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2017 VAFF Awards

 2017 Best Canadian Short Award

Sponsored by (TBA), the VAFF Best Canadian Short Award (BCSA) is presented annually to a qualifying Canadian independent short film/filmmaker in the current year’s festival. Now in its ninth year, an average of 3–6 films per year are eligible for the BCSA nomination. The annual winner is determined by a three-member film industry adjudication panel. The award will be presented in an awards ceremony after the Closing Night screening.

 BCSA 2017 Nominees (in program screening order):

  • Music And Other Drugs “The Lion,” Documentary; Canada: Jonathan Chiang, Director
  • Uneasy Lies The Head “Anastasia Lin: The Crown,” Documentary: Canada: Kacey Cox, Director
  • Canadian Shorts “Sleepwalk,” Drama, First Nations; Vancouver premiere; Canada: Andrew Chung, Director
  • Canadian Shorts “Violet and June,” Comedy, Romance, LGBTQI; Canada: Linnea Ritland, Director
  • Canadian Shorts “The Ether Inside,” Sci-Fi, Drama, Horror; World premiere; Canada, Netherlands: Axel Frühmann, Director
  • Canadian Shorts “Flagged,” Documentary; World premiere; Canada: Mimi Nguyen, Director
  • Canadian Shorts “Floating Light,” Drama; World premiere; Canada: Natalie Murao, Director
  • Canadian Doc Spot “Purple Days,” Drama; North American premiere; Canada, USA: Kevin C.Y. Tseng, Director

 

2017 Best Canadian Feature Award

Sponsored by the Directors Guild of Canada, the VAFF Best Canadian Feature Award (BCFA) is presented annually to a qualifying Canadian independent feature film/filmmaker in the current year’s festival. Now in its inaugural year, three Canadian feature films are eligible for the BCFA nomination. The annual winner is determined by a three-member film industry adjudication panel. The award will be presented in an awards ceremony after the Closing Night screening.

BCSA 2017 Nominees (in program screening order):

  • “The Lonely Light of Home,” Drama, Thriller; Canada; Canadian Premiere: Rob Leickner, Director
  • “A Time To Swim,” Environmental Documentary; Canada: Ashley Duong, Director
  • “Paint It Red,” Documentary; Canada; World Premiere: Eva Cohen, Director
  • “Wexford Plaza,” Comedy Drama; Canada; Western Canadian Premiere: Joyce Wong, Director

 

What is  People’s Choice Award ?

Sponsored by London Drugs, the People’s Choice Awards will be presenting during the Closing Night Screening and Awards Ceremony November 5, 2017. You will be the judge to select the Overall Feature, Overall Short, Overall Performance. The voting will be open from Nov 2 – Nov 5, 2017 during the festival. You can vote online at http://vaff.org/vote/

 

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