face of overwhelming political and private turmoil.”
Particular Point out Function Movie: “All We Think about as Gentle”
Director: Payal Kapadia
Nation: France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg
Particular Point out Function Jury Assertion
“Need, love, faith, class, gender, and social buildings all come underneath director Payal Kapadia’s shut and delicate gaze. The ensemble’s tender and unadorned performances additionally deserve Particular Point out.”
Jurors:
Daniel D’Addario, Chief Correspondent, Selection
Briana Rodriguez, Editor-in-Chief, Backstage Journal
Maysles Brothers Award for Greatest Documentary
Al Maysles was a long-time supporter and contributor to the Denver Movie Pageant. The annual award for Greatest Documentary is introduced in his title.
Greatest Documentary: “Mistress Dispeller”
Director: Elizabeth Lo
Nation: China, United States
Greatest Documentary Jury Assertion:
“We the jury have chosen to present the Maysles Brothers’ Award for documentary to the movie ‘Mistress Dispeller’ for its perception into an interesting subculture, and emphasis on the significance of group.”
Jurors:
Marcus Jones, Awards Editor, IndieWire
Amy Schneider, Author, Public Speaker, “Jeopardy” Match of Champions Winner
Abbey White, Affiliate Editor, The Hollywood Reporter
American Unbiased Award Winner: Shade Ebook
Director: David Fortune
Nation: United States
American Unbiased Award Jury Assertion:
“All of those movies are lovely, private and really spectacular feats of manufacturing. We’re so grateful that you just’ve put this work out into the collective conscience. However for its attractive route, stellar cinematography, out of this world performances, and a story that’s fantastically crafted and filled with coronary heart, the jury awards the 2024 American Unbiased Award to ‘Shade Ebook’.”
Jurors:
Joanna Calo, Showrunner, “The Bear”
Taylor John Smith, Actor, “The place the Crawdads Sing”
Carl Ogawa, Producer, Berlanti Productions
Grand Jury Award: “Tennis, Oranges”
Director: Sean Pecknold
Nation: United States
Grand Jury Award for Greatest Brief Movie Jury Assertion:
“Sean Pecknold has created an creative and enormously courageous have a look at the universality of loneliness. On this imaginative cease animation, we expertise the shortage of objective in life from a vacuum cleaner robotic’s standpoint who meets an previous rabbit. Lonely and dreaming of his youthful days, the rabbit with the assistance of the robotic, rediscovers his physique, and dances for a final time. Deeply poignant, this story helps us to find what’s unknown about our existence, and most significantly, to appreciate that connecting to somebody is what makes life value residing. The Grand Jury Prize for Greatest Brief goes to ‘Tennis, Oranges’.”
Greatest Scholar Dwell Motion Brief: “Bye Bye, Bowser”
Director: Jasmin Baumgartner
Nation: Austria
Greatest Scholar Dwell Motion Brief Jury Assertion:
“For its endearing ambition and vivid portrait of this technology’s youth, the jury awards ‘Bye Bye, Bowser’ because the Dwell Motion Scholar Brief Winner.”
Greatest Scholar Animation Brief: “Humanity”
Director: Tereza Kovandová
Nation: Czech Republic
Greatest Scholar Animation Brief Jury Assertion:
“For its pleasant seek for the irreverent and its darkly humorous depiction of what could make anybody go over the sting, the jury want to acknowledge ‘Humanity’ because the winner of the Scholar Animated Shorts class.”
Particular Point out for Directing: “Sauna Day”
Director: Anna Hints, Tushar Prakash
Nation: Estonia
Particular Point out Jury Assertion:
“For its refreshing portrayal of male intimacy the jury want to give a directing particular point out to ‘Sauna Day’.”
Particular Point out for Promising New Filmmaker: “Crow Man”
Director: Yohann Abdelnour
Nation: Lebanon
Particular Point out for Achievement in Performing: “Jellyfish and Lobster”
Director: Yasmin Afifi
Nation: United Kingdom
Particular Point out for Boldness of Imaginative and prescient: “Make Me a Pizza”
Director: Talia Shea Levin
Nation: United States
Particular Point out Jury Assertion:
“For its originality, audacity and really no holds barred strategy to outrageous material, the particular point out for Boldness of Imaginative and prescient goes to ‘Make Me A Pizza’.”
