![Glowing VIFF Sign](https://images.viff.org/uploads/2022/04/glowingviff.jpg?resize=600%2C337&gravity)
VIFF 2022 Juried Awards
![Until Branches Bend Until Branches Bend film image, director Sophie Jarvis](https://images.viff.org/uploads/2022/09/UntilBranchesBend.jpg)
Best BC Film
Until Branches Bend (Sophie Jarvis)
Presented by
$10,000 award from Creative BC and $15,000 in post-production services credit supplied by Company 3
Special Mention:
The Klabona Keepers (Tamo Campos, Jasper Snow-Rosen)
Jury:
Sarah Ouazzani, Programming Manager, DOXA
Thyrone Tommy, Filmmaker
Sam Wiebe, Journalist
![Baba Baba film image, co-directors Meran Ismailsoy and Anya Chirkova](https://images.viff.org/uploads/2022/08/Baba.jpg)
Best Canadian Short Film
Baba (Meran Ismailsoy, Anya Chirkova)
Presented by
$2,000 award from VIFF and $5,000 equipment credit supplied by William F. White International
Special Mentions:
Heartbeat of a Nation (Eric Janvier)
Agony (Arnaud Beaudoux)
Jury:
Lukas Maier, Filmmaker
Lindsay McIntyre, Filmmaker
Phillip Thomas, Filmmaker
VIFF 2022 Audience Awards
![The Grizzlie Truth The Grizzlie Truth film image, director Kathleen S. Jayme](https://images.viff.org/uploads/2022/08/GrizzlieTruth.jpg)
Galas & Special Presentations
The Grizzlie Truth (Kathleen S. Jayme)
![Crystal Pite: Angels' Atlas Crystal Pite: Angels' Atlas film image, director Chelsea McMullan](https://images.viff.org/uploads/2022/09/CrystalPite.jpg)
Showcase
Crystal Pite: Angels’ Atlas (Chelsea McMullan)
![The Blue Caftan The Blue Caftan film image, director Maryam Touzani](https://images.viff.org/uploads/2022/08/BlueCaftan.jpg)
Panorama
The Blue Caftan (Maryam Touzani)
![Harvest Moon Harvest Moon film image, director Amarsaikhan Baljinnyam](https://images.viff.org/uploads/2022/08/HarvestMoon.jpg)
Vanguard
Harvest Moon (Amarsaikhan Baljinnyam)
![Riceboy Sleeps Riceboy Sleeps film image, director Anthony Shim](https://images.viff.org/uploads/2022/09/Riceboy-Sleeps.png)
Northern Lights
Riceboy Sleeps (Anthony Shim)
![The Klabona Keepers The Klabona Keepers film image, co-directors Tamo Campos and Jasper Snow-Rosen](https://images.viff.org/uploads/2022/08/KlabonaKeepers.jpg)
Insights
The Klabona Keepers (Tamo Campos, Jasper Snow-Rosen)
![The Hermit of Treig The Hermit of Treig film image, director Lizzie MacKenzie](https://images.viff.org/uploads/2022/08/HermitOfTreig.jpg)
Spectrum
The Hermit of Treig (Lizzie MacKenzie)
![Lay Down Your Heart Lay Down Your Heart film image, director Marie Clements](https://images.viff.org/uploads/2022/09/LayDownYourHeart.jpg)
Portraits
Lay Down Your Heart (Marie Clements)
![Rodeo Rodeo film image, director Lola Quivoron](https://images.viff.org/uploads/2022/09/Rodeo.jpg)
Altered States
Rodeo (Lola Quivoron)