Best of the Festival AND John de Graaf Environmental Award
Farming While Black
The film that best reflects elements we admire and hold important: environmental activism, compelling storyline, hope, and passionate, effective filmmaking.
Best in Theme
4DWN
The film that best represents the 2024 festival theme of REEL ACTION. The theme pays homage to the festival’s mission to inspire activism and use cinema as a call to action, inviting audiences to learn about the most pressing environmental problems and initiatives anyone can take to improve the natural world and lives around the globe.
Spirit of Activism
Patrol
What the festival and SYRCL are all about – people making a difference, speaking truth to power, turning the tide of history.
OTHER AWARD WINNERS
Most Inspiring Adventure Film – Soundscape
Best “Short Short” – Paddle Tribal Waters
Jury Award – Jo Jo A Toad Musical
Jury Award – Kelp
Honorable Mention – Toxic Art
Honorable Mention – With The Tide
Honorable Mention – Engine Inside
Szabo Award – Groundwork: A Family Journey into Regenerative Cotton
Student Filmmaker Award – Spear, Spatula, Submarine