It represented Sudan in the Best International Film category for the Academy Awards.
Invisible Nationwon the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at Sonoma, selected from among a half dozen features.
2024 is shaping up to be a sobering year, the documentary jury noted in its citation.
Sonoma International Film Festival
Shorts earning awards includeBug Diner(Best Animated Short; dir.
The Stolman Audience Award Best Feature was claimed byThe Teacher Who Promised the Sea, directed by Patricia Font.
The McNeely Award for Best Short Film went toSave the Cat, directed by Jordan Matthew Horowitz.
Ginny Krieger is the festivals executive director; Dr. Kevin W. McNeely is director emeritus.
Premiere of Thomas NappersWidow Clicquot, starring Haley Bennett.
Actor Beau Bridges was on hand to receive the festivals Lifetime Achievement Award.
Forked, directed by Liz Lachman.
