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Awards Announced at the 29th 2ANNAS Festival
The 29th Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS has concluded with the announcement of this year’s award winners. The Grand Prix was awarded to a poetic and allegorical story from the Philippines, while the Best Baltic Short Film prize went to a Latvian documentary exploring human perceptions of the animal world.
Over 100 films from 30 countries competed across four main categories: International, Baltic, Mid-length, and Children & Youth. Additional awards were given for outstanding achievements in animation, documentary, and experimental cinema.
This year’s programme showcased bold and diverse storytelling, with filmmakers addressing existential, social, and political themes through innovative cinematic language. The winning works reflect a deep engagement with questions of identity, vulnerability, and the human condition.
Award Winners of the 29th Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS:
- GRAND PRIX
Vox Humana / Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan / PH / 2024 / Fiction / 22’ ( Philippines )
- Best Short animation
Fish River Anthology / Veera Lamminpää / Fin / 2024 / Animation / 9'30 (Finland)
- Best Short fiction
Sauna Day /Anna Hints, Tushar Prakash / EST / 2024 / Fiction / 13’ (Estonia)
- Best Short documentary
A Move / Elahe Esmaili / IR / 2024 / Documentary / 27’ ( Iran )
- Best Baltic Short (BBposthouse / BBrental 3000 EUR for next films post-production)
Darwin’s Darlings / Ildze Felsberga / LV / 2024 / Documentary / 13’ (Latvia)
- Best Mid-length
The Inside of Our Lives / Misja Pekel / NL / 2024 / Experimental / 50’ (Netherlands)
- Best Experimental
Lick a Wound / Nathan Ghali / FR / 2024 / Animation / 25’ (France)
Special mention
Male Gaze Recipe / Joey Arand, Alma Weber / DE / 2024 / Animation/ 3’ (Germany)
Special mention
Made of Sugar / Clàudia Cedó / SP / 2024 / Fiction / 25’ (Spain )
Special mention
The Diary of a Sky / Lawrence Abu Hamdan / LB / 2024 / Documentary / 44’ (Lebanon)
Motivation prize Golf club Viesturi gift certificate (latvian only)
Wandering Dot and the Blank Square Page Universe / Ieva Lība Ratniece / 2024 / Animation / 5’ (Latvia, Bulgārija)
- CHILDREN'S AUDIENCE AWARD
Daim / Kristina Parvatkina / LV / 2024 / Animation / 3’ (Latvia)
- YOUTH AUDIENCE AWARD
Little ancestor / Alexa Tremblay-Francoeur / CA / 2024 / Animation / 11’ (Canada)
EMERGING CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
Darwin’s Darlings / Ildze Felsberga / LV / 2024 / Documentary / 13’ (Latvia)