Hollywood North Film Awards (2023)

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Canadian Short Documentary

Canadian Short Film

EITR
7.4 (20)
Fateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller
Save the Date
8.9 (10)
Bria McLaughlin

Best Screenplay

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Canadian Feature

Winner
A Father's Diary
6.5 (2K)
Golam Mustofa
Jonathan Rabson
Yasar Shaikh
Lisa Habermann
Hometown Mysteries
Rob Letourneau
Purple Don't Cry
8.6 (200)
Boonaa Mohammed
The Christmas Spirit
4.9 (133)
Bennet De Brabandere
We Did It
7.8 (6)
Alec Elliot

Canadian Feature Film

Winner
A Father's Diary
6.5 (2K)
Golam Mustofa
Yasar Shaikh
Jonathan Rabson
Lisa Habermann
Banzai Multimedia

Canadian Short Film

International Feature Film

Winner
Thorns & Thistles at the End of the World
6.9 (588)
Matthew Barron
Brian Hennings
Winner
Moon Face Shattered Hearts
4.4 (29)
Mehmet Tanrisever
Kamuran Süner
Dust
Howard Woolf
Le Naméssime
Xavier Mussel
Rémi Guelfi
Ruger the Rude Dog
Roger Slagle

International Short Film

Winner
Dodge is Dead
Madeleine Joyce
Kendall McKinnon
¡Topes!
Jose Espinosa
Torn
Carmen Chan
Jialong Liu for The Breeze of Summer Night
Mkhomazi Mashinini for A Night of Fate

Best Screenplay

Happy for You
Francis Luta
Picturehausfilms

Canadian Short

Last Shot
Roble Issa

Best Performance

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Canadian Feature

Winner
Purple Don't Cry
8.6 (200)
Essam Muhammad
A Father's Diary
6.5 (2K)
Afroz Khan
Hometown Mysteries
Shannon McLellan
The Christmas Spirit
4.9 (133)
Zion Forrest Lee
We Did It
7.8 (6)
Jocelyn Cunliffe

Canadian Short Film

International Feature Film

Winner
Moon Face Shattered Hearts
4.4 (29)
Reyhan Asena Keskinci
Thorns & Thistles at the End of the World
6.9 (588)
Jeremy Levi
Dust
Chris Goodwin
Le Naméssime
Xavier Mussel
Ruger the Rude Dog
Patrick John

International Short Film

Winner
Radio Telescope
7.1 (11)
Russell Quinn
Silver Sail Entertainment
Winner
¡Topes!
Josh Greenwood
Torn
Kammy Wong
Zhibin Mu for The Breeze of Summer Night
Dodge is Dead
Sohina Sidhu
Xolani Ncobeni for A Night of Fate

Canadian Feature Film

A Father's Diary
6.5 (2K)
Afroz Khan(actor)
Banzai Multimedia

Best Cinematography

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Best Cinematography

Winner
Begin Again
Julian Zakrzewski
Happy for You
Adam Madrzyk

Canadian Documentary

Winner
It's a Beautiful World
8.7 (7)
Andrew Sheppard
Sergio David Spadavecchia
Hunting in Packs
3.5 (24)
Lulu Wei

Canadian Short Film

Winner
Save the Date
8.9 (10)
Ash Tailor
Ikala
9.5 (6)
Erik O'Neill
Happy for You
Adam Madrzyk
Last Shot
Nicholas Ewart
Ikala
9.5 (6)
Erik O'Neill

International Feature Film

Winner
Moon Face Shattered Hearts
4.4 (29)
Metin Turguç
Thorns & Thistles at the End of the World
6.9 (588)
Aaron Kamp
Dust
Danielle Bryant
Le Naméssime
Corentin Marchand
Ruger the Rude Dog
Kenneth Finley

International Short Film

Winner
Des Étés Indiens
¡Topes!
Rikki Porter
Torn
Sam Cowan
Jinghao Wang for The Breeze of Summer Night
Dodge is Dead
Jadzia Erskine

Canadian Feature Film

A Father's Diary
6.5 (2K)
Arsen Ourmouzov(director of photography)
Kishore Neel(director of photography)
Banzai Multimedia

