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The award winners of the latest edition of Montreal Independent Film Festival were announced on April 29th. The festival has continued its monthly virtual edition since the lockdown and plans to have its annual event in August of 2021 when the best films of the year will be announced. The emerging and visionary Canadian festival has grown in popularity by independent film talents from all over the globe.
The monthly winners could be further nominated for the annual event and the finalists of the annual festival will be screened through the festival and receive cash awards, promotions and bonuses. The members of jury consists of filmmakers, distributors, critics and award winning artists from Canada and all over the world. All the award winners of the month can request online screening of their projects through TFC which has screened over hundreds of shorts and many features for MIFF last year. It is with great pleasure for us to announce the latest winners of the festival in various categories.
Best Narrative Feature:
Director: Bernardo Barreto
Best Narrative Short & Best Edit:
The Great Artist
Director: Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri
Best Canadian Narrative Short:
Director: Elbina Oulmacheva
Best Documentary Feature:
Director: Dominique Choisy
Best Documentary Short:
Director: Andres Bronnimann
Best Canadian Indie Film:
Director: Shane Colin Mountain
Best Horror & Best Director:
Director: FELIPE CUNHA
Best Feature Comedy & Best Producer:
Director: J.D Cohen
Producer: Chloe Traicos
Best Short Comedy: The Affair Director: Victor Leonidis
Best Short Canadian Comedy:
Director: Jamie Norrie
Best Animation & Best Trailer:
Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate
Directors: Susan Lim, Samudra Kajal Saikia, Christina Teenz Tan
Best Science Fiction:
Director: Shane Joseph Willis
Honorable Mention Science Fiction:
Director: Michael Jeanpert
Best Series/Web/Pilot:
Director: Elias Plagianos
Best Experimental Film:
Director: Karl Nussbaum
Best Experimental Canadian Film:
Director: Liana Carbone
Best Human Rights Documentary:
Director: Tiago Rezende
Best Human Rights Drama:
Director: Kent Flaagan
Best First Time Filmmaker:
Director: Kimberly Drake
Honorable Mention Canadian Short:
Director: Logan Charron
Best Student Film:
Director: Sara Del barba
Best Canadian Student Film:
Director: Maxim-Olivier Lavallée
Best Feature LGBTQ:
To Decadence with Love, Thanks for Everything!
Director: Stuart Sox
Best Short LGBTQ:
Director: Ameya
Best Music Video:
Director: Zach Stevens
Best Canadian Music Video:
Saintfield: "Into the World"
Director: Adrian Smith
Honorable Mention Canadian Music Video:
Director: Sly Furino
Best Thriller:
Director: Alejandro Trigos
Best Cinematography & Best Poster: Dying Of The Light
Director: David Newton
Producer: Annie Peet
Best Actor:
Matthew Postlethwaite For The Great Artist
Best Actress:
Lydie Misiek For Against My Will
Best Composer:
Director: A.J. Ciccotelli
Composer: W. Allen Wrede
Best Screenplay:
Writer: Arthur Tiersky
Best Canadian Screenplay:
20/20: Search for Independence
Writer:: Harold L. Brown
Best Photographer:
Colin Zhg
Best Female Director:
Director: Ana Ortiz
Best Environmental:
Director: Michel Hellas