Whistler Film Festival

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2024
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Borsos Award for Best Canadian Feature Film

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J Stevens
Really Happy Someday
A rising musical-theatre star before his transition, Z (Breton Lalama) has to figure out how to sing in his new register…

Best Direction of a Borsos Competition Film

Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr
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Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr
Phoenixes
At the dawn of his first deployment to Afghanistan, a charismatic and endearing soldier decides to coach the Phoenix,…

Best Screenplay of a Borsos Competition Film

J Stevens
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J Stevens
Really Happy Someday
A rising musical-theatre star before his transition, Z (Breton Lalama) has to figure out how to sing in his new register…

Best Performance in a Borsos Competition Film

Salha Nasraoui
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Meryam Joobeur
Who Do I Belong To
Aïcha is gifted with prophetic dreams. She lives on a farm in northern Tunisia with her husband Brahim and their three…

*Honourable Mention for Performance in a Borsos Competition Film

Gail Maurice
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Ryan Cooper, Eva Thomas
Aberdeen
A tour-de-force performance by Gail Maurice (Bones of Crows, TIFF ’22) sees her inhabit the role of Aberdeen, a woman…

Best Cinematography in a Borsos Competition Film

Ariane Falardeau St-Amour
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Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr
Phoenixes
At the dawn of his first deployment to Afghanistan, a charismatic and endearing soldier decides to coach the Phoenix,…

Best Editing in a Borsos Competition Film

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Meryam Joobeur
Who Do I Belong To
Aïcha is gifted with prophetic dreams. She lives on a farm in northern Tunisia with her husband Brahim and their three…

World Documentary Award

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Isaac Gale, Ryan Olson
Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted
Hidden away, deep in the suburbs of Los Angeles, legendary cult musician Swamp Dogg, alongside housemates Moogstar and…

Best Mountain Culture Short Film

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Leo Hoorn
Barefoot Pilot
Barefoot Pilot is a short film about professional skier and stuntman, Rory Bushfield, grappling with his past by living…

Best Mountain Culture Feature Film

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Stephanie Johnes
Maya and the Wave
After a brush with death, Maya Gabeira makes history in the male-dominated world of big wave surfing.

Best BC Director Award

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Simon Schneider, Sarah Sharkey Pearce
Resident Orca
“Resident Orca” tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. After decades…

Canadian ShortWork Award

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Amélie Hardy
Hello Stranger
At the crossroads of documentary and fiction, Hello Stranger relates the transition journey of a young trans woman named…

International ShortWork Award

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Stephen George
For Sale
The final will and testament of Fred and Linda Maruka create a point of contention with their children, Susan and Tim.…

BC Student ShortWork Award

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Audrey Kerridge
Body Varial
In a series of vignettes, a young transmasculine adult named Remy goes about their daily life while recovering from top…

EDA Award for Best Female Directed Short

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Clara Chan
Have I Swallowed Your Dreams
An immigrant mother and daughter have a heartfelt conversation about the ways their hopes and dreams have changed over…

EDA Award for Best Female Directed Feature

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Tracie Laymon
Bob Trevino Likes It
Bob Trevino Likes It is inspired by the true friendship that writer/director Tracie Laymon found with a stranger when…