Particular Point out for Social Affect: “Dragfox”
Director: Lisa Ott
Nation: United Kingdom
Particular Point out Jury Assertion:
“For its sensitivity, accessibility, and timeliness, with a improbable musical quantity besides, the Particular Point out for Social Affect goes to ‘Dragfox’.”
Particular Point out for Generational Imaginative and prescient and Preservation of the Ecosystem: “Drago”
Director: Daniel Zvereff
Nation: United States
Jurors:
Gabriela Ortega, Filmmaker, Huella
Jean-Louis Rodrigue, Performing Coach & Motion Director
Rachel Walker, Programmer, Palm Springs ShortFest
Music on Movie – Movie on Music Documentary Grant Awards (MOFFOM)
Now in its eighth 12 months, the MOFFOM Grant gives as much as $20,000 yearly in ending funds for documentary productions particularly for music licensing, scoring, and composition.
2024 MOFFOM Grant Recipients
“Los Lobos Native Sons”
Description:
“Los Lobos Native Sons,” is the last word, licensed chronicle of the band Los Lobos. From their youth experiences in East Los Angeles by their rise as an unlikely workforce of cultural heroes, this function documentary boasts unprecedented, unique entry to the band and their private archives.
MOFFOM Jury Assertion:
We the MOFFOM Jury hereby award the $20,000 prize to “Los Lobos Native Sons,” a movie a few cultural establishment, the satisfaction of East Los Angeles, and, most significantly, kick-ass rock ‘n’ roll. Los Lobos, shaped in 1973, are usually not solely a pioneering pressure within the music world but in addition a deeply vital voice inside Latinx tradition. Their distinctive mix of Mexican folks, rock, and blues embodies the essence of the Chicano expertise, bridging generations and communities by music that’s each rooted in custom and revolutionary in its expression. Over the many years, the band has develop into a logo of cultural satisfaction, breaking limitations and defying expectations whereas staying true to their East L.A. roots. Their contributions to Latinx illustration in mainstream music, in addition to their collaboration with artists like Linda Ronstadt and Tom Waits, underscore their lasting affect. We stay up for seeing the filmmakers deliver this wealthy, multifaceted story to life.
Jurors:
Jonathan Palmer, Senior Vice President of Inventive Sync, BMG Rights Administration
Daniel Junge, Oscar and Emmy-winning filmmaker
Steve Knopper, Editor at Massive, Billboard
John Cassavetes Award
Patricia Clarkson, Actor, “Lilly”
Profession Achievement Award
Joan Chen, Actor, “Dìdi”
Excellence in Performing Award
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Actor, “Arduous Truths”
Ben Chaplin, Actor, “September 5″
5280 Award (Honoring distinctive cinematic work and movie collaboration)
“Saturday Night time”
Jason Reitman, Author/Director
Gil Kenan, Author
Eric Steelberg, Cinematographer
Gabriel LaBelle, Actor
Cory Michael Smith, Actor
CinemaQ LaBahn Ikon Movie Award
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, “All That We Love” and “It’s Okay”
Breakthrough Director Award
Nnamdi Asomugha, Director, “The Knife”
Excellence in Songwriting & Composing
Andrew Wyatt, Composer, “The Final Showgirl”
(unable to attend)
Rising Star Award
Ryan Future, Actor, “The Fireplace Inside”
Excellence in Directing Award
RaMell Ross, Director, “Nickel Boys”
Excellence in Writing Award
Virgil Williams, Author, “The Piano Lesson”
Malcolm Washington, Author, “The Piano Lesson”
Uncommon Pearl Award
“Emilia Pérez”
Director: Jacques Audiard
Nation: USA
Stan Brakhage Imaginative and prescient Award
Cecelia Condit
Maria and Tomasso Maglione Italian Filmmaker Award
Cristiana Dell’Anna, Actor, “Cabrini”
Editors Word: IndieWire Awards Editor Marcus Jones was a member of the jury for the Maysles Brothers Award for Greatest Documentary
