2024 Festival Winners

Press Release
Written By Emily Gillis

BEST FEATURE
With Love and a Major Organ

DGC ONTARIO BEST DIRECTOR
Anna Fahr, Valley of Exile

REEL CANADIAN INDIE
Doubles

BEST SHORT FILM
Redlights

BEST SHORT FILM PRODUCER
Kiarash Dadgar, The Steak

BOUNDLESS IMAGINATIONS BEST WRITING FOR SHORT FILM
Charles Dionne, Virga

PEOPLE’S PICK FOR BEST FLICK
Doubles

CANADIAN COMEDY FILM IGNITER AWARD
Katrina Reynolds & Emilee Nimetz, A Day in the [After] Life of Diane Staples


Feature Film Jury Awards:

The feature film jury included Adrian Murray (Filmmaker), Navin Ramaswaran (Director & Editor), Cory Bowles (Actor & Director), and Sarah Booth (Actor).

SCREENPLAY
Jonas Chernick & Diana Frances. The Burning Season

BEST PERFORMANCE
Taylor Olson, Look at Me

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Errol Sitahal, Doubles

Short Film Jury Awards:

The short film jury consisted of Nathalie Younglai (Writer & Director), Patrick Yang (Talent Agent, Oldfield Management), and Madeline Rose (Co-Chair, outACTRAto)

BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE
EITR

BEST COMEDY SHORT
Dead Cat

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Boat People

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Hello Anson

BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE
Gauri Prasad, Rock the Cradle

HONOURABLE MENTION
Breathe

Emily Gillis

Hi! I'm Emily, I run Sweetfolk Studio, a brand and web studio dedicated to lifting up creative businesses through great design.

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