Doc.Boston Wraps Up Third Edition, Announces Award Winners

 

July 17th 2023 - “What amazing films we were able to share with our audience this year at the 3rd edition of Doc Boston,” says Festival host and manager Maarten Cornelis. Many discussions were had after the screenings, and our enthusiastic audience loved our selection. We want to thank actor and documentary enthusiast, Alex Bensley, for hosting this year's event. We are looking forward to what 2024 will bring as the quality of these films keep getting better every year!”

 

The official selection included 19 short documentary films from the U.S, Canada, the U.K., Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, France, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, China, and Australia. (The festival’s newest online section, the OFF ON Selection, remains available for streaming until July 23, more info on www.doc.boston/off-on-selection).

 

Doc.Boston is happy to share with you today the award winners of 2023, as chosen by this year's jury members:

 

Best Feature Documentary Film: 

CHAGRIN VALLEY (SWITZERLAND) BY NATHALIE BERGER

 

Best Short Documentary Film: 

BABUSHKA (CANADA) BY KRISTINA WAGENBAUER

 

Best Extremely Short Documentary Film: 

11AGO (USA) by Darren Cole

 

Best Experimental Documentary Film: 

WHAT IF WOMEN RULED THE WORLD? (ITALY) BY GIULIA MAGNO

 

Best US Documentary Film: 

SHEEP OVER VENICE PASTURES (USA) BY ALYSE ARTEAGA

 

Best Connecting Cultures Film: 

UNNAMED (IRAN) BY IRANMEHR SALIMI

 

 

Congratulations to al filmmakers! And finally, a big thank you to all guests for coming out to enjoy four evenings of short film cinema, we hope to see you all back next year.

 

A new Call for Entries for Doc.Boston Documentary Film Festival 2024 has been launched on FilmFreeway, submit your film now.