Canadian Short Documentary

Best Editing

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Canadian Feature

Winner
Hunting in Packs
3.5 (24)
Caitlin Durlak
The Last Guardian
Kyle Parish

Canadian Short Documentary

Winner
Lanterns Flicker
Yoni Collins

Canadian Short Film

International Feature Film

Winner
Le Naméssime
Anne-Sophie Bussière(editor)
Maxime Cappello(editor)
Thorns & Thistles at the End of the World
6.9 (588)
Aaron Kamp
Moon Face Shattered Hearts
4.4 (29)
Ismail Akbulut
Mehmet Tanrisever
Dust
Jacob Ehrlich
Howard Woolf
Ruger the Rude Dog
Devi Singh Rajput

International Short Film

Winner
¡Topes!
Daniel C. Doran
Torn
Carmen Chan
Xingyu Chen for The Breeze of Summer Night
Dodge is Dead
Daniel C. Doran
Des Étés Indiens
Nicolas Houver

Best Editing

Happy for You
Francis Luta
Picturehausfilms

Canadian Documentary

It's a Beautiful World
8.7 (7)
Sergio David Spadavecchia

Canadian Feature Film

A Father's Diary
6.5 (2K)
Aniruddha Pande(editor)
Banzai Multimedia

Best Production Design

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International Feature Film

Winner
Moon Face Shattered Hearts
4.4 (29)
Ismail Ozturk
Thorns & Thistles at the End of the World
6.9 (588)
Danica-Rae Miles
Dust
Le Naméssime
Ruger the Rude Dog

International Short Film

Winner
Dingfeng Pang for The Breeze of Summer Night
¡Topes!
Elsa Rinde
Torn
Dodge is Dead
Elsa Rinde
Des Étés Indiens

Canadian Feature Film

A Father's Diary
6.5 (2K)
Saumil Raichura(production designer)
Banzai Multimedia

Canadian Short Film

Best Costume and Wardrobe

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Canadian Feature Film

Winner
A Father's Diary
6.5 (2K)
Afrin Islam(Costume)
Yasar Shaikh(Costume)
Banzai Multimedia

Canadian Short Film

International Feature Film

Winner
Moon Face Shattered Hearts
4.4 (29)
Nevruz Daban
Thorns & Thistles at the End of the World
6.9 (588)
Dust
Cinthia Chen
Le Naméssime
Anne-Capucine Blot
Ruger the Rude Dog

International Short Film

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

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Canadian Feature

Winner
Purple Don't Cry
8.6 (200)
Maria Kwon
The Last Guardian
Domonique Landry
A Father's Diary
6.5 (2K)
Christy Eveleigh
Azura Mustofa
The Christmas Spirit
4.9 (133)
Sean Sansom
Natalie Dale
The Last Guardian
Domonique Landry
We Did It
7.8 (6)
Alexandrea Fiorante

Canadian Short Film

International Feature Film

Winner
Moon Face Shattered Hearts
4.4 (29)
Semra Eren
Thorns & Thistles at the End of the World
6.9 (588)
Dust
Jeff Adler
Le Naméssime
Belen Lorenzo
Ruger the Rude Dog

International Short Film

Canadian Feature Film

A Father's Diary
6.5 (2K)
Azura Mustofa(makeup artist)
Christy Eveleigh(makeup artist)
Parvez Ahmed(makeup artist)
Banzai Multimedia

Best International Feature

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International Feature Film

Winner
Moon Face Shattered Hearts
4.4 (29)
Thorns & Thistles at the End of the World
6.9 (588)
Aaron Kamp
Dust
Le Naméssime
Ruger the Rude Dog

Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Short Film

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Canadian Short Film

Winner
Ikala
9.5 (6)
Julianne Trudel

Best Canadian Student Short

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Canadian Student Film

Best Canadian Feature

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Canadian Feature

Best Supporting Performer

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Canadian Short Film

Winner
Des larmes de métal
Étienne Adam
Demonstration Sport
Amanda Cordner
EITR
7.4 (20)
Guled Abdi
Save the Date
8.9 (10)
Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah
That's Life
David Harris

International Short Film

Winner
¡Topes!
Hayward Leach
Torn
Chester Wai
Jun Liu for The Breeze of Summer Night
Dodge is Dead
Madeleine Joyce
Lindokhule Mlangeni for A Night of Fate

