39 th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
Announces the 2024 Award Winners

The 39th year of the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) which featured 100 films & documentaries, Including (8) world premieres and (17) U.S. premieres during the 10-day festival have announced their FLIFF award winners. The recipients of the 2024 FLIFF Awards are

FLIFF / PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD:
Beyond Triathlon

FLIFF / PRESIDENT’S AWARD:
No Address

BEST ACTOR: 
JOE CORTESE in Here’s Yianni!

BEST ACTOR / SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENTS AWARDS:
OMAR CHAPPARO in The Wingwalker  
             
BEST ACTRESS: 
JULIA ORMOND in Here’s Yianni!

BEST ACTRESS / SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENTS AWARDS:
ANAMARIA VARTOLOMEI in Being Maria
BEHDOKHT VALIAN in Junks & Dolls

BEST DOCUMENTARY:
Riverboom

BEST DOCUMENTARY / SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENTS AWARDS:
Beyond Triathlon
Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion
Playing The Changes
Red Fever
The Shape of Things

BEST FEATURE:
The Wingwalker

BEST FEATURE / SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENTS AWARDS:
Black Dog
Color Book
Butterflies
Here’s Yianni!
Queen of The Ring
Robot T-0
Thank you, Places!

BEST DIRECTOR: 
ALONSO ALVAREZ BARREDA for The Wingwalker

BEST DIRECTOR / SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENTS AWARDS:                       
CHRISTINA ELIOPOULOS for Here’s Yianni!

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS:
Joe Cortese: FLIFF Lifetime Achievement Award – Here’s Yianni!
Bob Mackie: FLIFF Lifetime Achievement – Bob Mackie: “Naked Illusion”
Bobby Roth: FLIFF Lifetime Achievement – Good Men
John Savage: FLIFF Lifetime Achievement – Beyond the Rush
Francesca Eastwood: FLIFF Star on the Horizon – Queen of the Ring
Emily Bett Rickards: FLIFF Star on the Horizon – Queen of the Ring
Gavin Casalegno: FLIFF Star on the Horizon – Queen of the Ring
Sofia Vassilieva: FLIFF Star on the Horizon – Here’s Yianni!

The 39 th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) ran from Friday, Nov. 8 to Nov. 17, offering a diverse array of galas, special presentations, film features, documentaries and short films.