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2007
AUDIENCE AWARDS
• The Rogers People's Choice Award for Most Popular International Film
PERSEPOLIS (France, Iran) directed by Marjane Satrapi of Iran and Vincent Paronnaud of France
• The Vancity People's Choice Award for Most Popular Canadian Film
SHE'S A BOY I KNEW (British Columbia) directed by Gwen Haworth
• The People's Choice Award for Most Popular International Documentary
GARBAGE WARRIOR (UK) directed by Oliver Hodge
JURIED AWARDS
• Kyoto Planet Climate for Change Award
THE PLANET (Sweden) directed by Michael Stenberg, Johan Soderberg, Linus Torell.
• The Citytv Western Canada Feature Film Award
NORMAL (British Columbia) directed by Carl Bessai.
• Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film
THE WINDFISHERMAN (British Columbia) directed by Anna McRoberts.
• The National Film Board Award for Best Canadian Documentary Feature
UP THE YANGTZE (Quebec) directed by Yung Chang
• Dragons & Tigers Award for Young East Asian Cinema
FUJIAN BLUE (China) directed by Robin Weng [Weng Shouming]
MID-AFTERNOON BARKS (China) directed by Zhang Yuedong
• The Women in Film and Video Vancouver Artistic Merit Award
Gwen Haworth for SHE'S A BOY I KNEW (British Columbia)
2006
• The People's Choice Award for Most Popular International Film
DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN / THE LIVES OF OTHERS (Germany) directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
• The Federal Express Award for Most Popular Canadian Film
MYSTIC BALL (Ontario) directed by Greg Hamilton
• The Citytv Western Canada Feature Film Award
Everything's Gone Green (British Columbia) directed by Paul Fox.
• The National Film Board Award for Best Documentary Feature
HAVE YOU HEARD FROM JOHANNESBURG? (USA) directed by Connie Field
• Dragons & Tigers Award for Young East Asian Cinema
TODO TODO TEROS (Philippines) directed by John TORRES
• The Women in Film and Video Vancouver Artistic Merit Award
Carmen Moore for UNNATURAL AND ACCIDENTAL (British Columbia)
2005
• The People's Choice Award for Most Popular International Film
LIVE AND BECOME (Israel/France) directed by Rahu Mihaileanu
• The Federal Express Award for Most Popular Canadian Film
EVE AND THE FIRE HORSE (British Colunmbia) directed by Julia Kwan
• The Citytv Western Canada Feature Film Award
LUCID (Manitoba) directed by Sean Garrity.
• The Bravo!FACT Award for Best Young Western Canadian Director of a Short Film
PATTERNS (British Columbia) directed by Jamie Travis.
• The National Film Board Award for Best Documentary Feature
A PARTICULAR SILENCE (Italy) directed by Stefano Rulli
• Dragons & Tigers Award for Young East Asian Cinema
OX HIDE (China) directed by Liu Jiayin
• The Women in Film and Video Vancouver Artistic Merit Award
Carly Pope for THE HAMSTER CAGE (British Columbia)
2004
• The AGF People's Choice Award for Most Popular International Film
MACHUCA(Chile) directed by Andrés Wood
• The Federal Express Award for Most Popular Canadian Film
WHAT REMAINS OF US (Quebec) directed by François Prévost and Hugo Latulippe
BEING CARIBOU (British Columbia) directed by Leanne Allison and Diana Wilson
• The Citytv Western Canada Feature Film Award
SEVEN TIMES LUCKY (Manitoba) directed by Gary Yates.
• The Keystone Award (Best Young Western Canadian Director of a Short Film)
RIVERBURN (British Columbia) directed by Jennifer Calvert.
