Vancouver's Women in Film Festival awards On the Farm's Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Lutine, and more
The 12th annual Vancouver International Women in Film Festival wrapped up its 2017 edition on March 12. The festival concluded with awards being announced on March 12.
Among the winners was Vancouver actor Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers for her performance in On the Farm, a dramatic feature set in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside during events related to serial killer Robert William Pickton.
On the same day, Tailfeathers also won a Canadian Screen Award for best actress in a dramatic program or limited series for the TV version of the film, entitled Unclaimed.
Below is the full list of winners from the festival.
IATSE 891 Award for Best Feature | Lutine, directed by Isabelle Broué |
UBCP ACTRA Award for Best Performance | Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, On The Farm |
Casting Workbook Award for Best Performance in a short | Jenny Schily, "Aftermath" |
Sim Digital Award for Best Cinematography | Cornelius Plache, Luciano Cervio, Maximilian Preiss for Anishoara |
IATSE 699 Award for Best Cinematography in short | Monika Plura, "On The Beach" |
Pacific Backlot Award for Best Screenplay | Lutine, Isabelle Broué |
CCE Award for Best Editing | Maximilian Raible, Where to, Miss? |
Side Street Award for Best Editing in short | Aube Foglia, "An Uncertain Spring" (tie) |
DGC-BC Award for Best Direction | Narges Abyar, Breath |
Finale Award for Best Short | "Sisters", Natasha Merkulova |
24 Frames Award for Best Doc | A Revolution in Four Seasons, Jessie Deeter |
Matrix Award for achievement in a B.C. short | "The Thinking Garden", Christine Welsh |
Matrix Award for achievement in a B.C. short | "Trying", Shauna Johannesen |
Matrix Award for achievement in a B.C. short | "Ranger", Sandra Ignagni |
Best Screenplay (from screenplay competition) | Lily Mercer, My Old Man |
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