LEFFEST Awards 2024

16.11.2024

LEFFEST Best Film AwardThe Seed of the Sacred Fig, by Mohammad Rasoulof

Grand Jury Award João Bénard da Costa
The Shrouds, by David Cronenberg, and Meeting with Pol Pot, by Rithy Panh

Jury Award
Black Dog, by Guan Hu

Jury Special Award

Best Female Performance for the Actress Ensemble in Vermiglio, by Maura Delpero: Martina Scrinzi, Roberta Rovelli, Carlotta Gamba, Rachele Potrich, Anna Thaler, Orietta Notari and Sara Serraiocco
Best Male Performance for actor Karim Leklou in the film Jim’s Story (Le Roman de Jim), by Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu

The Jury of the Discoveries competition, Estrella Araiza, Carmo Afonso, and João Jaime Pires, awarded the TAP Revelation Award ex-aequo to Kneecap, by Rich Peppiatt, and Ghost Trail (Les Fantômes), by Jonathan Millet.

The Jury of the International Film School Meetings section, Billy Woodberry, Isabél Zuaa, and Frieder Schlaich, awarded the Best Short Film Award – Film Schools to: Solo, by Carolina Rosendo, a student at ESTC (Portugal); and Portrait, by Kennedy Love-Green, a student at UCLA (USA).

The trophies are a creation of the artist Julião Sarmento.