2024 Finalists & Winners

Celebrating the best films of the Victoria International Festival.

Best Short Film Award

Emma Ward – Shadows Beneath (UK)

Miguel Hernandez – Flickering Lights (Spain)

Best Documentary Short Award

Fatima Al-Khan – Threads of Tradition (Bahrain)

Henry Liu – Forgotten Cities (China)

Best Experimental Short Award

Nina Volkova – The Fractured Lens (Russia)

Joon-Ho Park – Beyond the Horizon (South Korea)

Best Animated Short Award

Alice Dubois – The Starry Voyage (France)

Arjun Kapoor – Winds of Time (India)

Best International Short Award

Marta González – A World Apart (Mexico)

Oliver Stein – Lost Frequencies (Germany)

Best Student Short Award

Sophia Bennett – Whispering Trees (USA)

Haruto Tanaka – Silent Memories (Japan)

Best Director Award

Carlos Mendes – Echoes of Silence (Portugal)

Lila Novak – Fragments of Us (Australia)

Best Screenplay Award

Daniel Foster – The Last Note (Canada)

Anastasia Petrova – The Winter We Left (Ukraine)

Best Technical Achievement Award

Elias Müller – The Aurora’s Dance (Switzerland)

Mei-Ling Zhang – Ripples in Time (Taiwan)

Audience Choice Award

Liam O’Connor – Beneath the Waves (Ireland)

Gabriela Silva – Blooming Shadows (Brazil)

Special Jury Prize

Ahmed Farid – Crossroads of Fate (Egypt)

Hannah Schultz – The Quiet Journey (New Zealand)

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