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Don't miss the Winners of MIFF



MIFF is an annual and seasonal festival which has devoted itself to the promotion and screening of independent films and the language of cinema. The seasonal festival of MIFF has turned into one of the most popular competitions for independent cinema and artists from all over the globe. The annual festival happens every March at the Cinema du Parc of Montreal and the finalists of the year are screened and promoted through the platform. All the seasonal winners will be considered further for the annual festival by the programing committee of the festival. In the meantime, the seasonal winners are promoted through MIFF to film industry professionals and artists working in media. It is our pleasure to announce the latest winners of MIFF.




Best Narrative Feature

Let's get lost

Director: François Pirot


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Best Narrative Short:

Ohskennón:ten Owí:ra (Little Deer)

Director: Jonathan Elliott



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Best Feature Documentary

River of Doubt

Director: Joel Pizzini


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Best Short Documentary

Scraps

Director: Aaron Joshua Weintraub

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Best Independent Film

Wilding Country

Director: Sergio Roizenblit

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Best Horror

Fog of War

Director: Steven Lundgren


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Best Comedy

F*CK MARRY KILL Director: Suzanne Luna

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Best Animation

METAMORPHOSIS

Director: Michele Fasano

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Best Web Series/TV Pilot

Rumors

Director: Tommaso Caperdoni, Luca Bizzarri

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Best Experimental

VICTIMS: Animal Within

Director: Agnieszka Lukasiak



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Best Environmental Feature

Extinction Emergency Directors: Sigurjón (Joni) Sighvatsson, Scott Hardie (co-director)

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Best Experimental Environmental

Garden State Director: Julie Langsam


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Best Female Director

Three Birthdays

Director: Jane Weinstock

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Best Human Rights

Luku Ngärra: The Law of the Land

Director: Sinem Saban

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Best First-Time Short Filmmaker

Bach Ma Director: Darlene Huynh

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Best Student Film

The Dark and The Safe

Director: Mirai Inoue Strand

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Best LGBTQ

Sally Leapt Out of A Window Last Night

Director: Tracy Spottiswoode

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Best Music Video

Shoot The Lights Out

Director: Thomas Vogt, Oliver Charles, Loïc Jouenne


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Honorable Mention Short Thriller

Street Walker

Director: Alessandro Russotti

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Canadian Indie of the season

The Kind That Kills

Director: Alexander Cruz

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Best Director of the season

Jacek Raginis

A Time For Summer


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Best Cinematographer of the season

Dawn At Gougane Barra

Luke Morgan, Jake Morgan

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Best Actor of the season

Kristos Andrews

BREAKOUT

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Best Actress of the season

Mercedes Ruehl

The Nana Project

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Best Editor of the season

Marcel Harte

See

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Best Composer of the season

Michel Corriveau

Snow Angel

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Best Youth Artist of the Season

Isla Grant

Ohskennón:ten Owí:ra (Little Deer)



Best Unproduced Feature Script

Patrick

Writer: Vince Grittani

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Best Unproduced Short Script

ANN ARBOR pilot Vagina Dialogue

Writer: Richard Redlo



Best Scriptwriter of the season

A Beast Among Many Writer: Louise Deschamps




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