2025 Awards and Competitions

SUMMIT Award

Presented to the director of an outstanding narrative feature by an established Canadian or Indigenous filmmaker.

$15,000 award presented by

Jury: Gillian McKercher, Melanie Miller & Amar Wala

HORIZON Award

Presented to the director of an outstanding first or second narrative feature by a Canadian or Indigenous filmmaker.

$3,000 award presented by

Jury: Karen Chapman, Mike Johnston & Sung Moon

TIDES Award

Presented to the director of an outstanding documentary feature by a Canadian or Indigenous filmmaker.

$15,000 award presented by

Jury: Anja Block, Igor Drljača & Asia Youngman

ARBUTUS Award

Presented to the director of an outstanding feature film production in British Columbia.

$10,000 award presented by

$15,000 in post-production services credit provided by

Jury: Sabrina Furbinger, Thea Loo & Tarique Qayumi

SHORT FORUM Award

All official selections in the Short Forum are eligible for this award.

$5,000 award presented by

Jury: Özgün Gündüz, Asher Penn & Devan Scott

VANGUARD Award

All feature films in our competitive Vanguard section are eligible for this award.

$5,000 award presented by

Jury: Antoine Bourges, Ryan Ermacora & Sanja Živković