IDFA Forum Awards Go to ‘Dry Sky,’ ‘Do You Love Me,’ ‘Looking for the Mermaid,’ and ‘Amorphous’
As does any major competitive film festival, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has its own development sidebar for projects in their early stages. IDFA’s Forum on Wednesday, as the festival hits the midway point, announced winners for the section’s 2024 awards. The honors will help support these films in their journey ahead out of Europe’s premier documentary film festival — and an essential global crossroads for nonfiction films.
Ibrahim Omar’s project “Dry Sky” won the IDFA Forum Award for Best Pitch, while Lana Y. Daher’s “Do You Love Me” took home the Forum Award for Best Rough Cut, and the DocLab Forum Award went to “Amorphous” by May Abdalla.
Regarding “Do You Love Me,” produced by Lana Y. Daher, the jury — consisting of Burcu Melekoglu and Mandisa Zitha — said: “We are delighted to present the Jury Award for the most outstanding film about to be...
Ibrahim Omar’s project “Dry Sky” won the IDFA Forum Award for Best Pitch, while Lana Y. Daher’s “Do You Love Me” took home the Forum Award for Best Rough Cut, and the DocLab Forum Award went to “Amorphous” by May Abdalla.
Regarding “Do You Love Me,” produced by Lana Y. Daher, the jury — consisting of Burcu Melekoglu and Mandisa Zitha — said: “We are delighted to present the Jury Award for the most outstanding film about to be...
- 11/20/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
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