29 Sep MPArt.OS 2024 awards announcements
Canada was the big winner in audience and editors choice this year, with two excellent films standing out among the nine finalists that were equally loved and applauded.
With very little difference from the second and literally on the last vote, the dreamy Parades was the audience’s favourite while the committee that had the responsibility to view, select and propose among 153 nominations, singled out the outstanding 2M/Solitudes.
Congratulations to the creators and contributors!
AUDIENCE CHOICE
Dreamlike visual quality with excellent cinematography, choreography and authenticity …
Parades
by Alan Lake
country of origin: Canada
Duration: 16′:52”
Overview: Enter a world where fantasy and dream combine with the movement of the body, where time stops until rebirth.
EDITORS’ CHOICE
For his technical and artistic excellence both cinematographic and performative …
2M/Solitudes
by Roger Sinha & Damián Siqueiros
country of origin: Canada
Duration: 22′:42”’
Overview:
“2m/Solitudes” is a poetic cine-dance meditation, exploring internal states resulting from isolation and absence of others. Originally inspired by experiences related to the global pandemic, the film dives into the daily life of four female characters facing different challenges related to being alone and kept apart from others. Immersed in their own colourful, but lonely worlds, eventually, they find a way to transcend solitude, overcome isolation, and reconnect in new unexpected ways. Imagined and produced by a team of exceptional creatives, the five scenes of the film evoke states of agitation, insecurity, melancholy counterbalanced by moments of hope, acceptance, resilience and connection.