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WINNERS 2023
BEST ANIMATION
A Conclusion – By Sreemon Das
BEST STUDENT FILM
The Gig – By Xander Turian
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Wildflower – Directed By Jerry Housen – Performed By Hannyta
BEST TV & WEB SERIES
The Mechanic – By Linda Portland
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY
The Vegetable Garden – By Maria Marinho Moreira
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY
The Poster Girl Stewardess – By Peter Gartner
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Sky Is The Limit – By Mirka Anderson
BEST CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY
Montreal, a city of light – By Manu Charlevoix
BEST SHORT FILM
The Pamphlet – By Justin Heyl
BEST COMEDY SHORT FILM
Follow me or die – By Marcos Torres
BEST DRAMA SHORT FILM
For I Am Dead – By Patricia Delso Lucas
BEST HORROR SHORT FILM
Night of Silence – By Samantha Lewis
BEST CANADIAN SHORT FILM
The Belt – By Greg Muller
BEST ASIAN SHORT FILM
Pattern – By Sachin Karande
BEST FEATURE FILM
Darkness – By James Carver
BEST CANADIAN FEATURE FILM
Falling Stars – By Nico Resende
BEST ASIAN FEATURE FILM
Happy Ending – By Akira Iwamatsu
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
The Future Of The Past – By Zoltan Boros
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
Chronos – By João Pico
The Trumps – By Hoyt Hilsman
The Revolution – By Jonathan Verleysen
Like Someone in Love – By Alexandra Billington
The Game The Doubt – By Hamid Reza Mahmoudi Mehrizi
A Handkerchief's Tale – By Jessica Lau
cupid is not a terrorist – By bellopropello
Legal Passion – By James K Jones
Enter the Room – By Harry Waldman
WINNERS 2022
BEST ANIMATION
My Boy - By Lauren Fripont
BEST STUDENT FILM
A Jag In The Duplex System – By Valerie Knill
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Straight Into The Ocean – By Carolyn Laws
BEST TV & WEB SERIES
Incompleteness – By David Ash
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY
Death Offers Life – By Madhu Ramanathan
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY
The Valley – By David J Keogh, Douglas G Thomson
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Dreaming An Island – By Andrea Pellerani
BEST ASIAN SHORT FILM
Naan But You – By Paulo Reyes
BEST ASIAN FEATURE FILM
A Song For My Dear – By Chang Yeoul Lee
BEST SHORT FILM – GROUP #1
Nice Suicide – By Mike Baran
BEST SHORT FILM – GROUP #2
Why do you hate your brother? - By Pedro Martins, Inês Marques
BEST CANADIAN SHORT FILM
Nothing to worry - By Ben Smith
BEST CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY
Homeless - By Felipe Leonard
BEST CANADIAN FEATURE FILM
The Bastards - By Nelia Dejardins & Marcus Miller
BEST FEATURE FILM
Full Circle – By Noel Brady
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
Golden Era Glamour – By Tiago Mesquita
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
Shadowland – By Bellopropello
To Glory Land – By Fadi Awad
Face Painters – By Giovanni Sanseviero
Cuba The Diva – By Andre Gaumond
Getting The Boot - By James Jones
Lothar from Rascal to World Artist – By Dhiney Ramos
Pessoas – By Arturo Dueñas Herrero
Level 71 – By Peter Salapatas
