Slamdance announced the winners of the 2022 Slamdance Film Festival with the Grand Jury prize for Narrative Features going to Hannah Ha Ha, directed by Jordan Tetewsky and Joshua Pikovsky; and the Grand Jury prize for Documentary Feature went to Forget Me Not, directed by Olivier Bernier.
The Audience Awards went to Iron Family, directed by Patrick Longstreth for Documentary Feature and to The Civil Dead, directed by Clay Tatum & Whitmer Thomas for Narrative Feature.
Winners of the 2022 Slamdance Film Festival
Experimental Shorts
Honorable Mention: Compositions for Understanding Relationships, directed by David De La Fuente
Grand Jury Winner: Chameleon (A Visual Album), directed by Jaamil Olawale Kosoki & Ima Iduozee
Animated Shorts
Honorable Mention: Oldboy’s Apples, directed by Brad Hock
Grand Jury Winner: I’m Here, directed by Julia Orlik
Documentary Shorts
Honorable Mention: Walls Cannot Keep Us From Flying, directed by Jonathan Mehring
Grand Jury Winner: The Ritual to Beauty, directed by Shenny de Los Angeles & Maria Marrone
Narrative Shorts
Honorable Mention: See You, Garbage! directed by Romain Dumont
Grand Jury Winner: Ratking, directed by Eric Colonna
Acting Award
Honorable Mention: Batel Moseri of Bracha
Grand Jury Winner: Hannah Lee Thompson of Hannah Ha Ha
CreativeFuture Innovation Award
Winner: My Parent, Neal, directed by Hannah Saidiner
George Starks Spirit of Slamdance Award
Winner: Sasha Levinson, director of Sylvie of the Sunshine State
Audience Awards
Episodes: The Ember Knight Show: “Getting Mad” created by Ember Knight & Bobby McCoy
Documentary Feature: Iron Family, directed by Patrick Longstreth
Narrative Feature: The Civil Dead, directed by Clay Tatum & Whitmer Thomas
AGBO Fellowship
Winner: Ethan Eng, director of Therapy Dogs
Unstoppable
Honorable Mention: Selahy (My Weapon), directed by Alaa Zabara
Grand Jury Winner: Straighten Up and Fly Right, directed by Kristen Abate & Steven Tanenbaum
Breakout Features
Honorable Mention: Retrograde, directed by Adrian Murray
Grand Jury Winner: Killing the Eunuch KHAN, directed by Abed Abest
Documentary Features
Honorable Mention: Fury, directed by Krzysztof Kasior
Grand Jury Winner: Forget Me Not, directed by Olivier Bernier
Narrative Features
Honorable Mention: Ultrainocencia, directed by Manuel Arija
Grand Jury Winner: Hannah Ha Ha, directed by Jordan Tetewsky & Joshua Pikovsky