Hannah Ha Ha directed by Joshua Pikovsky and Jordan Tetewsky earned the Narrative Feature Grand Jury prize, while the Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize was awarded to Olivier Bernier’s Forget Me Not.
In other awards announced on Friday (4) the 2022 Slamdance Unstoppable Grand Jury Prize was awarded to Straighten Up And Fly Right by Steven Tanenbaum and Kristen Abate and the George Starks Spirit of Slamdance Award, voted on by filmmakers and given to the filmmaker who best embodies the spirit of the Festival, went to Sasha Levinson, director of Sylvie of the Sunshine State.
The festival’s Outstanding Acting Award, which is curated by the Slamdance team, went to Hannah Lee Thompson of Hannah Ha Ha for her role in the brother-sister drama.
In audience awards Clay Tatum’s The Civil Dead took the Audience Award for Narrative Feature, while Patrick Longstreth’s Iron Family Longstreth won the 2022 Audience Award for Documentary Feature.
The AGBO Fellowship, presented by Slamdance alumni Joe and Anthony Russo and their colleagues at AGBO production, was awarded to Ethan Eng, director of Canadian entry Therapy Dogs. The $25,000 prize is designed to enable a deserving filmmaker the opportunity to continue their journey with mentorship from Joe and Anthony as well as development support from their studio.
Slamdance president and co-founder Peter Baxter said, “The future of film depends on these unique voices who defy simple classification and transcend analytics. Key to supporting this endeavour is accessibility and the major growth of our online audience who’ve tuned into the new Slamdance Channel.”
The 28th Slamdance Film festival ran January 27-February 6. All winners will continue to play on the Slamdance Channel until midnight on February 6.
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