The 2022 edition of Ann Arbort Film Festival was March 22nd to 27th. This year was the 60th anniversary of AAFF, winners were announced and we invite you to visit their website to know about all details and prizes, we are only listing shorts awarded!
Awards
Ken Burns for Best of the Festival
Lacerate by Janis Rafa
Tom Berman Award for Most Promising Filmmaker
Theorie und Praxis by Leonie Minor
Best Experimental Film
Cosmos-war-finally-love by Luciano Zubillaga
Kodak Cinematic Vision Award
A Brief Appearance of Neon by Matthias Sahli & Immanuel Esser
Chris Frayne Award for Best Animated Film
The Fourth Wall by Mahboobeh Kalaee
Gil Omenn Art & Science Award
Moving or Being Moved by Sabine Gruffat
Prix DeVarti for Funniest Film
Benztown by Gottfried Mentor
The Barbara Aronofsky Latham Award for an Emerging Experimental Video Artist
Precautionary Measure by Lizzy Deacon, Ika Schwander
George Manupelli Founder’s Spirit Award
Amazon Woman by Anna Vasof
CameraMall Best Michigan Filmmaker Award
Miracle Whip by Jerod Willis
Lawther/Graff No Violence Award
kopitoto by Lisa Kusanagi, JuJu Kusanagi, Yvonne Meier
Barbara Hammer Feminist Film Award
Irani Bag by Maryam Tafakory
Best Experimental Animation Award
A Comprehensive Theory by Rui Hu
Leon Speakers Award for Best Sound Design
Salidas by Michael Fetter Nathansky
Martin Contreras and Keith Orr \aut\ FILM Award for Best LGBTQ Film
Tank Fairy by Erich Rettstadt
Peter Wilde Award for Most Technically Innovative Film
Money is the One True God by Lachlan Turczan
The No. 1 African Film Award
She Gather Me by Miatta Kawinzi
Award for Best International Film
Contraindre by Galdric Fleury, Antoine Fontaine
UMCU Audience Award
The Silver Reel by Josh Gibson
Best Music Video Awards
John L by Nina McNeely
Desolvido by Andrés Roa Ariza
Gina Kamentsky Juror Award
3 Wetlands by Jane Cheadle
Mariam Ghani Juror Award
Birdsaver Report Volume 2 by Heehyun Choi
Thomas Renoldner Juror Award
After the Dance by Shunsaku Hayashi