The timely Ukrainian war drama “Klondike” from Maryna Er Gorbach won the Grand Jury Prize, with Zia Mohajerjasbi’s Seattle-set drama “Know Your Place” earning rave reviews from audiences and winning the festival’s New American Cinema Competition. “As we celebrated our first in-person festival in three years, we were so thrilled to bring great films and new voices from across the globe,” said Beth Barrett, SIFF Artistic Director. “Creating those experiences that bring audiences around film, both in cinema and hybrid, allowed us all to connect, to learn, and to make our own world a little bigger. We are consistently impressed with filmmakers’ abilities to tell their stories, even under stressful conditions, and to find and meet their audiences.”
Keep reading for the complete list of winners from the 2022 Seattle International Film Festival: Juried Competition Awards GRAND JURY PRIZE “Klondike” | dir. Maryna Er Gorbach (Ukraine, Turkey) SPECIAL JURY PRIZE “Navalny” | dir. Daniel Roher (USA, Russia, Germany) SPECIAL JURY PRIZE “Fire of Love” | dir. Sara Dosa (USA, Canada) SIFF 2022 Ibero-American Competition GRAND JURY PRIZE “Sublime” | dir. Mariano Biasin (Argentina) SPECIAL JURY PRIZE FOR ORIGINALITY OF VISION “The Sacred Spirit” |dir. Chema García Ibarra (Spain/France/Turkey/United Kingdom) SIFF New Directors Competition GRAND JURY PRIZE “Lonely Voices” | dir. Andrea Brusa, Marco Scotuzzi (Italy) SPECIAL JURY PRIZE “Moneyboys” | dir. C.B. Yi (Austria/France/Belgium/Taiwan) SPECIAL JURY PRIZE “Tug of War” | dir. Amil Shivji (Tanzania/South Africa/Germany/Qatar) SIFF New American Cinema Competition GRAND JURY PRIZE “Know Your Place” | dir. Zia Mohajerjasbi SIFF Documentary Competition GRAND JURY PRIZE “Radiograph of a Family” | dir. Firouzeh Khosrovani (Iran/Norway/Switzerland) SPECIAL JURY PRIZE FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY “Dark Red Forest” | dir. Jin Huaqing (China) Live Action Short GRAND JURY PRIZE “Rachels Don’t Run” | dir. Joanny Causse SPECIAL JURY PRIZE “El Carrito” | dir. Zahida Pirani SPECIAL JURY PRIZE “Tank Fairy” | dir. Erich Rettstadt Documentary Short GRAND JURY PRIZE “Long Line of Ladies” | dir. Rayka Zehtabchi, Shaandiin Tome Animated Short GRAND JURY PRIZE “Love, Dad” | dir. Diana Cam Van Nguyen SPECIAL JURY PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTING
“Wet” | dir. Marianne Bergeonneau, Lauriane Montppert, Mélina Mandon, Cloé Peyrebrune, Elvira Taussac Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
