AFI Fest can be pretty easy to ignore, serving as little more than yet another autumn festival / Oscar launchpad, screening a bland combination of mainstream American populist fare and foreign and indie films which have already made the festival tour. But have a look at the winners they've chosen, and you, like I was, may be pleasantly surprised, particularly at the proliferation of female directors honoured in their selections.
New Auteurs Critics' Award
Katrin Gebbe (Nothing Bad Can Happen)
New Auteurs Special Award for Direction
Clio Barnard (The Selfish Giant)
New Auteurs Special Award for Personal Storytelling
Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross (In Bloom)
Kim Mordaunt (The Rocket)
Audience Award (New Auteurs)
Clio Barnard (The Selfish Giant)
Audience Award (American Independents)
Simon Hawkins and Zeke Hawkins (We Gotta Get Out of This Place)
Audience Award (Breakthrough)
Chika Anadu (B for Boy)
Special Jury Award
Lendita Zeqiraj (Balcony)
Special Jury Award for Direction
Patrik Eklund (Syndromeda)
Special Jury Mention
Yung Jake (Datamosh)
Grand Jury Award (Live Action Shorts)
Hu Wei (Butter Lamp)
Grand Jury Award (Animated Shorts)
Bernardo Britto (The Places Where We Lived)
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