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2024 AFI FEST Offered by CANVA Introduced
Jury Prize Winner
Reside-action Shorts, Documentary Shorts and Animated Shorts Winners
Eligible for Academy Award® consideration
Music competition confirms report attendance
Ticket and cross gross sales elevated by greater than 30%
Publish instantly – Los Angeles, California, October 28, 2024 – The American Movie Institute (AFI) at present introduced the Grand Jury Prize winners and Particular Point out Awards for the 2024 AFI FEST offered by Canva. Winners of the Jury Prize for Reside Motion Brief, Documentary Brief and Animated Brief might be eligible to compete for the 2024 Academy Awards® for Finest Reside Motion Brief, Finest Documentary Brief and Finest Animated Brief. This yr’s jury consists of Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sophia Nellie Allison, movie programmer Nora Bernard, and comic, actor, filmmaker, podcaster, and writer Paul Shea composed of you.
Jury Prize – Reside Motion Brief Movie
Two individuals alternate saliva (administrators Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh)
The jury acknowledged: “For its 36 minutes, this movie deserves reward for exhibiting how want and longing collide in a capitalist society, whereas exhibiting how queer illustration is commonplace.”
Jury Prize – Documentary Brief Movie
The Land of Misplaced Toys (directed by Nicholas Staczewski)
The jury acknowledged: “This revealing documentary challenges our perceptions and explores the humanity of a bunch of individuals in Detroit who not solely combat for their very own survival, but additionally for these of their friends who can not survive alone.”
Jury Prize – Animated Brief Movie
HUMANTIS (directed by Paris Bailey)
Jury assertion: “HUMANTIS is a surprising murals that delves into the complexities and challenges of change, and the sudden magnificence that emerges from self-transformation and acceptance. Cease-motion animation infuses otherworldly visible storytelling A brand new life that demonstrates the depth of vibrant creativeness and skillful craftsmanship.
Particular point out by the jury
Freedom and Expression Jury Particular Point out – Reside Motion Brief Movie
Brief movie about kids (director Ibrahim Handal)
The jury acknowledged: “By way of its light-hearted model and cinematic language, we’re transported right into a world the place, with a bit of ingenuity, burdened younger individuals can expertise pleasure and self-determination.”
New Voices – Documentary Brief Jury Particular Point out
You are too delicate (director Chen Dan)
The jury acknowledged: “You are So Delicate receives particular point out for its distinctive method to reimagining household movies, not solely documenting what we need to be seen and remembered, but additionally revealing the complexities of telling the story of household dynamics. Personal moments.”
Craft Animated Brief Jury Particular Point out
Silent Panorama (directed by Nicolas Pires)
Jury assertion: “The jury acknowledges Silent Panorama and singles out its inventive craftsmanship for the best way this refined and immersive story involves life fantastically and meticulously on a single web page.”
This yr’s competition noticed report attendance, with ticket and cross gross sales up 30% in comparison with final yr.
The competition lineup consists of 6 pink carpet premieres, 13 particular screenings, 13 excellent movie picks, 15 discovery movies, 12 world cinema picks, 14 documentaries, 4 After Darkish movies, 54 quick movie competitors movies and 28 movies from the AFI Conservatory of Music Showcase produced by AMC Networks. Of the movies within the Official Choice, 48% have been directed by feminine and non-binary filmmakers, and 26% have been directed by BIPOC filmmakers. There are 4 world premieres, 6 North American premieres and seven US premieres. This system represents 44 international locations and has received 9 Oscars for Finest Worldwide Characteristic Movie® Submitted works embrace “DAHOMEY” (Senegal), “GRAND TOUR” (Portugal), “I’M STILL HERE” (Brazil), “SANTOSH” (UK), “THE SEED OF THE SACRED Fig” (Germany), ” SUJO” (Mexico), “UNDER THE VOLCANO” (Poland), Lingua Franca (Canada) and VERMIGLIO (Italy). The competition additionally hosted two particular occasions: “Director Highlight: Robert Zemeckis in Dialog with Tom Hanks” and “Pitch Good: Creating Impactful Visuals from a Storyteller’s Perspective”
AFI Conservatory of Music alumni filming at AFI FEST embrace Andrea Arnold, Carolina Costa, Amanda Freedman, Alfonso Gon Affonso Gonçalves, Heidi Levitt, Charlie McDowell, Rachel Morrison, Samir Oliveros Oliveros and Paul Schrader.
Returning filmmakers embrace Andrea Arnold, Maura Delpero, Mati Diop, Jeanne Drouet, Miguel Gomez, Alain Girardi, Damian Kocur, Philippe Lesage, Longano Nyoni, Jenny Patulle, Alex Ross Perry, Mohamed Rasolov, Cecil Rousey, Hong Sang-soo , Paul Schrader, Chris Smith, Faye Tsakas and Jia Zhangke.