Special mention: JUDAS' PANE directed by Steven K.L. Olson's and OF BURNING HILLS directed by Jason White
• The National Film Board Award for Best Documentary Feature
IN THE REALMS OF THE UNREAL (USA) directed by Jessica Yu
• Dragons & Tigers Award for Young East Asian Cinema
THE SOUP, ONE MORNING (Japan) directed by TAKAHASHI Izumi
• The Women in Film and Video Vancouver Artistic Merit Award
Joely Collins for THE LOVE CRIMES OF GILLIAN GUESS (British Columbia)
2003
• Air Canada People's Choice Award for Most Popular Film
Kamchatka (Argentina/Spain) directed by Marcelo Pineyro.
• Federal Express Award for Most Popular Canadian Film
The Corporation (British Columbia), directed by MARK ACHBAR and JENNIFER ABBOTT.
Runner-up:
The Delicate Art of Parking (British Columbia), directed by TRENT CARLSON.
• Citytv Western Canada Feature Film Award
NATHANIEL GEARY for On the Corner (British Columbia).
Special Citation:
See Grace Fly (British Columbia), directed by PETE MCCORMACK.
• Dragons And Tigers Award For Young Cinema
Uniform (Zhifu), dir. Diao Yinan (China)
• Keystone Award (for Best Young Western Canadian Director of a Short Film)
JESSE MCKEOWN for The Big Charade (British Columbia).
• National Film Board Award for Best Documentary Feature Juried prize.
Los Angeles Plays Itself (USA), directed by Thom Andersen
• Women in Film and Video Vancouver Artistic Merit Award Juried prize.
GINA CHIARELLI for See Grace Fly (British Columbia).
• Chief Dan George Humanitarian Award
JOHN CADIGAN for People Say I'm Crazy (USA)
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2002
• Air Canada People's Choice Award For Most Popular Film
Bowling for Columbine, dir. Michael Moore (USA/Canada)
Runners-up:
Rivers and Tides(Fluss Der Zeit), dir. Thomas Riedelsheimer (Germany)
Standing in the Shadows of Mowtown, dir. Paul Justman (USA)
• Federal Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Expecting, dir. Deborah Day (Ontario)
and
Fix: The Story of an Addicted City, dir. Nettie Wild (British Columbia)
Runner-up:
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity, dir., Mina Shum (British Columbia)
• Citytv Western Canada Screenwriter's Award
Nicholas Racz for The Burial Society (British Columbia)
Special Citation:
Mina Shum and Dennis Foon forLong Life, Happiness and Prosperity (British Columbia)
Telefilm Canada Awards For:
•Best Emerging Western Canadian Feature Film Director
Keith Behrman for Flower & Garnet (British Columbia)
•Best Emerging Western Canadian Director of a Short or Mid-Length Film
Michelle Porter for BIG SHOES TO FILL (British Columbia)
Special Citation:
Dylan Akio Smith forTHE BUG (British Columbia)
• Dragons And Tigers Award For Young Cinema
Shanghai Panic (Women hai Pa), dir. Andrew Y-S Cheng (China)
Special Citations:
Borderline, dir. Lee Sang-Il (Japan)
Eliana, Eliana, dir. Riri Riza (Indonesia)
Too Young to Die (Jukeoko Joha!), dir. Park Jin-Pyo (South Korea)
• National Film Board Of Canada Award for Best Documentary Feature
Gambling, Gods and LSD, dir. Peter Mettler (Ontario/Switzerland)
• Women In Film And Video Vancouver Artistic Merit Award
Jane McGregor for Flower & Garnet and Bitten
Special Citation:
Sonja Bennett for Punch
• Chief Dan George Humanitarian Award
OASIS, dir. Lee Chang-Dong (South Korea)
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2001
• Air Canada People's Choice Award For Most Popular Film
Promises (USA) dirs. B.Z. Goldberg, Justine Shapiro, Carlos Bolado
•Federal Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Obaachan’s Garden, dir. Linda Ohama
•Rogers Video Western Canada Screenwriter's Award
Robert Cuffley And Jason Long for Turning Paige
