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Vancouver International Film Festival

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    Most Popular Canadian Film

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      Winner

      Preggoland

      5.6 (845)
      Jacob Tierney

    Best Canadian Feature Film

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      Winner

      Violent

      7.0 (994)
      Andrew Huculiak
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      1987

      7.4 (1.8K)
      Ricardo Trogi
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      Black Fly

      5.7 (614)
      Jason Bourque
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      Dirty Singles

      5.8 (89)
      Alex Pugsley
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      Elephant Song

      6.5 (5.3K)
      Charles Binamé
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      Mommy

      8.0 (64K)
      Xavier Dolan
    • [object Object]

      October Gale

      5.2 (2.6K)
      Ruba Nadda
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      Preggoland

      5.6 (845)
      Jacob Tierney
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      Sitting on the Edge of Marlene

      6.0 (94)
      Ana Valine
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      Turbulence

      7.4 (29)
      Soran Mardookhi
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      The Valley Below

      6.6 (131)
      Kyle Thomas
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      You're Sleeping, Nicole

      6.9 (2.3K)
      Stéphane Lafleur

    Best Documentary Feature

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      My Name Is Salt

      7.7 (324)
      Farida Pacha
      Leafbird Films

    Women in Film Award

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      Winner

      Sitting on the Edge of Marlene

      6.0 (94)
      Ana Valine

    Best Emerging BC Filmmaker

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      Winner

      Sitting on the Edge of Marlene

      6.0 (94)
      Ana Valine
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      Turbulence

      7.4 (29)
      Soran Mardookhi
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      Two 4 One

      5.6 (150)
      Maureen Bradley
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      Violent

      7.0 (994)
      Andrew Huculiak
    • [object Object]

      Black Fly

      5.7 (614)
      Jason Bourque
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      Bloody Knuckles

      5.9 (330)
      Matt O'Mahoney
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      The Boy from Geita

      7.3 (59)
      Vic Sarin
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      Everything Will Be

      7.0 (37)
      Julia Kwan
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      Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story

      7.3 (941)
      Grant Baldwin
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      Martin's Pink Pickle

      8.5 (16)
      René Brar
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      The Pristine Coast

      Scott Renyard
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      Songs She Wrote About People She Knows

      6.4 (75)
      Kris Elgstrand

    Most Popular International Documentary Film

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      Winner

      Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me

      7.9 (1.8K)
      James Keach

    Roger's People's Choice Award

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      Winner

      The Vancouver Asahi

      6.2 (271)
      Yûya Ishii

    Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film

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      Winner

      The Cut

      7.4 (67)
      Geneviève Dulude-De Celles

    Most Popular Canadian Documentary Film

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      Winner

      All the Time in the World

      7.5 (166)
      Suzanne Crocker
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      Marinoni: The Fire in the Frame

      8.1 (40)
      Tony Girardin
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      Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story

      7.3 (941)
      Grant Baldwin

    Best BC Film

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      Winner

      Violent

      7.0 (994)
      Andrew Huculiak
    • [object Object]

      Black Fly

      5.7 (614)
      Jason Bourque
    • [object Object]

      Bloody Knuckles

      5.9 (330)
      Matt O'Mahoney
    • [object Object]

      The Boy from Geita

      7.3 (59)
      Vic Sarin
    • [object Object]

      Everything Will Be

      7.0 (37)
      Julia Kwan
    • [object Object]

      Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story

      7.3 (941)
      Grant Baldwin
    • [object Object]

      Martin's Pink Pickle

      8.5 (16)
      René Brar
    • [object Object]

      Preggoland

      5.6 (845)
      Jacob Tierney
    • [object Object]

      The Pristine Coast

      Scott Renyard
    • [object Object]

      Sitting on the Edge of Marlene

      6.0 (94)
      Ana Valine
    • [object Object]

      Songs She Wrote About People She Knows

      6.4 (75)
      Kris Elgstrand
    • [object Object]

      Turbulence

      7.4 (29)
      Soran Mardookhi
    • [object Object]

      Two 4 One

      5.6 (150)
      Maureen Bradley

    Best BC Film - Honorable Mention

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      Winner

      Everything Will Be

      7.0 (37)
      Julia Kwan

    Impact Award

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      Winner

      Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story

      7.3 (941)
      Grant Baldwin
    • [object Object]

      The Pristine Coast

      Scott Renyard
    • [object Object]

      The Boy from Geita

      7.3 (59)
      Vic Sarin
    • [object Object]

      Everything Will Be

      7.0 (37)
      Julia Kwan
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      Monsoon

      7.5 (78)
      Sturla Gunnarsson
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      The Price We Pay

      7.3 (252)
      Harold Crooks

    Audience Must See BC Award

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      Winner

      Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story

      7.3 (941)
      Grant Baldwin

    Best New Director Award

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      Winner

      Miss and the Doctors

      5.9 (583)
      Axelle Ropert
      "beautifully realized romantic drama, intelligent and full of love for all its characters." Tied with Mikhail Red for Rekorder (2013).
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      Winner

      Rekorder

      4.5 (108)
      Mikhail Red
      an "ambitious, urgent and passionate film about the underside of contemporary urban life." Tied with Axelle Ropert for Miss and the Doctors (2013).
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      El Vientre

      6.1 (121)
      Daniel Rodríguez Risco
    • [object Object]

      Asteroide

      6.1 (44)
      Marcelo Tobar
    • [object Object]

      August Winds

      6.3 (643)
      Gabriel Mascaro
    • [object Object]

      Exit

      6.3 (270)
      Hsiang Chienn
    • [object Object]

      Ow

      5.4 (44)
      Yohei Suzuki
    • [object Object]

      Paris of the North

      6.3 (427)
      Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson
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      The Sun, the Moon, & the Hurricane

      8.1 (71)
      Andri Cung
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      Two Step

      6.3 (801)
      Alex R. Johnson
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      Of Mind and Music

      7.0 (470)
      Richie Adams

    Best New Director Award - Special Mention

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      Winner

      Asteroide

      6.1 (44)
      Marcelo Tobar
      a "complex portrait of a sibling relationship that builds to a brave and resonant conclusion."

    Jury Prize

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    Short Film

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      Sophie

      9.1 (46)
      Alex Lombard

    International Short

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    Jury Prize

    • 6-minute Mom

      Chris Shimojima(director)

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    Vancouver, Canada

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