The seasonal and annual IMDb qualifying Art Film Spirit Awards is an international competition devoted to the cinematic language and arthouse films of all genres from all over the globe. The winners of the spring seasonal festival were announced on April 7th, 2024.
The festival team discovers and promotes shorts, features and screenplays in various categories of the fest while actors, cinematographers, directors and artists are recognized in various sections of the competition.
The competition was founded by a team of artists, scholars, editors, and filmmakers working in Toronto in partnership with Toronto Film magazine. It is with great pleasure for our team to share the latest winners of the competition.
Best Narrative Feature
Encontro
Director: François Manceaux
Best Documentary Film
State Organs
Director: Raymond Zhang
Best Narrative Short Film
Archipelago
Director: Clayton D. Moss
Best Comedy
The Perfect Boy
Director: Liz Waters
Best Science Fiction
Sanctuary
Director: Yami Oritz-Soto
Best Animation
How To Make It In Hollywood *While Being Black
Director: Lawrence Jones
Best Experimental
COCITO
Director: NURIA ONETTI ALVAREZ GARCIA
Best Horror
Group
Director: William R.A. Rush
Best Student Film
The Road Agent
Director: Brian Liepe
Best TV Series/Web Series/Pilots
Loyal-T
Director: Robenson Lauvince
Best Director
Shadowland
Director: Niels Windfeldt
Best Actress
Jessica Lynn Ambuehl
Dolly
Best Cinematographer
Joakim Hauge Vocke
Birds
Best Composer
Liam Phan
Firemen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Best Indie Film
The Girl with the Fork
Director: Ignacio Maiso
Best Female Director
Concerto for Abigail
Director: Jan Miller Corran
Best Script
Shaman
Thomas Leon marshall-wood