Doc.London is an annual documentary film festival that features work from around the world by up and coming artists, showcasing innovative independent cinema that invites viewers to learn and ponder. Wednesday marked the closing night of the in-person part of the 2024 edition, which took place at BFI Stephen Street. The OFF ON Selection, the festival's newest online program, remains available for streaming until 4 April.

 

The official selection included twenty five short documentary films hailing from the U.S, the U.K., Singapore, China, Australia, Poland, Canada, Spain, and Belgium. Doc.London is happy to share with you today the award winners, as chosen by this year's jury members:

 

Best Feature Documentary Film: 

Another Body (United States) by Sophie Compton, Reuben Hamlyn

 

Best Short Documentary Film: 

Leaving Chouchou (France) by Lucie Demange

 

Best Connecting Cultures Film:  

Piblokto (United States) by Anastasia Shubina, Timofey Glinin

 

Best UK Documentary Film: 

Wayward (United Kingdom) by Ross Casswell

 

Best Experimental Documentary Film: 

Chemical Somnia (Canada) by Scott Portingale

 

Best Underground Documentary Film: 

Class Acts (Singapore) by Hwee En Tan, Deon Phua

 

Best Super Short Documentary Film: 

The Horsemen of Mallorca (Spain) by Grace T.S.P

 

Congratulations to all participating filmmakers!

Official selection 2024:

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Your Bad Neighbour (United Kingdom) by Ka Long Tung

Arcadia (Poland) by Małgorzata Paszko

Another Body (United States) by Sophie Compton, Reuben Hamlyn

Chemical Somnia (Canada) by Scott Portingale

The Horsemen of Mallorca (Spain) by Grace T.S.P

Caged (United States) by Sarah J Cordner

For The Better (United Kingdom) by Jay Dixon

Unique Transport (Belgium) by Florence Boone

For You (United Kingdom) by Luca Paulli

Piblokto (United States) by Anastasia Shubina, Timofey Glinin

Fragments (United Kingdom) by Mélodie Roulaud

What If Women Ruled The World? (Italy) byu Giulia Magno

Pappas Poppy (Norway) by Johanne Wilbrink

Everything’s fine (Canada) by Audrey Nantel-Gagnon

Down to the Bottom (United States) by Carina Miller

Tidal (United States) by Katrina Lillian Sorrentino (Treen)

Leaving Chouchou (France) by Lucie Demange

Queer Representation Matters (Australia) by Natalie Krikowa

The "Madman" and His Ruins (China) by Xiaolong Zhu

Class Acts (Singapore) by Hwee En Tan, Deon Phua

7999 Fast Ln (United States) by Yuxiang Dong

Wayward (United Kingdom) by Ross Casswell

Put Yourself In My Shoes (Germany) by Johanna Sofia Kausch

Karam Camera (United States) by Liam LoPinto, Shaimaa Al Sabti, Hana Barhum

Fu Guo (United Kingdom) by Zhitong Li, Chloe Witney