Telefilm Canada Awards For:
• Best Emerging Western Canadian Feature Film director
Robert Cuffley for Turning Paige
•Best Emerging Western Canadian Director of a Short or Mid-Length Film
Jeff Cunningham And Adam Locke-Norton for 10-Speed
• Dragons And Tigers Award For Young Cinema
Mirror Image (Taiwan) dir. Hsiao Ya-Chuan
Special Mention:
The Orphan Of Anyang (China) dir. Wang Chao
Teenage Hooker Became Killing Machine In Daehakno (South Korea) dir. Nam-Gee Woong
• National Film Board Of Canada Award for Best Documentary Feature
Jung (War): In The Land Of The Mujaheddin (Italy/Afghanistan) dirs. Alberto Vendemmiati, Fabrizio Lazzaretti
Special Mention:
The Land Of Wandering Souls (Cambodia/France) dir. Rithy Panh
The Inner Tour (Israel/Palestine) dir. Ra'anan Alexandrowicz
•Women In Film And Video Vancouver Artistic Merit Award
Frida Betrani, (Last Wedding)
• Chief Dan George Humanitarian Award
The New Country, (Sweden) dir. Geir Hansteen Jörgensen
• Diversity In Spirit Award
Promises, (USA) dirs. B.Z. Goldberg, Justine Shapiro, Carlos Bolado
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2000
• Air Canada People's Choice Award For Most Popular Film
Divided We Fall (Czech Republic) dir. Jan Hrebejk
• Federal Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Waydowntown, dir. Gary Burns
• Rogers Video Western Canada Screenwriter'sAward
Gary Burns for Waydowntown
Telefilm Canada Awards For
• Best Emerging Western Canadian Feature Film Director
Ross Weber for No More Monkeys Jumpin’ On The Bed
• Best Emerging Western Canadian Director of a Short or Mid-Length Film
Simon Capet for Evirati
• Dragons And Tigers Award For Young Cinema
Fah Talai Jone (Thailand) dir. Wisit Sasanatieng
Special Mention:
Mysterious Object At Noon (Thailand) dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Not Forgotten (Japan) dir. Shinozaki Makoto
• National Film Board Of Canada Award for Best Documentary Feature
Just Melvin (USA) dir. James Ronald Whitney
• Women In Film And Video Vancouver Artistic Merit Award
Shirley Vercruysse, (Waydowntown)
• Chief Dan George Humanitarian Award
Yi Yi (A One And A Two), (Taiwan) dir. Edward Yang
• Diversity In Spirit Award
Otomo, (Germany) dir. Frieder Schlaich
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1999
• Air Canada People's Choice Award For Most Popular Film
Genghis Blues (USA) dir. Roko Belic
• Federal Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Rollercoaster, dir. Scott Smith
• Rogers Award For Best Canadian Screenplay
Terrance Odette for Heater
Telefilm Canada Awards For:
• Best Emerging Western Canadian Feature Film Director
Terrance Odette for Heater
• Best Emerging Western Canadian Director of a Short or Mid-Length Film
Michelle Ryan And Jessica Salo for Pride
• Alcan Dragons And Tigers Award For Young Cinema
7/25 (Nana/No-Go) (Japan) dir. Hayakawa Wataru
Special Mention:
About July (Taiwan) dir. Wei Te-Sheng
Hazy Life (Japan) dir. Yamashita Nobuhiro
National Film Board Of Canada Awards:
• Best Documentary Feature
Megacities (Austria) dir. Michael Glawogger
Special Mention:
Cinema Verite: Defining The Moment (Canada) dir. Peter Wintonick
• Best Animated Film Award
Village Of Idiots, (Quebec) dir. Eugene Fedorenko, Rose Newlove
• Women In Film And Video Vancouver Artistic Merit Award
Enuka Okuma, (Daydrift)
• Chief Dan George Humanitarian Award
Genghis Blues, (USA) dir. Roko Belic
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1998
• Air Canada People's Choice Award For Most Popular Film
Life Is Beautiful (Italy) dir. Roberto Benigni
Runner Up: Central Station (Brazil/France) dir. Walter Salles
