2024 Atlanta Film Festival Award Winners Include Michael Showalter and Bill Duke

The Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference has announced its 2024 winners, including The idea of ​​you director Michael Showalter and Deep coverageIt’s Bill Duke.

The festival took place from April 25 to May 5 in Atlanta, Georgia.

There were 15 winners in total, with the winners of the jury award categories for Narrative Short Film, Animated Short Film and Documentary Short Film qualifying for the 2024 Academy Awards.

This year, Michael Showalter, director of the Amazon MGM Studios romantic comedy The idea of ​​you with Anne Hathaway, received the Rebel Award, which honors someone who eschewed typical industry expectations and forged their own path, defying norms and naysayers. The award is inspired by Atlantans who were not afraid to break the mold, speak up and create change.

Other winners include Deep coverage director Bill Duke who received the Ossie Davis Award for Cinematic Innovation. Named in honor of one of Georgia’s most beloved film talents, it recognizes creative excellence and dynamic contributions to the art of cinema while promoting human dignity and social justice.

Nearly a quarter of the 153 films selected this year had links to Georgian filmmakers. With 118 countries represented in the selections, more than 24% of the films had links to Georgian filmmakers. Nearly half of the selections were made by female or non-binary filmmakers, while 59% came from Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC) filmmakers.

More than 16,000 people attended the festival’s events, screenings and panels in person throughout the 11-day festival, and another 4,000 participated virtually. Registration is currently open for the 49th annual festival, which will take place from April 24 to May 4, 2025.

Other highlights of the awards ceremony included Célia Bousebaa’s award Amakkiwhich won the prize for best documentary feature, and that of Vera Egito The battle, which won the award for best narrative feature film. Oscar qualifying awards went to Rachel Mow’s “The Sun Is Bad” for Best Animated Short Film, and “Mr. Bold” for Best Narrative Short Film and Devon Blackwell’s “Goodbye Morganza” for Best Animated Short Film. best documentary short film.

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See the full list of 2024 Atlanta Film Festival award winners below

SPECIAL PRICES

The rebel price:

Introduced to: Michael Showalter, director of “The Idea of ​​You”

Ossie Davis Award for Cinematic Innovation:

Introduced to: Bill Duke, director of “DEEP COVER”

JURY PRIZE

Best Documentary Feature:

Special mention: HAPPY CAMPERS, dir. Amy Nicholson

Winner: AMAKKI, dir. Célia Bousebaa

Best Narrative Feature Film:

Special mention from the jury: SOLEILS ATIKAMEKW, dir. Chloe Leriche

Winner: THE BATTLE, dir. Vera Égito

Best Animated Short Film:

Winner: THE SUN IS BAD, dir. Rachel Mow

Best documentary short film:

Winner: GOODBYE MORGANZA, dir. Devon Blackwell

Best Narrative Short Film:

Special mentions from the jury:

A SATISFIED CUSTOMER, dir. WATTS (Jenna and Tripp Watt)

Mr. BOLD, dir. Aiman ​​Mimiko

Winner: Shut up and fish, dir. Raul Sánchez and Pasqual Gutiérrez

Best Cinematography (presented by Panavision and Light Iron):

Special mention from the jury: THE BATTLE, Director of photography – William Etchebehere, dir. Vera Égito

Winner: SOLEILS ATIKAMEKW, Director of Photography – Glauco Bermudez, dir. Chloe Leriche

Georgia Feature Film Award:

Winner: FACELESS AFTER DARK, dir. Raymond Bois

Georgia Short Film Award:

Special mentions from the jury:

DEFINITELY NOT A MONSTER, dir. Brea Cola Angelo

PRELUDE OF A STORY, dir. Ashley Salman

Winner: MAKAYLA’S VOICE, dir. Julio Palacio

AUDIENCE AWARD

Feature Film Audience Award:

Winner: THE SOUTH HAS SOMETHING TO SAY, dir. Tyson Horne, Ryon Horne

Short Film Audience Award:

Winner: MAKAYLA’S VOICE, dir. Julio Palacio

SCREENPLAY COMPETITION

Feature film screenplay:

Winners: “Belonging” by Liz Fields, “HEARTRACE” by Will Bermender and “Lo & Em” by Claire Audrey Aguayo

Pilot scenario:

Winner: “Gallatin” by Ryan Skinner

Short scenario:

Winner: “Handle with Care” by Allison Orr Block

Main image: A photo of The battle, courtesy of Manoela Estellita and ATLFF