VIFF Awards
Beginning in 1988 when the VIFF gave out its first "Most Popular Film" prize to Some Girls, the Festival has offered a number of awards, both adjudicated and voted on by you, the audience, to deserving films. These awards are:
Adjudicated Awards
- The Kyoto Planet "Climate for Change" Award ($25,000)
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The Kyoto Planet Climate for Change Award and a cheque for $25,000 go to directors Michael Stenberg, Johan Soderberg and Linus Torell of Sweden for THE PLANET. The jury included Dominic Patten, Arts & Life editor of The Vancouver Sun, accomplished environmental filmmaker/producer Gerard Ungerman, and a third “jurist” consisting of the audience, whose votes for their favourite films helped select the winner.
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"For the very first Kyoto Planet “Climate for Change” Award we recognized the Swedish film THE PLANET—in a category of many good movies—as the film that not only galvanized us artistically and intellectually to the many dangers that face our world, but also brought to the fore the harsh reality of what is happening to our environment. It is a reality that no one can ignore and that we can all become motivated today to start making a difference. THE PLANET is about changing the world... and our world needs it,” said juror Dominic Patten. "It was a tough call to select the best environmental film for the very first Kyoto Planet “Climate for Change” Award at the 2007 Vancouver International Film Festival,” said juror Gerard Ungerman. “Artistic mastery, information content, power to mobilize... THE PLANET got it all and well deserves now to be seen by a very large audience around the world.” The inaugural Climate for Change program showcased 11 films; both documentaries and dramatic features were in competition. The winning film best exemplified the criteria of “fresh information, vision and cinematic artistry” about the environment. John Icke, president and chief operating officer of Kyoto Planet Group, presented the award.
Climate for Change launches our new annual environmental film series and a $25,000 juried environmental award, one of the largest cash prizes at any film festival in North America. Generously sponsored by Kyoto Planet , this series emphasized fresh information, vision and cinematic artistry and was not confined to just documentaries. Not only is there a greater audience for films that contend with the challenges our society faces today, but more of the best films made now, and the most artistic ones, engage with issues of man's relationship to nature and the inherent drama of the ever-higher stakes involved. Our aim is to transport audiences to different parts of the planet to enable them to see beyond facts, figures, charts and headlines. Cinema allows us to see the world. It's up to us to improve on our actions. |
The nominees were:
4 Elements (dir. Jiska Rickels, Netherlands)
About Water (dir. Udo Maurer, Austria)
Bing Ai (dir. Feng Yan, China)
casting a glance (dir. James Benning, USA)
Garbage Warrior (dir. Oliver Hodge, UK)
The Green Chain (dir. Mark Leiren-Young, Canada)
Keepers of Eden (dir. Yoram Porath, USA)
Khadak (dirs. Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth, Belgium)
Man on Land (dir. Ariane Michel, France)
The Planet (dirs. Michael Stenberg, Johan Soderberg, Linus Torell, Sweden)
The Unforeseen (dir. Laura Dunn, USA)
Click here to read about the jury for this award.
- The Dragons And Tigers Award For Young Cinema $5,000)
- The Citytv Western Canada Feature Film Award ($12,000)
- Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film
($2000 + Avid Media Composer Software valued at US$4995)
- NFB Best Canadian Documentary ($2,500)
- The Women In Film And Video Vancouver Artistic Merit Award
Audience Awards
Click here to see a full list of VIFF awards from 1988 to 2006.
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