The awards of the the 28th Ji.hlava IDFF, extended to 10 days in 2024, were handed out November 2. The Main Award in the Opus Bonum Competiton went to Ms President by Slovak director Marek Šulík, which chronicles Zuzana Čaputová’s five years as the Slovak Head of State. Ms President opened the festival on October 25. The Main Award in the Czech Joy section went to Tomáš Hlaváček for The Impossibility.
“At a time when a woman may become the next US president, the film takes on yet another dimension, showing that Slovak society is perhaps even more divided than the American one,” said Hovorka when Ms President was announced as the festival opener. “Ms. President is a universal testimony to the contemporary world. And it shows us up close what women face when they are in key positions in a system still dominated primarily by men. But despite everything, the film is above all an encouragement, namely to our own integrity and belief in values.”
Opus Bonum
- Main Award: Ms. President
- Best Central and Eastern European Documentary: Happiness to All
- Award for original approach: Cleaning & Cleansing
- Best editing: The Goodbye
- Best cinematography: In Praise of Shadows
- Students jury award: The Goodbye
First Lights
- Main Award: Grey Zone
- Special mention : Becoming Outline
- Best sound design: Grey Zone
- Best cinematography: World Between Us
- Award for original approach: Me + You
Visegrad Award
Testimonies
- Main Award: The Sky above Zenica
- Special Mention for Best Film on Politics: The Day Iceland Stood Still
- Special Mention for Best Film on Knowledge: Pistachio Wars
- Special Mention for Best Film on Nature: Every Little Thing
Fascinations
- Main Award: Saigon, Kosovo
- Special mention I.: Dinosaur’s Egg
- Special mention II.: space_invaders.exe
Exprmntl.cz
- Main Award: Hopeful Visitors and Grieving Guides: Notes from the Travel Notebook of a Dark Tourist
- Special mention I.: Ruvja and Morena
- Special mention II.: Pyramid
Audience Award
Czech Joy
- Main Award: The Impossibility
- Special mention: Happiness to All
- Best editing:Echt – The Art of Jan Merta
- Best sound design: once i got in, it was hard to get out
- Best cinematography: Fakir
- Award for original approach: Dajori
- Students jury award: World Between Us
Contribution to World Cinema Award
- Tsai Ming Liang