HONORABLE MENTION
The Mountain - By Ruth Finnegan
Bandidos and Balentes " - By Fabio Manuel Mulas
Sushi and Bagels - By Virginia Mariposa
Dajla: cinema and oblivion - By Arturo Dueñas Herrero
BomPaPa - By Annika Maria Udo Winther
Tell Me Who I Am - By Luca Caserta
A Martyr of the Pen - By Alan Hamwan
Bloodline - Elisa's Story - By Michael Cooper
Arizona 1878 - By Manuel Olaya
Padre - By Ian Davies
Built Lands - By Arturo Dueñas Herrero
Family Tree - By Emmet O'Brien, Nathan Erasmus
WINNERS 2019
BEST ANIMATION
ERASABLE: A VOYAGE THROUGH TIME – BY QUINN LAGUË
BEST STUDENT FILM
MOTHER´S DAY – BY ALEXANDER DESOUZA
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
TWO – BY SLAVA MLADENOVA
BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER SHORT FILM
THE LOCAL PEOPLE – BY PAULINE DEVESA
BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER FEATURE FILM
SOLO! - BY NIC CORNWALL
BEST TV & WEB SERIES
CHATEAU LAURIER – BY JAMES STEWART
BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT
THIS TIME TOMORROW – BY MATTHEW MARTINO
BEST SCREENPLAY FEATURE
BLACK GOOSE – BY JANET HETHERINGTON
BEST DOCUMENTARY
COLOURS FROM OUTER SPACE – BY GEORGE KARKOUR
BEST SHORT FILM
SEE NAPLES AND THEN (NOT) DIE – BY FERDINANDO MADDALONI
BEST FEATURE FILM
A ROSE IN WINTER – BY JOSHUA SINCLAIR
BEST CANADIAN STUDENT FILM
CULS-DE-SACS – BY MAXIME S. GIRARD
BEST CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY
10 KM / H – BY MIGUEL SORTO
BEST CANADIAN SHORT FILM
END OF THE NIGHT – BY TAVIT MELIKIAN
BEST CANADIAN FEATURE FILM
ONLY PEOLPE – BY MARK WEEDEN
SPECIAL JURY AWARDS
MEMORIES FOR SALE – BY MITCH GRASZAT
BLOOD BANK – BY ARTHUR BEAUCHET
DETAINEE X – BY MANEE OSMAN
LOVE, SYLVIA – BY LEE MARSHALL
INDIGOS – BY IAN POZZEBON
TO THE BRINK AND BACK – BY THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD
THE PAUL BEARERS – BY JONATHAN HALL
YOUR SECRET ADMIRER – BY PAOLA CETARES
I KILLED VINCENT – BY JEAN-LUC BLANCHET
RISING STAR AWARDS
IMAGINARY FORCES – BY ROBERT POLICICCHIO
FUMUS ET UMBRA – BY CHRISTINA KATSIADAKIS
HOLY SPIRIT – BY MIKE BARAN
THE LAST WITNESS – BY PIOTR SZKOPIAK
EXPERIENCE MACHINE – BY IVANA BITTNEROVA
COUNTER // BALANCE – BY ANURADHA RANA
BALLAD OF A RIGHTEOUS MERCHANT – BY HEBERT GOLDER
WINNERS 2016 CANADA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
BEST SHORT FILM - 47 MINUTES - BY AUSTIN WILSON
BEST CANADIAN SHORT FILM - IRONIED - BY TYLER LIONEL PARR
BEST FEATURE FILM - INTERSECTION - BY TIM FRENCH
BEST CANADIAN FEATURE FILM - STOLEN PATH - BY GOLDIE SMITLENER
BEST DOCUMENTARY - SANSKRITI - BY MELISSA BALAN
BEST CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY - THE LIMESTONE PLAYERS - BY PAOLA DELLA MALVA
BEST ANIMATION - PAPA PASQUALE - BY JC LITTLE
BEST STUDENT FILM - THANK YOU FOR CALLING - BY MATTHEW READ
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - SHADOW OF A SHADOW - BY ALAN REDPATH
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY - TANGLED SPIRITS - BY ERIC P. GRANGER
BEST TV-WEB SERIES - THE BRIEF – BY MATT SADOWSKI
JURY SPECIAL AWARD FOR SHORT FILM - IT´S A CRIME – BY MONDO SINGH
JURY SPECIAL AWARD FOR FEATURE FILM - BLUEBIRD - BY MATTEW HARDSTAFF
JURY INNOVATION AWARD - ON THE HORIZON - BY PASCAL PAYANT