Alternativa Film Awards & Festival 2024: Short list of Feature length

The Alternativa Film Awards & Festival 2024 proudly presents its official shortlist, showcasing the best of innovative storytelling from across Asia. The Selection Committee undertook an extraordinary task, reviewing over 1000 submissions, twice as many as last year. After careful consideration, 25 exceptional films have been chosen, including 13 full-length and 12 shorts. 

Alternativa Film Awards & Festival 2024: Yogykarta, Indonesia, 22-29.11.2024

The Gift (Belek) from Kyrgystan

Short list of Feature length:

AFTER THE SNOWMELT / XUE SHUI XIAO RONG DE JI JIE, Yi-Shan Lo / Taiwan, 2024, 1 h 48 min / Documentary, Hybrid / Themes: #Relationships, Loss, Grief, Friendship, Family values, #LGBTQ+ / Languages: Mandarin, Nepali, English

BIRD OF A DIFFERENT FEATHER / MIKKA BANNADA HAKKI, Manohara K / India, 2024, 1 h 29 min / Drama, Comedy / Themes: #Differences, Disability / Languages: Kannada / Key Cast: Jayashree, Rekha Kudligi, Manisha

BREAKING THE CYCLE, Aekaphong Saransate, Thanakrit Duangmaneeporn / Thailand, 2024, 2 h / Documentary / Themes: #Politics, Call to change / Languages: Thai / Key Cast: Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, Pannika Wanich, Piyabutr Saengkanokkul

CU LI NEVER CRIES / CU LI KHÔNG BAO GIỜ KHÓC, Pham Ngoc Lan / Viet Nam, 2024, 1 h32 min / Drama / Themes: #Identity, Home, Belonging / Languages: Vietnamese / Key Cast: Minh Chau, Ha Phuong, Xuan An, Hoang Ha

DEVI, Subina Shrestha / Nepal, 2024, 1 h 20 min / Documentary / Themes: #Women's rights, Empowerment, Gender inequality, Gender discrimination in patriarchal societies, #Politics, Call to change / Languages: Nepali

GRAND ME, Atiye Zare Arandi / Iran, 2024, 1 h 18 min / Documentary / Themes: #Children’s & teens’ rights / Languages: Persian

THE ADAMANT GIRL / KOTTUKKAALI, Vinothraj PS / India, 2024, 1 h 41 min / Drama / Themes: #Women's rights, Empowerment, Gender inequality, Gender discrimination in patriarchal societies / Languages: Tamil / Key Cast: Soori Muthuchamy, Anna Ben

MADINA / МАДИНА, Aizhan Kassymbek / Kazakhstan, 2023, 1 h 13 min / Drama / Themes: #Women's rights, Empowerment, Gender inequality, Gender discrimination in patriarchal societies, #Children’s & teens’ rights / Languages: Kazakh / Key Cast: Madina Akylbekova, Alibek Adiken

Madina from Kazakhstan

PIERCE / 刺心切骨, Nelicia Low / Singapore, 2024, 1 h 48 min / Thriller, Drama, Sports / Themes: #Relationships, Loss, Grief, Friendship, Family values, #LGBTQ+ / Languages: Mandarin / Key Cast: Hsiu-Fu Liu, You-Ning Tsao, Ding Ning

SABA, Maksud Hossain / Bangladesh, 2024, 1 h 35 min / Drama / Themes: #Women's rights, Empowerment, Gender inequality, Gender discrimination in patriarchal societies, #Relationships, Loss, Grief, Friendship, Family values, #Differences, Disability / Languages: Bengali / Key Cast: Mehazabien Chowdhury, Rokeya Prachy, Mostafa Monwar

TALE OF THE LAND, Loeloe Hendra Komara / Indonesia, 2024, 1 h 38 min / Drama, Mystery, Thriller / Themes: #Identity, Home, Belonging / Languages: Indonesian / Key Cast: Shenina Cinnamon, Arswendy Beningswara, Yusuf Mahardika, Angga Yunanda

THE GIFT / БЕЛЕК, Dalmira Tilepbergen / Kyrgyzstan, 2023, 1 h 28 min / Drama / Themes: #Women's rights, Empowerment, Gender inequality, Gender discrimination in patriarchal societies, #Children’s & teens’ rights / Languages: Kirghiz / Key Cast: Jannat Kuruchbekova, Talaikan Abazova

WOMEN FROM ROTE ISLAND / PEREMPUAN BERKELAMIN DARAH, Jeremias Nyangoen / Indonesia, 2023, 1 h 46 min / Drama / Themes: #Women's rights, Empowerment, Gender inequality, Gender discrimination in patriarchal societies / Languages: Bahasa Rote (Daerah Indonesia) / Key Cast: Linda Adoe, Irma Rihi, Sallum Ratu Ke