Awards

Every year VIFF juries and audiences award a number of outstanding films and filmmakers.

Juried Awards 2011

Shaw Media Award  for Best Canadian Feature Film ($20,000 prize) -  Nuit #1, directed byAnne Émond (Canada/Québec)

Honourable Mention for Canadian Feature Film – Wetlands, directed by Guy Édoin (Canada/Québec)

Honourable Mention for exceptional performances in this year’s nominated films:

• For her outstanding performance in PASSIONFLOWER, Kristen Harris and
• For their hilarious performance as a group, the ensemble cast of SUNFLOWER HOUR: Patrick Gilmore, Amitai Marmorstein, Ben Cotton and Kacey Rohl.

Dragons & Tigers Award for Young Cinema, presented by Brad Birarda & Robert Sali ($10,000 prize) – The Sun-Beaten Path, directed by Sonthar Gyal (China)

Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film Award ($2,000 prize) – We Ate the Children Last, directed by Andrew Cividino (Canada/Ontario)

Audience Awards 2011

Rogers People’s Choice Award – A Separation, directed by Asghar Farhadi (Iran)

VIFF Most Popular Nonfiction Film Award – Sing Your Song, directed by Susanne Rostock (USA)

VIFF Most Popular Canadian Film Award -  Starbuck, directed by Ken Scott (Canada/Québec)

NFB Most Popular Canadian Documentary Award -  Peace Out, directed by Charles Wilkinson (Canada/British Columbia)

VIFF Environmental Film Audience Award – People of a Feather, directed by Joel Heath (Canada/British Columbia)