Alice On and Off  by Isabela Tent won Best Film in the Romania section.

The winners were also announced in the Docschool category, as well as in the DocTank Special Programme, where eight projects were showcased.

Over 100 documentaries from all over the world were screened at the festival, of which 39 will screen online and only in Romania till 10 November 2024.

The International Documentary Festival Astra Film is organised by Astra Film, CNM Astra, and the Astra Film Foundation, under the High Patronage of the President of Romania. It has the Ministry of Culture as a strategic partner and it is supported by the Sibiu County Council, the Romanian Film Centre (CNC), the Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany in Sibiu, the Romanian Cultural Institute, AFCN, and the Romanian Filmmakers’ Union (UCIN). The event is co-financed by the Sibiu Local Council through the Sibiu City Hall.

In 2021, the festival was included by the European Film Academy on the list of festivals eligible to make direct nominations for the European Film Awards.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

Emerging Voices in Documentary Film Section:

Best Film:
Rising up at Night / Tongo Saa (Belgium, Germany, Burkina Faso, Congo, Qatar)
Directed by Nelson Makengo

Best Director:
Farahnaz Sharifi for My Stolen Planet / Sayyareye Dozdide Shodeye Man (Germany, Iran)

Central and Eastern Europe Section:

Best Film:
Forest / LAS (Czech Republic, Poland)
Directed by Lidia Duda

Best Director:
Lina Vdovîi and Radu Ciorniciuc for TATA (Romania)

Romania Section:

Best Film:
Alice On and Off (Romania)
Directed by Isabela Tent

Best Director:
Alexandra Gulea for Maia - Portrait with Hands / Maia – Portret cu mâini (Romania)

Special Mention:
Adrian Dohotaru for The Death of Iosif Zagor / Moartea lui Iosif Zagor (Romania)

Student Section:

Best Film:
Dreams about Putin (Portugal, Belgium, Hungary)
Directed by Nastia Korkia and Vlad Fishez

Best Director:
Paula Ďurinová for Constant – A Homage to the Apartment (Germany, Slovakia)

Special Mention:
Night All Day (Republic of Moldova)
Directed by Daniel Țîcu

DocTank Special Programme Awards:

Astra Film Doc Tank Emerging Voices Award:
The Digs (Romania)
Directed by Diana Munteanu

Astra DocTank Postproduction Award:
How Come We Ended Up Here (Romania, USA)
Directed by Toma Peiu and Luiza Pârvu

Astra DocTank Consultancy Award:
RATAFÁK – Puppet of Fear (Slovakia)
Directed by Marek Vaňous

Astra DocTank East Silver Market Award:
Love Porn (Romania)
Directed by Ruxandra Gubernat

Click HERE for the press release.