International Feature Film

Best Original Score

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Canadian Documentary

Winner
Hunting in Packs
3.5 (24)
Laura Barrett
It's a Beautiful World
8.7 (7)

Canadian Feature

Winner
A Father's Diary
6.5 (2K)
Christopher Rinaman
Purple Don't Cry
8.6 (200)
Ilyas Mao
Petty Pro
The Christmas Spirit
4.9 (133)
Maurizio Guarini
The Last Guardian
Samuel Kim
Mathias Fritsche
Rob Scales
Rachel Hardy
We Did It
7.8 (6)

Canadian Feature Film

Winner
A Father's Diary
6.5 (2K)
Christopher Rinaman
Banzai Multimedia

Canadian Short Documentary

Winner
Lanterns Flicker
David daCosta

Canadian Short Film

Winner
Save the Date
8.9 (10)
Steven Layzell
Winner
Save the Date
8.9 (10)
Steven Layzell
Ikala
9.5 (6)
Maninder Chana
Going Going
Richard Feren
Last Shot
Ikala
9.5 (6)
Maninder Chana
Going Going
Richard Feren
Last Shot
Ikala
9.5 (6)
Maninder Chana

International Feature Film

Winner
Le Naméssime
Alexandre Sciré
Thorns & Thistles at the End of the World
6.9 (588)
Rhyan Lyndon-James
Moon Face Shattered Hearts
4.4 (29)
Mehmet Tanrisever
Dust
Shawn McPherson
Howard Woolf
Ruger the Rude Dog
Ian A. Hughes

International Short Film

Winner
Des Étés Indiens
Lucas Safaru
Adrien Sabathier
Juruna Mallon
¡Topes!
Aldo Max Rodriguez
Torn
Hongzhe Zhou for The Breeze of Summer Night
Andrew Stirling MacDonald
For The Savior

Best VFX and Colour

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Canadian Documentary

Winner
It's a Beautiful World
8.7 (7)
Sergio David Spadavecchia
Hunting in Packs
3.5 (24)
Kevin Luttman

Canadian Feature

Winner
The Last Guardian
Kyle Parish
Winner
The Christmas Spirit
4.9 (133)
Drake Conrad
Winner
The Last Guardian
Kyle Parish
Hometown Mysteries
Purple Don't Cry
8.6 (200)
Wilby Ariezqy
We Did It
7.8 (6)

Canadian Short Documentary

Winner
Lanterns Flicker
Dara Eshaghian
Kaitlin Manalili

International Feature Film

Winner
Moon Face Shattered Hearts
4.4 (29)
Thorns & Thistles at the End of the World
6.9 (588)
Noah Norton(Color Grader)
Alexander Meegan(VFX)
Dust
Danielle Bryant
Howard Woolf
Le Naméssime
Ruger the Rude Dog

Canadian Short Film

EITR
7.4 (20)
Ian Passy
Ranger Parks
Adrien Bernard
Joseph Conrad
Ikala
9.5 (6)

International Short Film

¡Topes!
Torn
Ryan Doherty
Xiaodi Zheng for The Breeze of Summer Night
Dodge is Dead
Daniel C. Doran
Des Étés Indiens

Best Supporting Actress

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International Feature Film

Winner
Thorns & Thistles at the End of the World
6.9 (588)
Vivienne Marshall

Best Supporting Actress

Nidhi Dhara(actress)
A Father's Diary
Banzai Multimedia

Best Sound Design

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Canadian Feature

Winner
The Last Guardian
Kyle Parish
Winner
The Last Guardian
Kyle Parish
A Father's Diary
6.5 (2K)
Chandra Bulucon
Purple Don't Cry
8.6 (200)
Sean Pearson
The Christmas Spirit
4.9 (133)
Scott Bell
We Did It
7.8 (6)

Canadian Short Film

Winner
Ikala
9.5 (6)
Matthew Harrold
Mike Jones
Winner
Ikala
9.5 (6)
Mike Jones
EITR
7.4 (20)
Save the Date
8.9 (10)

