Dutch films awarded at IDFA 2024
Thursday evening the winners of the competition programs of IDFA's 37th edition were announced during the Awards Ceremony in ITA(International Theater Amsterdam). Six Dutch films received a prize.
Still: Bestiari, Erbari, Lapidari - Massimo D'Anolfi & Martina Parenti
The IDFA Award for Best Directing (Envision Competitiion) went to Bestiari, Erbari, Lapidari by Massimo D'Anolfi & Martina Parenti. The jury: "We were struck by this film’s staggering ambition employed to challenge traditional knowledges by cinematic means. A tour de force of research and craft, the precision of its visual language, the tempo, the poetry, all speak of excellence in directing. For its creation of new ways of knowing and thinking, exploring our relationship to the world and its visual histories, we present the Best Directing award to Massimo D'Anolfi & Martina Parenti for Bestiaries, Herbaria, Lapidaries."
Lisa Schamlé won the IDFA DocLab Award for Immersive Non-Fiction for Me, a Depiction. The award is accompanied by a €5,000 cash prize. "Our jury recognizes a work that sets up a powerful dynamic between physical and digital representations of the body to actively engage audiences and create a maverick visual language. We enter a sensually charged and technically fortified environment where the artist asserts her body as her home: an act of liberation from stereotypes of beauty and sexuality. Schamlé designs a uniquely creative confrontation between artist and audiences, and offers a new direction for portraiture that invites collective participation,” reported the jury.
The DocLab Special Mention for Immersive Non-Fiction went to The Liminal (Netherlands/Lebanon/Palestine/Norway) by Alaa Al Minawi.
The IDFA Award for Best Youth Documentary (13+) went to Eefje Blankevoort and Lara Aerts for Everything Will Be Alright. The award is accompanied by a €2,500 cash prize.
A special mention in the IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary (9-12) went to The Invisible Ones** by Martijn Blekendaal.
The IDFA Award for Best Dutch Film went to Luuk Bouwman for The Propagandist**. The award is accompanied by a €5,000 cash prize.
For more information about the IDFA 2024 awards, click here.
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*Film is supported by the Netherlands Film Fund
**Film is supported by the Production Incentive