• Federal Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Such A Long Journey, dir. Sturla Gunnarson
• Rogers Award For Best Canadian Screenplay
Charles Biname And Monique Proulx for Streetheart
Telefilm Canada Awards For
• Best Emerging Western Canadian Feature Film director
Bruce Sweeney for Dirty
• Best Emerging Western Canadian director of a Short or Mid-Length Film
Nathaniel Geary for Keys To Kingdoms
• Alcan Dragons And Tigers Award For Young Cinema
Xiao Wu (China/Hong Kong) dir. Jia Zhangke
Special Mention:
Christmas In August (South Korea) dir. Hur Jin-Ho
Jam (Taiwan) dir. Chen Yiwen
National Film Board Of Canada Awards:
• Best Documentary Feature
The Brandon Teena Story (USA) dirs. Susan Muska And Greta Olafsdottir
• Best Animated Film Award
When Ponds Freeze Over, (Newfoundland) dir. Mary Lewis
• Women In Film And Video Vancouver Artistic Merit Award
Sandra Oh, (Last Night)
• Chief Dan George Humanitarian Award
The Underground Orchestra, (The Netherlands) dir. Heddy Honigmann
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1997
• Air Canada People's Choice Award For Most Popular Film
Beyond Silence (Germany) dir. Caroline Link
Runner Up:
Waco: The Rules Of Engagement (USA) dir. William Gazecki
• Federal Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
The Hanging Garden, dir. Thom Fitzgerald
• Rogers Award For Best Canadian Screenplay
Thom Fitzgerald for The Hanging Garden
Telefilm Canada Awards:
• Best Emerging Western Canadian Feature Film Director
Gary Burns for Kitchen Party
• Best Emerging Western Canadian director of a Short or Mid-Length Film
Andrew Currie for Night Of The Living
• Alcan Dragons And Tigers Award For Young Cinema
Green Fish (South Korea) dir. Lee Chang-Dong
Special Mention: 2 Duo (Japan) dir. Suwa Nobuhiro
National Film Board Of Canada Awards:
• Best Documentary Feature
Tu As Crié Let Me Go (Quebec) dir. Anne Claire Poirier
Special Mention:
Waco: The Rules Of Engagement (USA) dir. William Gazecki
• Best Animated Film Award
Flatworld, (Great Britain) dir. Daniel Greaves
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1996
• Air Canada People's Choice Award For Most Popular Film
Breaking The Waves (Denmark/France) dir. Lars Von Trier
• Federal Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Fire dir. Deepa Mehta
• Alcan Dragons And Tigers Award For Young Cinema
The Day A Pig Fell Into The Well (South Korea) dir. Hong Sang-Soo
and
Rainclouds Over Wushan (China) dir. Zhang Ming
• Rogers Award For Best Canadian Screenplay
Noel S. Baker for Hard Core Logo dir. Bruce Mcdonald
• Citytv Award For Best Canadian Film
Hard Core Logo dir. Bruce Mcdonald
• Telefilm Canada Award For Best New Western Canadian Feature Film Director
Kissed dir. Lynne Stopkewich
National Film Board Of Canada Awards:
• Best Documentary Feature
Predictions Of Fire (USA / Slovenia) dir. Michael Benson
• Best Animated Film
La Salla (Canada) dir. Richard Condie
• Highbury Award For Best Western Canadian Short
Standing Still (B.C.) dir. Catherine Quinn
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1995
• Air Canada Award For Most Popular Film
Carrington (Britain) dir. Christopher Hampton
• Federal Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Margaret's Museum dir. Mort Ransen
• Dragons And Tigers Award For Young Cinema
Goldfish (China) dir. Wu Di
and
Mabarosi (Japan) dir. Koreeda Hirokazu
• Rogers Award For Best Canadian Screenplay
Robert Lepage for Le Confessionnal, dir. Robert Lepage
National Film Board Of Canada Awards:
•Best Documentary Feature
Caught In The Act (France) dir. Raymond Depardon
and
Jupiter's Wife (U.S.A.) dir. Michel Negroponte
• Best Animated Film
