Award Nominees & Winners
Award winners will be announced Sunday, March 26th, 2023.
VIFF 2023 AWARD NOMINEES
Best International Documentary Short
Nerea’s Way Directed by Mercedes Aranguren
Ekai Directed by Arantza Ibarra Basañez
The Dark Horse of Suffragettes Directed by Nina Bhalla and Swati Chugh
A Better Place Directed by Jennifer Fearnley
Women on a Roll Directed by Alma Tabernero
Best Experimental Short
You Don’t Have to Take Orders from the Moon Directed by Jaina Cipriano
Resurrection Day Directed by Sabrina Peña Young
A Psychogeography of Mourning Directed by Shayna Connelly
The Aftermath Directed by LaChelle Joy Hunt
Best Student Film
La Colectiva: Immigrant Diaries Directed by Leigh-Anna Nielsen
The Color Grey Directed by Bella C. Sonen
Max & Taco (Get Their Sh*t Together) Directed by Caitlin Ferrell
Your Move Directed by May Suri
Fish Out of Water Directed by Sasha Nelson
Best Narrative Feature
Unpacking Directed by Alexandra Clayton and Michal Sinnott
Mother of Color Directed Dawn Jones Redstone
Best WNY Short
Simulacrum Directed by Taylor Martin
The Last Option Directed by Victoria Hutton
Infatuation Directed by Kristen Skeet
Give the Gate Directed by Taylor Martin
Resurrection Day Directed by Sabrina Peña Young
Best Documentary Short
All in the Water Directed by Judy Larson
The Gnardashians Directed by Julieana Rusnak
True Believers at the Insurrection: Road to the Capitol Directed by Sandi Bachom
Best Documentary Feature
A Woman on the Outside Directed by Lisa Riordan Seville and Zara Katz
Las Abogadas: Attorneys on the Front Lines of the Migrant Crisis Directed by Victoria Bruce
The Photographer of the Volcano Directed by Mar Navarro Llombart
Best Horror Short
Kickstart My Heart Directed by Kelsey Bollig
MissUnderstood Monster Directed by Lindsay Serrano
Billy Must Live Directed by Taylor Martin
You Don't Have to Take Orders from the Moon Directed by Jaina Cipriano
Best Drama Short
I Think It’s Broken Directed by Kimberlee Peterson
Shadowed Reflections Directed by Emma Mackenzie
The Aftermath Directed by LaChelle Joy Hunt
Shut the Box Directed by Brittany Benedict
Fortune Teller Directed by Julia Tutko-Balena
Best International Horror Short
112 Directed by Mireia Bote
Popcorn Directed by Monica Dolado
No Clickbait Directed by Carla Gobe
Social Impact Award
Mother of Color Directed by Dawn Jones Redstone
Tell Me About Orange Directed by Robin Noonan-Price
Opprobrium Directed by Missy Bell
I Think It’s Broken Directed by Kimberlee Peterson
La Colectiva: Immigrant Diaries Directed by Leigh-Anna Nielsen
Las Abogadas: Attorneys on the Front Lines of the Migrant Crisis Directed by Victoria Bruce
Global Awareness Award
Luz Directed by Cristina Urgel
A Better Place Directed by Jennifer Fearnley
Ekai Directed by Arantza Ibarra Basañez
Forgotten Song Directed by Monika Grzybowska
Titi Directed by Marzieh Fakhar
Best Comedy Short
MissUnderstood Monster Directed by Lindsay Serrano
Dark Energy Directed by Christy Summerhays
Impression Directed by Dinah Rokhinson
Best International Short
The Gladiators Directed by Maryam Rahimi
Put Away Directed by A.D. Cooper
Pregnant Directed by Golnaz Jamsheed
Trapped Directed by Sheri Van Geest
Made of Flesh Directed by Florence Rochat and Serena Robin
Best of the Fest
Las Abogadas: Attorneys on the Front Lines of the Migrant Crisis Directed by Victoria Bruce
A Woman on the Outside Directed by Lisa Riordan Seville and Zara Katz
Mother of Color Directed by Dawn Jones Redstone
Unpacking Directed by Alexandra Clayton and Michal Sinnott
The Gnardashians Directed by Julieana Rusnak
Valkyrie Spirit Award
TBA at the Award Ceremony.