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:
• The AGF People's Choice Award For
Most Popular International Film
The Federal Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Each year, the audience determines this important award.
The 2004 winners of the Federal Express Award for Most Popular
Canadian Film are François Prévost
and Hugo Latulippe for WHAT
REMAINS OF US (Quebec), and Leanne Allison
and Diana Wilson for BEING
CARIBOU (British Columbia).
Runners-up are: PETER RAYMONT for SHAKE
HANDS WITH THE DEVIL: THE JOURNEY OF ROMEO DALLAIRE (Ontario);
Bill Marchant for EVERYONE (British
Columbia); and VELCROW RIPPER for SCAREDSACRED
(British Columbia).
Also among the most popular Canadian features,
in order of voting:
Ghyslaine Côté’s ELLES
ETAIENT CINQ (Quebec)
István Szabó’s BEING
JULIA (Canada/UK/Hungary)
Michael Kot’s SHIPBREAKERS
(Ontario)
John L'Écuyer’s LE GOUT DES
JEUNES FILLES (Quebec)
Francis Leclerc’s MÉMOIRES
AFFECTIVES (Quebec)
Mark A. Lewis’ ILL FATED (British
Columbia)
Malcolm Guy and Michelle Smith’s TURBULENT
WATERS (Quebec)
Vic Sarin’s DELUXE COMBO PLATTER
(British Columbia)
Alan Zweig’s I, CURMUDGEON
(Ontario)
David Weaver’s SIBLINGS (Ontario)
Thanks for playing your part. Your votes helped detemine these
winners and your participation is much appreciated.
Films are ranked based on the number of ballots received
and average rating. The information provided by the ballots not
only determines the award winning films, but also provides feedback
to the Festival and to the party that has kindly supplied the film.
• The Citytv Western Canada Feature
Film Award
• The Keystone Award (for Best Young
Western Canadian Director of a Short Film)
• The National Film Board Award For Best
Documentary Feature
• The Dragons And Tigers Award For Young
Cinema
• The Women In Film And Video Vancouver
Artistic Merit Award
Click here to see a full list of VIFF
awards from 1988 to 2003.
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