Your Name In Cellulite (Canada) dir. Gail Noonan
• Western Canadian Dramatic Short
(Stories From) The Land Of Cain (Saskatchewan) dir. Mark Wihak
and
The Shaper (B.C.) dir. Jochen Schliessler
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1994
• Air Canada Award For Most Popular Film
Red (France/Poland/Switzerland) dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski
• Federal Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Tokyo Cowboy dir. Kathy Garneau
and
Louis XIX - King Of The Airwaves dir. Michel Poulette
• Dragons & Tigers Award For Young Cinema
This Window Is Yours (Japan) dir. Tomoyuki Furumaya
• Rogers Award For Best Canadian Screenplay
Emile Gaudreault, Sylvie Bouchard & Michel Michaud for Louis XIX - King Of The Airwaves dir. Michel Poulette
The National Film Board Of Canada Awards:
• Best Documentary Feature
Moving The Mountain (U.S.A.) dir. Michael Apted
• Best Animated Film
Trawna Tuh Belvul (Canada) dir. Martin Rose
• Z95.3 Award For Best Western Canadian Dramatic Short
Weight Of The World (Saskatchewan) dir. Brian Stockton
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1993
• Air Canada Award For Most Popular Film
The Piano (Australia) dir. Jane Campion
• Federal Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
The Lotus Eaters dir. Paul Shapiro
and
For The Moment dir. Aaron Kim Johnston
• Rogers Award For Best Canadian Screenplay
Paule Baillargeon for Le Sexe Des Etoiles dir. Paule Baillargeon
National Film Board Of Canada Awards:
• Best Documentary Feature
Kanasatake (Canada) dir. Alanis Obomsawin
• Best Documentary Short
In The Gutter (Canada) dir. Cristine Richey
• Best Animated Film
Pearl's Diner (Canada) dir. Lynn Smith
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1992
• Air Canada Award For Most Popular Film
Strictly Ballroom (Australia) dir. Baz Luhrmann
and
The Story Of Qiu Ju (China) dir. Zhang Yimou
• Federal Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Manufacturing Consent dir. Mark Achbar / Peter Wintonick
• Rogers Award For Best Canadian Screenplay
Jean Claude Lauzon for Leolo dir. Jean-Claude Lauzon
National Film Board Of Canada Awards:
• Best Documentary Feature
Black Harvest (Australia) dir. Bob Connolly / Robin Anderson
• Best Documentary Short
Women In The Shadows (Canada) dir. Jacques Leduc
• Best Animated Film
Why (Canada) dir. Carol Halstead
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1991
• Air Canada Award For Most Popular Film
Martha And I (Germany/France) dir. Jirí Weiss
• Federal Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Highway 61 dir. Bruce Macdonald
• Acura Award For Best Canadian Screenplay
Bill Robertson for The Events Leading Up To My Death dir. Bill Robertson
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1990
• Air Canada Award For Most Popular Film
The Nasty Girl (Germany) dir. Michael Verhoeven
• Federal Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
The Company Of Strangers dir. Cynthia Scott
• Best Canadian Screenplay Award
Darrell Wasyk for H dir. Darryl Wasyk
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1989
• Maxwell House And Sierra Award For Most Popular Film
Roger And Me (U.S.A.) dir. Michael Moore
• Stouffer's Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Where The Spirit Lives dir. Bruce Pittman
• IBM Award For Best Canadian Screenplay
Atom Egoyan for Speaking Parts dir. Atom Egoyan
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1988
• Most Popular Film
Some Girls (U.S.A.) dir. Michael Hoffman
• Most Popular Canadian Film
The Outside Chance Of Maximillian Glick dir. Allan A. Goldstein
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