DIFF kicked off its 2nd Annual Vitruvian Award™ Showcase on June 22, 2019 with a full day of award-winning cinema and screenwriting. The first and seconds blocks featured films from Basque Spain, Italy, Serbia and the United States, including the Leo Award winning documentary, Ballad of a Righteous Merchant by Herbert Golder. The second seating was followed by an Honorable Mention block, where a variety of short subjects were screened (not in competition).
DIFF’s third and fourth blocks of VItruvian films included narrative projects from Azerbaijan, Senegalese Canada, India, and the United States; short film Difficult People by Sohil Vaidya took home the Leo Award. The festival’s final two blocks included a DIFFdocs showcase as well as long and short format narrative, all from the United States.
Each block was followed by filmmaker Q&A, and the night ended with Vitruvian and Leo Award presentations, the Colorspace Finishing Award, and a DIFF After Party, presented by The Pizza Plant.