International Feature Film

Winner
Thorns & Thistles at the End of the World
6.9 (588)
Wendi Graham
Moon Face Shattered Hearts
4.4 (29)
Mürsel Aslan
Dust
Shawn McPherson
Le Naméssime
Fabrice-Elie Hubert
Ruger the Rude Dog

International Short Film

Best Sound Design

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David Roberto Arce SanJuan(post sound mixer)
Abril Arnauda(director) (writer)
Sushant Desai(producer) (cinematographer)
Vancouver Film School

Canadian Documentary

Hunting in Packs
3.5 (24)
Evan Miles
It's a Beautiful World
8.7 (7)
Sergio David Spadavecchia

Canadian Feature Film

A Father's Diary
6.5 (2K)
Chandra Bulucon(sound designer)
Banzai Multimedia

Canadian Short Documentary

HNFA Award

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Best Director of a Canadian Short

Winner
Tee Schneider(writer/director)
Little Bird

Best Writing in a Canadian Short

Winner
Little Bird
Tee Schneider(writer/director)

Best Canadian Short Film

Little Bird
Tee Schneider(writer/director)
Joanna Swan(producer/actor)
Beatrice Schneider(actress)
Arlene Duncan(actor)
Krista Morin(actor)
Jocelyne Zucco(actor)
Jess Salgueiro(actor)
Morgana McKenzie(cinematographer)
Kayla Lakhani(production designer)
Dominique Brownes(costume designer)

Best Performance in a Canadian Short

Little Bird
Beatrice Schneider(actress)

Best Canadian Short

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Canadian Short Film

Winner
Save the Date
8.9 (10)
Ikala
9.5 (6)
Maninder Chana
Kush Productions
Ikala
9.5 (6)

Best Director of a Canadian Short

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Canadian Short Film

Ikala
9.5 (6)
Maninder Chana

Best Production Design of a Canadian Short

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Best Production Design

Ikala
9.5 (6)
Gaganjit Singh
Kush Productions

Best Canadian Documentary

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Canadian Documentary

Winner
Hunting in Packs
3.5 (24)
It's a Beautiful World
8.7 (7)

Best Canadian Short Documentary

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Canadian Short Documentary

Best Canadian Short Doc

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Canadian Short Documentary

Winner
Robyn
Brody Leger(Director)
Weldon Hovey(Producer)

Best International Documentary

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International Documentary

Winner
Freedom Street
9.8 (11)
Mekong Apocalypse

Best International Short

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International Short Film

Winner
¡Topes!
Torn
For The Breeze of Summer Night
Dodge is Dead
Des Étés Indiens

Best International Student Short

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International Student Short Film

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Hollywood North Film Awards

Best Director

Canadian Feature

Purple Don't Cry

A Father's Diary

Hometown Mysteries

The Christmas Spirit

We Did It

International Feature Film

Moon Face Shattered Hearts

Thorns & Thistles at the End of the World

Dust

Le Naméssime

Ruger the Rude Dog

International Short Film

Radio Telescope

Torn

¡Topes!

Dodge is Dead

Des Étés Indiens

Canadian Documentary

Hunting in Packs

Canadian Feature Film

A Father's Diary

Canadian Short Documentary

Lanterns Flicker

Sensei

Canadian Short Film

EITR

Save the Date

Best Screenplay

Canadian Feature

A Father's Diary

Hometown Mysteries

Purple Don't Cry

The Christmas Spirit

We Did It

Canadian Feature Film

A Father's Diary

Canadian Short Film

Ikala

Ikala

Happy for You

Last Shot

International Feature Film

Thorns & Thistles at the End of the World

Moon Face Shattered Hearts

Dust

Le Naméssime

Ruger the Rude Dog

International Short Film

Dodge is Dead

¡Topes!

Torn

Best Screenplay

Happy for You

Canadian Short

Last Shot

Best Performance

Canadian Feature

Purple Don't Cry

A Father's Diary

Hometown Mysteries

The Christmas Spirit

We Did It

Canadian Short Film

Ikala

Ikala

Last Shot

Save the Date

International Feature Film

Moon Face Shattered Hearts

Thorns & Thistles at the End of the World

Dust

Le Naméssime

Ruger the Rude Dog

International Short Film

Radio Telescope

¡Topes!

Torn