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)
- 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
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The Canadian Images jury has awarded the inaugural $2,000 cash award and $5,000 Avid Media Composer software package to director Anna McRoberts of BC for the film . There were 14 films in competition, which was open to first-time filmmakers. A donor, who prefers to be anonymous, contributed the cash prize and Avid Technology, Inc. donated the software. The award was presented by Canadian Images programmer Terry McEvoy. |
- 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.
