The Seasonal winners of Montreal Independent Film Festival bring together international and Canadian artists competing in various sections of the Winter/2023 competition. Cannes award winners, Grammy nominated artists and emerging talents competed together in the latest seasonal edition of the festival.
The annual competition of the festival happens in association with Cinema du Parc of Montreal and Minima Films. Canadian shorts and features will be further nominated for a hybrid event with cinema and online screenings and promotions for indie film talents from all over the world. Montreal Independent Film Festival (MIFF) has turned into one of the most popular emerging international festivals dedicated to the cinematic language and independent filmmaking.
It is our pleasure to announce the winners of the Winter/2023. Here are the winners:
Best Narrative Feature
THE BALLAD OF PIARGY
Director: Ivo Trajkov
Best Narrative Short
The escape
Director: Antoine Blanche
Best Feature Documentary
SYRIA, WOMEN IN WAR
Director: Kamal Redouani
Best Short Documentary
The Bardia
Director: Gabriella Garcia-Pardo
Best Independent Film
In Her Name
Director: Sarah Carter
Best Horror The Abode
Director: Claudia La Bianca
Best Comedy
Murder At Hollow Creek
Director: David Lipper
Best Animation
The BLIND OWL
Director: M.ALI SAJADI
Best Science Fiction
Sustained Reaction
Director: Greg A Ferrara
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Chateau Laurier -Season 2
Director: James Stewart
Best Environmental & Best Experimental I c Director: Helene Moltke-Leth
Best Female Director
Crossing
Director: Jacqueline van Vugt
Best Human Rights
Bowery
Director: Mike Mintz, Irad Straus
Best First-Time Filmmaker
Love & Irony
Director: John A Biesack
Best Student Film
Before You
Director: Gia-Rayne Briana Harris
Best LGBTQ
Political Bodies
Director: Pedro Henrique França
Best Music Video
As Days Go By (An Arrangement of the “Family Matters” theme song)
Director: Chad McClarnon
Best Thriller
Seclusion
Director: Lovinder Gill
Best Canadian Indie (Narrative)
The Hours Before Sunrise
Director: Daniel H. A. Stewart
Best Canadian Indie (Documentary)
The Lobster Whisperer
Director: Colin MacKenzie
Best Director of the season
Bullets over Marseille
Director: Gordan Matic
Honorable Mention First Time Filmmaker
Director: Ethan Michael Strong
Best Cinematographer of the season
Jonah Mazer
Is This Forever
Best Actor of the season
Drew Elston
The Placebo
Best Actress of the season
Ciera Danielle
In Her Name
Best Editor of the season
J.C. Doler
The Blue Dress
Best Composer of the season DAVIDE CAPRELLI EST
Scriptwriter of the season The Arrival Gary O. Bennett
Best Youth Artist of the season Adrian Antonsen Escorted
Best Unproduced Feature Script Branca Andre Alves, Antonio Paz-Bezerra
Best Unproduced Short Script Dramical Adam Kelly Morton
Canadian Honorable Mentions
Honorable Mention Screenplay
Writer: Alice Moran
Honorable Mention Composer
La Rosa Purpurea
Enzo De Rosa
Honorable Mention Documentary
SAVING CHINATOWN - OUR HERITAGE. OUR LEGEND. THE IMPACT.
Director: Jimmy Chan
Honorable Mention Short Documentary
What Remains
Director: Kylie Edwards
Honorable Mention Feature Documentary
Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom
Director: Boris Malagurski
