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Vancouver Independent Film Festival

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Vancouver Independent Film Festival Award

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Best Actor In Feature Film

  • Abe Goldfarb
    Winner
    • Abe Goldfarb
    • First Time Caller
    Cinedata
    Gideon Media
    Buffalo 8 Productions

Best Cinematography in Short

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    Winner

    Numinous

    Bodhi J.W. Rutledge(Director)
    Kanoa D. Reid(Cinematographer)
    24 Frames Of Light Productions

Best Film

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    Drifting Boat

    Olivia Luying Wang

Best First Time Director (Short)

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    • Mao Yu Lynn Yuan
    • Mermaid in the Garden of Escapism
    Fanique Group

Best International Narrative Short

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    The Chieftain of the Pudding Race

    Shane Crosland
    Sonik-Ino
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    Decaf & Cigarettes

    Riccardo Romano(director)
    Guarimba, La

Best Male Directing in Short

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    Winner

    Boxed

    William McKnight

Best Trailer

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    I Know a Stranger

    Carlos Leos
    3Wize Media
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    I Know a Stranger

    Carlos Leos
    3Wize Media

May Award

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Best Actor in Feature Film

  • Devon Stewart
    Winner
    • Devon Stewart(Actor)
    • Stranger in the Woods

Best Actress in Feature Film

  • Holly Kenney
    Winner
    • Holly Kenney(Actress)
    • Stranger in the Woods

Best Canadian Documentary

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    Winner

    Unacceptable?

    7.7 (22)
    Benjamin Haab(director)
    Eagle Vision Video Productions

Best Ensemble Acting In Short

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    Winner

    Judge

    9.0 (6)

Best Sci-Fi Short

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    Connection

    7.5 (6)
    Jennie Jarvis(as Jennie Jarvis)
    Astorax Productions

Best Script Long Feature Film

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    Stranger in the Woods

    3.5 (1.3K)
    Holly Kenney(Writer)

Best Thriller Film Long Feature

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    Winner

    Stranger in the Woods

    3.5 (1.3K)
    Kyle Newacheck(Producer)
    Wonk

January Award

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Best Actor

  • Joseph Sernio
    Winner
    • Joseph Sernio
    • Loved
    Holly Lake Films
    Loved

Best Actress in Feature Film

  • Maartje Remmers
    Winner
    • Maartje Remmers
    • Mascotte
    BIND

Best Cinematography in Feature Film

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    Winner

    Mascotte

    6.2 (133)
    Mark van Aller
    BIND

Best Director - Male

  • Winner
    • Remy van Heugten
    • Mascotte

Best Ensemble Acting in Short

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    Winner

    Where I'm From

    Ron Selmour
    William John Hodgins
    Tania Rahimikhoshavaz
    Tina Rahimi
    Nazarian Productions

Best International Feature Film

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    Winner

    Mascotte

    6.2 (133)
    Remy van Heugten(director)
    Gustaaf Peek(writer)
    Joram Willink(creative producer)
    BIND

Best Music Video

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    Winner

    Josh Jones & Trevor Kidd: Salvation

    9.4 (7)
    Alexander Sharp
    Sharpy

Best Trailer

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    Winner

    Brothers Till the End

    Charlie Sporns
    Glasscore Entertainment

Best Unproduced Script (Film Feature)

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    Spyder: One Man's Quest for the Little Bastard

    Brett Howard Nelson(writer)

October Award

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Best Documentary Short

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    Winner

    Deserted in Bertie

    Keyonda Smith
    A Never Sleep Productions

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