The 16th edition of Montreal Independent Film Festival (MIFF) brings together indie film projects from international and Canadian artists to compete and be recognized in the various sections of the IMDb qualifying seasonal event. The festival is a creative hybrid event with mostly online screening and promotion options for filmmakers, actors, writers and all artists working in media to be recognized for their talents and their unique independent arthouse projects. The winners of each seasonal festival go through another round of programming and the 20 finalists of the year compete further in the annual festival. MIFF is a film institution which was founded with the spirit of indie filmmaking and the intention to provide the right tools for indie artists to promote and screen projects throughout the year in MIFF Channel and through MIFF magazine in association with Cinema du Parc of Montreal. It is our pleasure to announce the latest winners of the 2022, Spring edition of MIFF.
Best Narrative Feature
STOYAN
Director: Roberto Ruiz Céspedes
Best Narrative short
The Veteran Dramedy
Director: Rainer Ludwigs
Honorable Mention Short
Absence
Director: Arshile Egoyan
Honorable Mention Short
When I Shut My Eyes Director: Pedro Amed Mingardi
Pedro Amed Mingardi on the set
Best Feature Documentary
A Boy Called Piano - The Story of Fa'amoana John Luafutu
Director: Nina Nawalowalo
Best Short Documentary
Liliana
Director: Gabriel Serra
Best Unproduced Feature Script
FEAR SUM
Writer: James Mayson
Best Unproduced Short Script
Under the Leaves
Writer: Aaron A Moore
Best Horror
The Domestic
Director: Brad Katzen
Best Comedy
RE-OPENING: A Lockdown Mockumentary
Director: Chris Guerra, Matthew John Koppin
Best Animation
Hellenic Places: Hermoupolis
Director: Charalambos Margaritis
Best Science Fiction
The Abandon
Director: Jason Satterlund
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Outlaw Land
Director: Reza Sholeh
Reza Sholeh on the set
Honorable Mention Web Series/TV Pilot
Director: DOMINIC DESJARDINS
Best Experimental
Brutal Moods
Director: Marta Bisbal Torres
Best Environmental
Fleeting Structure
Director: Patrick Lysaght
Best Female Director
Playing Through
Director: Balbinka Korzeniowska
Best Human Rights
Seeds of Life
Director: Paige McKenna Grube
Best First Time Filmmaker
Heavier Than Water
Director: Amauris Pérez Alcequiez
Best Student Film
Vlada Goes to London
Director: Arti Savchenko
Best LGBTQ
Aligned
Director: Apollo Bakopoulos
Best Thriller
LIBERTY
Director: Phil Witte De Witte
Best Canadian Indie
BLACK POWDER
Director: William Cantin, Thomas Dufour
Best Director of the season
Borrowed
Directors: Carlos Rafael Betancourt, Oscar Ernesto Ortega
Best Feature Cinematographer of the season
DOP: Michael Williams
Mysterious Circumstance, The Death of Meriwether Lewis
Best Short Cinematographer of the season
DOP: Colin Cameron
Absence
Best Actor of the season
Ola Wallinder
Cactus
Best Editor of the season
Liam Hendrix Heath
The Cathar
Best Composer of the season
John Bergstrom
This Vast and Mysterious Ocean
Best Scriptwriter of the season
Writer: Keara Barnes
The Stepmom
Best Youth Artist of the season
Tamiris Lima
When I Shut My Eyes
Best Actress of the season
Anahí Hoeneisen
FLIES
Best Music Video
Phil Miller - You Can Tell
Director: Chase Bradburn
Best Independent Film
WHAT WE DO NEXT
Director: Stephen Belber