DIFF has announced the Grand Jury Prizes and Audience Awards for the 18^th edition of the Dallas International Film Festival, which wrapped May 2 and included screenings of more than 140 films curated from submissions received from nearly 90 countries.

Jurors included:

Short Film Competition – Jerod Couch, Carlos Garcia, Jr., Leigh Stieglitz Morales

Texas Feature Competition – Thaddeus D. Matula, Sara Madsen Miller, Kerri Navarro

Documentary Feature Competition – Melanie Addington, David Gil, Edwin Harris

Narrative Feature Competition – Jim Kolmar, Jhane Myers, Kelly Williams

Winners included:

Grand Jury Prizes

Best Texas Feature – WATER WARS

Special Jury Prize for Perseverance and Bravery – AN ARMY OF WOMEN

Best Documentary Feature – PRINT IT BLACK

Honorable Mention for Cinematography – PORCELAIN WAR

Best Narrative Feature – STAKES IS HIGH

Dallas County Historical Commission Prize for Best Historical Film – MAKING OF A CLASSIC

Best Texas Short Film – HONEY & MILK

Best International Short Film – SOUND & COLOUR

Best Documentary Short Film – A BODY CALLED LIFE

Best Animated Short Film – PERFECT CITY: THE BRAVEST KID

Best Student Film within the Shorts Competition – CRUST

ShotDeck Presents the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film – PLAY DATE

Special Jury Mention Short Film – SMOKE

Special Jury Mention Short Film – JACKPOT

Audience Awards

Best Narrative Feature – RIDE

Best Documentary Feature – BASTARDS OF SOUL

Best International Feature – PORCELAIN WAR

Best Short – PLAY DATE

North Texas High School Showcase – LIFT (Prosper High School)

“The winners of this year’s Grand Jury and Audience Awards reminded all of us, and especially our jurors, why we love watching movies, which is what we set out to do with this year’s Festival,” said James Faust, DIFF Artistic Director. “And, for the first time in a long time, we got to share the reveal of the wins at a ceremony with many of the filmmakers themselves – the winner of Best Student Film was here all the way from Germany.”

DIFF 2024 was held April 25 – May 2, 2024, and also included Q&A sessions and panels with filmmakers and actors, nightly DIFF Red Carpets, and special events at Violet Crown Cinema in West Village Uptown and The Texas Theatre.