about viff l Awards

Beginning in 1988 when the VIFF gave out its first "Most Popular Film" prize to Some Girls, the Festival has offered a number of awards, both adjudicated and voted on by you, the audience, to deserving films. These awards are:

Adjudicated Awards

• Dragons & Tigers Award for Young Cinema,
  sponsored by Brad Birarda ($10,000)
• Citytv Western Canada Feature Film Award ($12,000)
• Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film Award
($2000 + Avid Media Composer Software valued at $2500)
• VIFF Nonfiction Feature Award
• Women in Film & Television Vancouver Award
• International Film Guide Inspiration Award

Audience Awards

• Rogers People's Choice Award for Most Popular Film
• VIFF Most Popular Canadian Film Award
• documentary People's Choice Award
• NFB Most Popular Canadian Documentary Award

VIFF Environmental Film Award

In 2008, the audience favourite from this series will win the VIFF Environmental Film Award .

BLUE GOLD: WORLD WATER WARS, a documentary directed by Sam Bozzo that had its world-premiere at the VIFF, has won the VIFF Environmental Film Audience Award. The award was announced by festival director Alan Franey.

Click here to see a full list of VIFF awards from 1988 to 2007.