We commend the continuing efforts of the Djarfogo International Film Festival at convening an international Jury of competent professionals, academic and critical experts to adjudicate its festival. It was a pleasure to serve on this Jury with erudite film scholars and practitioners.
The Jury sought to recognize the best films in the various categories and to and encourage other competitors to aim for the highest levels of recognition next time around. We are humbled to say the Jury operated independently, without any external influence whatsoever.
We express our gratitude to the Festival Organizing Committee for facilitating our work and for giving us the freedom and opportunity to do our work competently and expeditiously. We are also delighted to recognize two Cape Verdean filmmakers for their commitment to the art of cinema and encourage them to continue learning and growing.
We will now announce the winners.
Narrative Feature Length:
Granma Nineteen and the Soviet's Secret | Director João Ribeiro | Portugal (WINNER)
SWITCH | Director Uche Uba | United States (Honorable Mention)
Documentary Feature length:
Jikubali | Directors Ashraf Mswaki, Eva Lundgren Stenbom | Sweden (WINNER)
Lands that release - stories of the Cupertinos | Directors Diosmar Filho, Harrison Araújo | Brazil (Honorable Mention)
See You White House | Director Lee, Chien-Cheng | Taiwan (Honorable Mention)
DiaTribe: From The Village To The Streets | Director AJ Wone | United States (Honorable Mention)
Documentary Short Length:
Fireburn the Documentary | Director Joel Fendelman | United States (WINNER)
Conversations with Millennials | Director Madu Dube | South Africa (Honorable Mention)
Becoming Black Lawyers | Director Evangeline M. Mitchell | United States (Honorable Mention)
Narrative Short Length:
Athame | Director Dimitrios Karas | Greece (WINNER)
Timothy | Director Tymika Chambliss | United States (Honorable Mention)
Yala “Broke” | Director Hakim Zziwa | Uganda (Honorable Mention)
Sunset in Winter | Director Kelley Lockman | United States (Honorable Mention)
Animation:
Isah's Dreams: Dad's Chest.. | Director Joao Ricardo Costa | Brazil (WINNER)
STRANGE BREATHIN | Directors Adrien GYSTERE Peskine, Anthony Peskine | France
Cape Verde Special Recognition Awards:
In line with our mission of promoting the art of filmmaking in Cape Verde, Djarfogo International Film Festival recognizes the following filmmakers from Cape Verde for their creativity and commitment to the art of cinema and encourage them to continue to strive for greater heights.
The awards winners are:
1.) "Bidon" directed by Celeste Fortes
2.) "Infancia por um fio" Lonny Alves
The Jury sought to recognize the best films in the various categories and to and encourage other competitors to aim for the highest levels of recognition next time around. We are humbled to say the Jury operated independently, without any external influence whatsoever.
We express our gratitude to the Festival Organizing Committee for facilitating our work and for giving us the freedom and opportunity to do our work competently and expeditiously. We are also delighted to recognize two Cape Verdean filmmakers for their commitment to the art of cinema and encourage them to continue learning and growing.
We will now announce the winners.
Narrative Feature Length:
Granma Nineteen and the Soviet's Secret | Director João Ribeiro | Portugal (WINNER)
SWITCH | Director Uche Uba | United States (Honorable Mention)
Documentary Feature length:
Jikubali | Directors Ashraf Mswaki, Eva Lundgren Stenbom | Sweden (WINNER)
Lands that release - stories of the Cupertinos | Directors Diosmar Filho, Harrison Araújo | Brazil (Honorable Mention)
See You White House | Director Lee, Chien-Cheng | Taiwan (Honorable Mention)
DiaTribe: From The Village To The Streets | Director AJ Wone | United States (Honorable Mention)
Documentary Short Length:
Fireburn the Documentary | Director Joel Fendelman | United States (WINNER)
Conversations with Millennials | Director Madu Dube | South Africa (Honorable Mention)
Becoming Black Lawyers | Director Evangeline M. Mitchell | United States (Honorable Mention)
Narrative Short Length:
Athame | Director Dimitrios Karas | Greece (WINNER)
Timothy | Director Tymika Chambliss | United States (Honorable Mention)
Yala “Broke” | Director Hakim Zziwa | Uganda (Honorable Mention)
Sunset in Winter | Director Kelley Lockman | United States (Honorable Mention)
Animation:
Isah's Dreams: Dad's Chest.. | Director Joao Ricardo Costa | Brazil (WINNER)
STRANGE BREATHIN | Directors Adrien GYSTERE Peskine, Anthony Peskine | France
Cape Verde Special Recognition Awards:
In line with our mission of promoting the art of filmmaking in Cape Verde, Djarfogo International Film Festival recognizes the following filmmakers from Cape Verde for their creativity and commitment to the art of cinema and encourage them to continue to strive for greater heights.
The awards winners are:
1.) "Bidon" directed by Celeste Fortes
2.) "Infancia por um fio" Lonny Alves
