
VIFF 2022 Juried Awards

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

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

Galas & Special Presentations
The Grizzlie Truth (Kathleen S. Jayme)

Showcase
Crystal Pite: Angels’ Atlas (Chelsea McMullan)

Panorama
The Blue Caftan (Maryam Touzani)

Vanguard
Harvest Moon (Amarsaikhan Baljinnyam)

Northern Lights
Riceboy Sleeps (Anthony Shim)

Insights
The Klabona Keepers (Tamo Campos, Jasper Snow-Rosen)

Spectrum
The Hermit of Treig (Lizzie MacKenzie)

Portraits
Lay Down Your Heart (Marie Clements)

Altered States
Rodeo (Lola Quivoron)