Company attending the competition embrace Pam Abdi, J.J. Abrams, Amy Adams, Sophia Nally Allison, Fred Armisen, Glenn Ballard , Lance Bangs, Scott Baker, Alan Bergman, Nora Bernard, Paul Bettany, Leslie Bibb, Jacqueline Bisset, Laurent Bouzereau, Gerla De Casale, Samantha Casciano/Ben Chaplin/Tommy Chung/Glenn Shut/Toni Collette/Jennifer Connelly/Ryan Coogler/ Merlyn Crossingham/Maisie Crowe/Ted Danson/Dr. Austin Dennard/Julie Delpy/Zoey Deutch/Michelle Dockery/Molly Duane/Gustavo Dudamel, Chloe East, Francesca Eastwood, Jean-Pique Firstberg, William Goldenberg, Hugh Grant , Tom Hanks, John Hillcoat, Nicholas Hoult, Thomas Horton, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ron Howard, Jon Huertas, Marianne Jean- Baptiste, Barry Jenkins, Jarrell Jerome, Angelina Jolie, Caleb Landry Jones, Spike Jonze, Katherine Kennedy, Christy Marcosco Krieger, Ed Lachman, Jennifer Lawrence, Pablo Larraín, Philippe Lesage, Jennifer Lopez, Leonard Maltin, Cheech Marin, Frank Marshall, Charlie McDowell, Malcolm McDowell, Seldon Merlo, Logan Miller/Rachel Morrison/Mark Mothersbaugh/Robert Mothersbaugh/Oscar Noone Si / Elizabeth Olsen / Nick Park / Noah Parker / Dylan Penn / Abby Perrault / Andrea Riseborough / Anthony Robles / Judy Robles / Sam Rockwell / LaMel Rose / Eric Rose / Tom Rothman Santigold, Peter Sarsgaard, Paul Scheer, Paul Schrader, Alan Silver Terry, Laurence Sher, Stacey Sher, Jurnee Smollett, Steven Spielberg, Mary Steenburgen, George Stevens Jr., Sharon Stone, Sophie Thaw Cher, Fernanda Torres, John Turturro, Milo Ventimiglia, Lulu Wang, Diane Warren, Matthew Weiner, Nat Wolff, Brian Woods, Robin Wright , Cedric Yarbrough, Robert Zemeckis, Amy Ziering, Amanda Zulawski and Wallace and Gromit.
Canva is the unique sponsor of AFI FEST. FIJI Water is the official water sponsor of the competition. Company companions of AFI FEST 2024 embrace premium sponsors Apple Unique Movies, AMC Networks, First Leisure Credit score Union, Amazon MGM Studios and Netflix. The Envelope of the Los Angeles Occasions is the competition’s main media companion. Official media companions embrace The Wall Road Journal, Selection, The Hollywood Reporter and ABC7 On the Purple Carpet. Affiliated media companions embrace TheWrap, IndieWire, Display screen Worldwide and KCRW.
To be taught extra about AFI FEST, go to FEST.AFI.com
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Concerning the American Movie Institute (AFI)
The American Movie Institute (AFI) is a nonprofit group whose mission is to advertise the transferring picture as an artwork kind. Based in 1967, AFI produced the primary complete historical past of American cinema and sparked the movie preservation motion in the US. In 1969, AFI opened the AFI Conservatory, a graduate program for narrative filmmakers. The faculty boasts Dennis Davis, Alfonso Goncalves, Suzanne Grant, Matthew Libatique, David Lynch, Melina Matsoukas and Rachel Morrison and different alumni are rated as one of many prime movie colleges in the US. AFI’s lengthy custom consists of the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors masters of labor which have stood the take a look at of time; the AFI Award, which acknowledges the inventive groups behind the yr’s most excellent display tales; and educational endeavors such because the AFI Characteristic Movie Catalog and the AFI Archives to protect movie historical past for future generations. AFI exhibition packages embrace AFI FEST offered by Canva and year-round exhibitions on the AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Middle in Maryland. AFI Movie Membership is a vacation spot for movie lovers around the globe to rejoice and interact with the artwork kind every single day. Different groundbreaking packages embrace workshops aimed toward rising range within the storytelling group, together with the AFI DWW+ and the AFI Ladies in Cinematography Intensive. Go to AFI.com to find out about all these packages and extra, and comply with us on social media at Fb.com/
About AFI FEST hosted by Canva
Now in its thirty eighth yr, AFI FEST offered by Canva is a world-class occasion showcasing the most effective movies from across the globe. This yr’s competition might be held in Los Angeles from October 23 to 27, 2024. Film sound. AFI FEST offered by Canva consists of high-profile movies, together with Q&As with the movie’s forged and crew, and a wealthy lineup of fiction and non-fiction options and shorts, offering a one-of-a-kind expertise for film followers. For extra data, go to FEST.AFI.com. Comply with the AFI Movie Competition at Fb.com/AFIFEST Twitter.com/AFIFESTInstagram/
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