2024 FILM MERIT AWARDS
IPF | FIP Film Awards 2024
Every film shown at the International Peace Festival | Festival International de la Paix is an extraordinary viewing experience. The IPF | FIP Film Merit Awards are prizes awarded by the International Peace Festival as part of its initiative to raise awareness for the social relevance of films. This year the festival honors 10 films with a Best Film Merit Award, each film of which originates from a world region mostly aligned with the continent on which the country of film origin is located. A Film of the Year Award is also conferred on a film selected for its valuable work on humanitarian and environmental issues. All Award winners will be presented with an original award created by AB Crystal Collection at the Awards Ceremony held annually at the closing of the festival.
2024 Film For Peace Merit Awards
FILM OF THE YEAR AWARD
SOUND OF FREEDOM
Directed by Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Best Film - Africa
DAHOMEY
Directed by Mati Diop
Best Film - Asia
MYSTERIES OF THE TERRACOTA WARRIORS
Directed by James Tovell
Best Film - Central America
GUARDIAN OF THE MONARCHS
Directed by Emiliano Ruprah
Best Film - Eastern Europe
MOTHERLAND
Directed by Hanna Badzika / Alexander Mihalkovich
Best Film - European Union
STOLEN
Directed by Elle Márjá Eira
Best Film - Middle East
THE BRINK OF DREAMS
Directed by Ayman El Amir
Best Film - North America
POWER
Directed by Yance Ford
Best Film - Oceania
SUBSTRATUM
Directed by Harvey Otto Abrahams
Best Film - South America
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Directed by Joao Pedro Bim
Best Film - The Caribbean
WHAT WE DESERVE
Directed by Shelley Jarrett
Honorary Award - Germany
TRANSFORMATION
Directed by Marcel Barsotti
Honorary Award - Greece
LISTEN
Directed by Maria Douza