VIFF 2024 AWARD WINNERS
Below is the list of the 2024 Valkyrie Award Winners.
BEST DRAMA
“SHE WHO DARED”
DIRECTED BY GABRIELLE ROSSON
BEST FANTASY FILM
“LORELEI”
DIRECTED BY JAIME NEBEKER
BEST COMEDY
“PICKLED HERRING”
DIRECTED BY MILANA VAYNTRUB
BEST HORROR FILM
“WILDERNESS”
DIRECTED BY AMELIE LEROY
BEST SCI-FI FILM
“HOLY MOLY METEORITE”
DIRECTED BY V. LEIGH
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“TAKE THE ICE”
DIRECTED BY RACHEL KOTEEN
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
“THE ASIFA BANO STORY”
DIRECTED BY MINA ISABELLA JAFRIMALIK
OUTSTANDING WNY DOCUMENTARY
“CAR SPIDER”
DIRECTED BY VICTORIA HUTTON
BEST WNY FILM
“DIE DAME”
DIRECTED BY TAYLOR MARTIN
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
“LESSONS IN CAGE DECORATION”
DIRECTED BY KIMBERLY TE
BEST STUDENT FILM
“SHOWRUNNER”
DIRECTED BY MARIA GIAN
BEST WNY STUDENT
“CARNATIONS”
DIRECTED BY SARAH MEHANI
BREAKING STIGMA AWARD
“TRYING”
DIRECTED BY EMILY ALPREN
AMAZING MOTHER-DAUGHTER COLLABORATION
“DOORSLASH”
DIRECTED BY SABRINA PENA YOUNG
TRAILBLAZER AWARD
“INTERCEPTION: JAYNE KENNEDY: AMERICAN SPORTSCASTER”
DIRECTED BY SAFIYAH SONGHAI
RELEVANT REMINDER AWARD
“TRUST”
DIRECTED BY DIANE LANSING
VALKYRIE SPIRIT AWARD
“FIGHT FOR UKRAINE: 12 WOMEN’S WAR”
DIRECTED BY KAREN KANES FLOYD
OUTSTANDING EXPERIMENTAL WNY FILM
“INCANTATIONS”
DIRECTED BY AMANDA BESL
SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD
“OUTBOUND”
DIRECTED BY MISSY BELL
OUTSTANDING MICRO SHORT
“ALWAYS WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES”
DIRECTED BY ANGIE HANSEN
WAKE THE FRIGG UP AWARD
“WHITE FEMALE”
DIRECTED BY SARAH FALKINER
BREATHTAKING VISUALS
“SOLACE”
DIRECTED BY AMINAH HUGHES
OUTSTANDING SURREAL CINEMA AWARD
“BABY YAGA SMOKED ME OUT”
DIRECTED BY JULIA BERKEY
OUTSTANDING ADAPTATION
“BRUTUS”
DIRECTED BY JULIA SAMBORSKI
BEST ANIMATION
“UNDROWN”
DIRECTED BY SOFIA ANDREA HERNANDEZ, ANAHI COLOMBINA POBLETE, HAZEL FERNANDA GUARACHI
OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE FILM
“SHE’S THE PROTAGONIST”
DIRECTED BY SARAH CARLOT JABER
OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL FILM
“EUPNEA”
DIRECTED BY TRISH MORRISSEY
OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY
“FIREFLIES”
DIRECTED BY CRISTINA OTERO ROTH