2024 Awards: Amateur and Ultra-Short Films

Discover the top award winners in the amateur and ultra-short film category at the 30th edition of the Namur International Nature Festival.

Le Gala des films amateurs et ultra-courts est la soirée phare de notre Festival depuis sa création !

Our Amateur and Ultra-Short Film Gala, hosted by Adrien Joveneau, was held on October 12, 2024. The audience was invited to vote for their favorite film, and the votes were counted live to select the Audience Award.

For this 2024 anniversary edition, you discovered 15 amateur films and 5 ultra-short films.

2024 Amateur Film Winners:

🏆 GRAND PRIZE

Cavernicoles

Manon Berehouc – 2023 – France – 5’00 

When temperatures drop and frost freezes the tops of the earth, the cavities remain unchanged.

🏆 PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH AWARD

C’est ma vie

Frédéric Forget - 2024 – Belgium - 5’00 

A pipistrelle mother tells us about her daily life. We quickly discover that we have more in common than we imagined.

🏆 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD

Cosmogonie

Lionel Pawlowski - 2024 - France - 5’00

Beyond the coral reef, the open sea is a biotope filled with strange creatures and unusual associations that can be observed drifting when venturing into the depths at night.

🏆 SOLO FILM AWARD

Jusqu’ici ma relation avec les cerfs 

Christophe Klein - 2023 - France - 5’00

An emblematic representative of the fauna of our forests, the deer undoubtedly remains the mammal with the most accomplished hierarchy.

🏆 BEST EDITING AWARD

L'opportuniste, la victime, le coupable

Dominique Mertens - 2024 – Belgium - 5’00 

In the meadow next door, the story of a western like no other is playing out.

🏆 PUBLIC AWARD

Merci

Philippe Moës - 2024 - Belgium – 4'58

Is gratitude the key to happiness?

🏆 1st PARTICIPATION PRIZE

Passé simple, futur décomposé 

Victorine Michel - 2024 - Belgium - 1’48

Students attend a class in nature in the (perhaps not so) distant future.

🏆 SHORT FILM AWARD

L’oiseau au fond de mon jardin

Ryan Wilkes  - 2024 – Canada (Trochilus films) - 20 minutes - VF

The Bird in My Backyard follows citizen scientist Eric Pittman as he documents the journey of a female hummingbird who chose his backyard to build her nest. This film weaves a beautiful story around a curious citizen scientist and the secret, captivating, and nearly invisible lives of the hummingbirds who have grown accustomed to his constant presence. It’s a story about the childlike curiosity in all of us, the wonders it can reveal, and the doors it can open if we come a little closer.

Good Deal:

Relive the emotion of these films with our USB drive featuring the amateur films, available for purchase at the festival shop, during our tour stops, or upon request from the festival team.