July 17th 2023 - “What amazing films we were able to share with our audience this year at the 3rd edition of Doc.Boston,” says Festival host and manager Maarten Cornelis. Many discussions were had after the screenings, and our enthusiastic audience loved our selection. We want to thank actor and documentary enthusiast, Alex Bensley, for hosting this year's event. We are looking forward to what 2024 will bring as the quality of these films keep getting better every year!”
The official selection included 19 short documentary films from the U.S, Canada, the U.K., Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, France, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, China, and Australia. (The festival’s newest online section, the OFF ON Selection, remains available for streaming until July 23, more info on www.doc.boston/off-on-selection).
Doc.Boston is happy to share with you today the award winners of 2023, as chosen by this year's jury members:
Best Feature Documentary Film:
CHAGRIN VALLEY (SWITZERLAND) BY NATHALIE BERGER
Best Short Documentary Film:
BABUSHKA (CANADA) BY KRISTINA WAGENBAUER
Best Extremely Short Documentary Film:
11AGO (USA) by Darren Cole
Best Experimental Documentary Film:
WHAT IF WOMEN RULED THE WORLD? (ITALY) BY GIULIA MAGNO
Best US Documentary Film:
SHEEP OVER VENICE PASTURES (USA) BY ALYSE ARTEAGA
Best Connecting Cultures Film:
UNNAMED (IRAN) BY IRANMEHR SALIMI
Congratulations to al filmmakers! And a big thank you to all guests for coming out to enjoy four evenings of short film cinema, we hope to see you all back next year.
A new Call for Entries for Doc.Boston Documentary Film Festival 2024 has been launched on FilmFreeway, submit your film now: https://filmfreeway.com/DocBostonDocumentaryFilmFestival.
ABOUT DOC.BOSTON
Doc.Boston is part of Doc.World, a global network of Documentary Film Festivals, with festivals in Sydney, Berlin, London, Ghent, Athens, and Boston. As a celebration of the cinematic and visual arts, these documentary festivals bring diverse international films to our community and showcase the best regional and international filmmakers.
Source: Doc.Boston, 17/07/2023
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