The International Migration & Environmental Film Festival (IMEFF) 2024 celebrates the power of film in shaping conversations around migration, environmental sustainability, and human resilience. This year, we received an outstanding selection of films from across the globe—each telling compelling stories of displacement, adaptation, climate action, and hope.
After careful consideration, we are proud to announce the winners of IMEFF 2024 Awards—honoring the most impactful narratives, thought-provoking documentaries, and artistic achievements that align with this year’s theme:
“Redefining Home, Preserving Habitat.”
Alongside our award winners, we also recognize 20 Honorable Mentions, highlighting exceptional films that resonated deeply with our jury and audience.
Join us in celebrating these incredible filmmakers and their contributions to global storytelling.
Best Feature Narrative
- Alexa: a Tale of the Mixteca
Directed by José Assadourian Martínez (Mexico)
Best Short Film
- Protecting the River Krupa
Directed by Ciril Jazbec (Croatia)
Best Documentary
- The Illusion of Abundance
Directed by Erika Gonzalez Ramirez, Matthieu Lietaert (Columbia)
Best Animation
- Amplifying Feedback Loop
Vanessa Sweet (United States)
Best Photo
- Sisters
Andrea Gluckman (United States)
Best Poetry
- Project Hazmatic: Demolition Suite
Willa Carroll (United States)
Best Environmental Film
- Logging Algonquin
Directed by Conor DeVries (Canada)
Best Migration Story
- The Vazaha (The Stranger)
Directed by Anthony Trapanese (Madagascar)
IMEFF 2024 Honorable Mentions
- Whale Call directed by Ron Goodlin
- Between Borders directed by Juan José Cea Escobar and Jose Fuca
- Turbulent Waters directed by Elena Näsänen
- Letter from the Age of Ecocide directed by Shireen Rahimi
- Holding the Frontline directed by Jess Donnelly
- The Last Border directed by André Carvalho Ramos
- Mundo Maya directed by Steve Hamm
- The Human Effect Revision 2023 directed by Ed Breeding
- Preening” directed by Ian Gibbins
- Inundations” directed by Anne Ciecko
- Cardboard Scavengers directed by Marcela Moran, Maritza Bautista
- Sudden Silence – How Animals Reclaim a World in Lockdown directed by Susanne Maria Krauß
- The Elephants and the Grass directed by Beau Rosario, Brandon Gulish
- F-1 directed by Ya-Chi Yang
- Amphibious directed by Ghazal Partou
- Raid on the Atlantic directed by Nicolas Van Ingen
- Home directed by Bárbara Bárcia
- Animals at the Borders directed by Cornelia Volk
- Voices from the Frontlines directed by Maarten Koets, Kamal Amakrane
- The Root of it All directed by Kalyn Edworthy
- Cause a Sea Change: Save Sharks by Jed Winer
- Planet Ocean Blues directed by Michael Buckley
- The Youth Climate Corps BC directed by Arian Tomar
- Imalirijit directed by Vincent L’Hérault, Tim Anaviapik Soucie