David Ponce Best of the Fest Award:
Porcelain War
Directed by Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev
Ohio Humanities Excellence in Documentary Film:
American Delivery
Directed by Carolyn Jones
Emerging Filmmaker Award:
Directed by Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough
Best US Documentary:
Spyral
Directed by Bill Guttentag
John A. Hellman International Documentary Award:
The Fiery Fox
Directed by Dmitry Shpilenok
Human Spirit Documentary:
7 Beats Per Minute
Directed by Yuqi Kang
Best Local Documentary:
To the Bottom and Back
Directed by Joseph Porter
Best Short Documentary:
Hive
Directed by Ryan Rust
Best Student Documentary:
Funk: The Sound of Dayton
Directed by University of Dayton's 2024 Media Production Students
Rotary Club of the Chagrin Valley Service Above Self Award:
The One With Hope
Directed by Martyna Wojciechowska and Ewa Marcinowska
Everyone's A Critic Award:
Directed by Chris Cresci
Best Environmental:
Directed by Julie Eisenberg and Babette Hogan
Congratulations to our filmmakers and a huge thank you to all of our sponsors, donors, members and everyone that has supported the festival!
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