The DVB Peacock Film Festival announced the winners of the four categories and 30 films which were screened from Dec. 8-10. The DVB Short Doc Contest Award winner was “Towards Light.” The International Jury awarded “The Heart of Yangon” with the Best Choice Award. Its Mention Award went to “Steps Forward” and “Waaah.” The CJ Shorts and Best User-Generated Content awards went to “Again & Again.” The News Feature Award went to “How Yangon Protesters Are Being Watched.”
“In the midst of this coup, everyone’s struggling with their own hardships. Since we’re rappers, we just decided to film it. But without money, we had to go and apply for the DVB Short Docs Contest,” said Eunt Maw Oo, the director of the DVB Short Docs Contest 2024 award-winning short film “Towards Light.”
More than 500 people attended the first-ever DVB Peacock Film Festival at the Chiang Mai University Communication Innovation Center. Filmmaking and podcasting workshops hosted by industry professionals were provided for free to participants. The three-day festival concluded with recognition of Burma’s documentary filmmakers. Stay tuned to DVB Peacock Film Festival on Facebook and Instagram for more updates.
