The seasonal winners of the Summer 2022 in Montreal Independent Film Festival (MIFF) include some of the most talented independent artists from Canada and all over the globe. International and Canadian indie projects competed in various sections of the Montreal Independent Film Festival. MIFF Canada has dedicated itself to the promotion, screening and recognition of independent film projects, arthouse cinema and indie artists working on a variety of genres in cinema. The festival brings emerging and established talents together in various categories of the festival and has devoted itself to the spirit of indie filmmaking and the language of cinema. Every year, the festival committee selects the finalists of the annual event with live screening from the previous seasonal winners. It is our pleasure to announce the latest winners of the seasonal festival.
Here are the winners of the Summer 2022 seasonal festival:
Best Narrative Feature
It's Spring
Director: Roman Musheghyan
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Best Narrative Short
Being Born
Director: Satoshi Tanaka
Best Feature Documentary
Scream of the Soul Director: Dominique Othenin-Girard
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Best Short Documentary
My Name Is Dekan Director: Ala Hoshyar Tayyeb
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Honorable Mention Paranormal Documentary Film:
The Harrisville Haunting: The Real Conjuring House Director: Matt Benton
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Best Independent Film
LA BALLATA DEI GUSCI INFRANTI
Director: Federica Biondi
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Best Unproduced Feature Script
Handhaven
Writer: Kristen Wade
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Best Unproduced Short Script
Good Night, Sergeant
Writer: Graeme MacQueen
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Best Horror
Badlands Director: Gabriel Chicano
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Best Science Fiction
The White Rock
Director: Maxime Laurin
​Best Animation
The Night Walker
Director: Jonathan Valentine
Honorable Mention Science Fiction
Soulmate Director: Liang Huo
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Best Comedy
L'Entente Cordiale (The Cordial Agreement)
Directors: Gautier Piton, Clément Douillet
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Children Of The Pines
Director: Joshua Morgan
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Best Experimental
DEAD DREAMS FALLING
Director: Craig Murray
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Honorable Mention Experimental
Shudder Director: Rob Ride
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Best Environmental
Transmission
Director: Dan Minsky
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Best Female Director
LOST Director: Ekin Onat
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Honorable Mention Female Director
A Horse Called Possum
Director: Tori Layne
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Best Human Rights
The Vertical Border
Director: Sonja Wolf
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Best First-Time Feature Filmmaker
Don't Tear Yourself Apart
Director: P. Tavares
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Best First Time Short Filmmaker
Monarque Director: Laurence Tremblay
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Best Student Film
A Song of the Land Director: César Velasco
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Best LGBTQ
8 years
Director: JD Alcázar
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Best Music Video
DEAD DREAMS FALLING Director: Craig Murray
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Honorable Mention Music Video
1955
Director: Martin Melnick
Honorable Mention Music Video
TURN IT OFF - ACOUSTIC RESISTANCE Director: MARC THIROUIN
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Best Indie Thriller
Avarice Director: John V. Soto
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Best Canadian Indie
If You Say Too Much Director: Kira Thiphavong
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Honorable Mention Canadian Indie
Sugar
Director: Vic Sarin
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Best Director of the season
The Road to Galena
Director: Joe Hall
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Best Cinematographer of the season
Clark Vandergrift
The Road to Galena
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Best Actor of the season
Mehmet Esen
LOST
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Best Actress of the season
Hitomi Ando
Being Born
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Best Editor of the season
The Sound Eye
Rodney Mansour
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Best Composer of the season
Betur sjá augu (See No Evil)
Mari Sainio
Best Scriptwriter of the season
Richard C Ledes
IKONOPHILE Z
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Best Youth Artist of the season
Conrad Ørland Wathne
Hush
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