2024 Flicker’s Rhode Island International Film Festival

Best Live Action Short
Grand Prize
Hearts of Stone

directed by Tom Van Avermaet | Belgium | 2024

First Prize
Gordie

directed by Jonathan Schupak | France | 2024

Best Short Animation
Grand Prize
And Granny Would Dance

directed by Maryam Mohajer | United Kingdom|2024

First Prize
Nun or Never

directed by Heta Jäälinoja | Finland | 2023

Best Short Documentary
Grand Prize
Eternal Father

directed by Ömer Sami | Denmark | 2023

First Prize
David Again

directed by Adam Elliott | United States | 2023

BEST FEATURE
Grand Prize
Algiers

directed by Chakib Taleb Bendiab | Algeria | 2024

First Prize
Within the Pines

directed by Paul Evans Thomas| Australia | 2024

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Grand Prize
Bad Faith

directed by Stephen George Ujlaki | United States | 2024

First Prize
Where Olive Trees Weep

directed by Zaya Benazzo, Maurizio Benazzo | United States, 2023

Dr. J. Gerald Lamoureux Award for Best Feature
Celebrating filmmakers from Canada
GRAND Prize
Evergreens

directed by Stephane Moukarzel | Canada, 2024

Dr. J. Gerald Lamoureux Award for Best Short Film
Celebrating Filmmakers from Canada
GRAND Prize
À toi les oreilles

directed by Alexandre Isabelle | Canada, 2024

FILMMAKER OF THE FUTURE AWARD
Presented to a filmmaker whose vision excites audiences and judges alike about the potential to produce compelling and successful films in the future.
GRAND Prize
Bo Youngblood

director of The Power Within. United States | 2024

BEST COMEDY FEATURE
Grand Prize
Alien Country

directed by Renny Grames, Boston McConnaughey | United States | 2023

First Prize
Anna Comes Home

directed by Amber Paulette Suzor | United States | 2023

BEST COMEDY SHORT
Grand Prize
Sitter

directed by James Arden | United Kingdom | 2024

First Prize
Two Minutes

directed by Jamie Benyon | United Kingdom | 2024

BEST EXPERIMENTAL
Grand Prize
What Remains

directed by Chloé Duval | France| 2024

First Prize
Geist Zeit

directed by Lydia Leiber | United States | 2024

BEST DIRECTOR
Grand Prize
Sardinia

directed by Paul Kowalski | Poland | 2024

First Prize
Bounce House

directed by Katie Rehbeck | United States, 2023

THE MARLYN MASON AWARD
New voices, new perspectives by women in film
Grand Prize
Scratch Off

directed by Tara E Sheffer | United States | 2023

First Prize
Interception: Jayne Kennedy • American Sportscaster

directed by Safiya Songhai | United States | 2023

Directorial Discovery Award
Grand Prize
Bits

directed by Lilliya Scarlett Reid | United States | 22 min. | 2024

First Prize
The Tributaries

directed by Kat Gueli | United States | 2024

SOLDIERS AND SACRIFICE AWARD
Celebrating Stories That Commemorate America’s Heroes
Grand Prize
THE FINAL SALUTE

directed by Joe Guarnieri | United States | 2023

HEARTS, MINDS, SOULS AWARD
Celebrating Films that Reflect the Jewish Experience.
Grand Prize
The Red Shoe

directed by K. Lorrel Manning | United States | 2024

First Prize
Daisy

directed by Catalina Kulczar | United States | 2023

BEST SCREENPLAY
Grand Prize
4th Dementia

directed by Ian Wexler | United States| 2024

First Prize
Apnées (Alarms)

directed by Nicolas Panay | France | 2023

NEW ENGLAND FILM FESTIVAL AWARD
Presented annually to a New England director whose work brings cinematic excellence to an international audience
Grand Prize
Bloodroot

directed by Lukas Huffman | United States | 2024

First Prize
DAWN

directed by Noah Zielinski, Claire Lin | United States | 2024

ALTERNATIVE SPIRIT AWARD (LGBTQ) SHORT
Presented annually to a New England director whose work brings cinematic excellence to an international audience
Grand Prize
The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge

directed by Michele Noble | United States| 2024

ALTERNATIVE SPIRIT AWARD (DOCUMENTARY)
Grand Prize
Seahorse Parents

Directed by Miriam Guttmann | Netherlands | 2023

ALTERNATIVE SPIRIT AWARD (FEATURE)
Grand Prize
Extremely Unique Dynamic

directed by Harrison Xu, Ivan Leung, Katherine Dudas | United States | 2023

BEST CHILDREN’S ANIMATED FILM
Grand Prize
Slime On!

directed by Ana Scheele, Long Huy Dao, Sophie Litvinenko| Germany | 2023

First Prize
Love Photosynthesis

directed by Alisa Zolonz | Ukraine | 2024

BEST CHILDREN’S LIVE ACTION SHORT
Grand Prize
Raising Thunder

directed by Kaleb Mckenna | Australia | 2023

First Prize
Vroom Vroom

directed by Alec Deland | United States | 2023

VORTEX SCI-FI, FANTASY & HORROR AWARD
Grand Prize
Girls

directed by Julien Hosmalin | France | 2024

First Prize
The Taster

directed by Sophia Bierend | Germany | 2022

BREAKING BOUNDARIES
Films that celebrate the endurance of the human spirit and resilience in the face of injustice
Grand Prize
The Boy With White Skin

directed by Simon Panay | France | 2023

First Prize
Muscat

directed by Philippe Grenier | Canada| 2023

BEST STUDENT FILM AWARD
College
Grand Prize
Handwoven

directed by Mason Cazalet, Dasha Levin, Mihika Das, Matthew Wisdom | United States | 2024

First Prize
The Human Fossil

directed by Rebecca Huang | United States| 2024

BEST STUDENT FILM AWARD
High School
Grand Prize
The Lake in the Sky

directed by Caleb Reese Paul| United States | 2024

First Prize
Happiness in the Palm of Her Hand

rected by Ella Janes | United States | 2023

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Grand Prize
SIGUR ROS

directed by Ekaterina Gimro | United States | 2023

First Prize
ANTOHA MC - HEART RHYTHM

directed by Mariia Zhemchuzhina | Russia| 2024

BEST PODCAST
Grand Prize
Gladstone Girls

Created by Chris Overton, Rachel Shenton| United States | 2023

First Prize
The Case Within

Created by Jillian Clare, Jonathan W. Robbins | United States | 2023

BEST TELEVISION PILOT/Webisode
Grand Prize
Madam

directed by Kacie Anning, Madeleine Sami, and Peter Salmon| New Zealand | 2024

First Prize
Gastro Gods

directed by Philipp Straetkter | Germany| 2024