Vancouver Web Series Festival

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Country| Canada
First awarded| 2013
Website| http://www.vancouverwebfest.com

The Vancouver Web Series Festival, also known as the Vancouver Web Fest, is a web series festival based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada . It is known as the first ever Canadian festival dedicated solely to entertainment and programming created exclusively for the Internet.[1]

In 2017, IndieWire called the festival "one of the leading destinations for quality web content".[2] Raindance dubbed it one of the "must attend" web series events for creators and fans of online content.[3] The Province described the festival as "the future of broadcast."[4]

## Contents

* 1 Background
* 2 Awards
* 2.1 Current categories
* 2.2 Past winners
* 2.2.1 5th: 2018
* 2.2.2 4th: 2017
* 2.2.3 3rd: 2016
* 2.2.4 2nd: 2015
* 2.2.5 1st: 2014
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Background

The festival was founded in 2013 by Canadian film and television producer, writer and entrepreneur Suzette Laqua, and had its inaugural event May 2 through May 4, 2014.[5][6] The 2nd annual event was held March 6 through March 8, 2015, at Performance Works on Vancouver’s Granville Island and was covered by various media and press outlets including Playback.[7][8] The 3rd annual event was held March 18 through 20, 2016, at the same location.[9] The 4th annual festival took place March 17 through 19, 2017.[10]

The fifth annual festival took place at a new location, the Vancouver Convention Centre, from April 19 to 21, 2018.[11]

## Awards

The festival presents screenings of their official selections and hosts an awards ceremony at the end of each festival; award-winners receive silver trophies and certain categories include financial or in kind prizes. Main awards include Best Canadian Series, Best of B.C., Best Foreign Series, and other craft or genre-specific categories such as Best Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay.

### Current categories

* Best Overall Series
* Best Canadian Series
* Best of B.C.
* Best Foreign Series
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Director
* Best Screenplay
* Best Cinematography
* Best Original Score
* Best Sound Design
* Best Special Effects
* Best Drama Series
* Best Dramedy Series
* Best Comedy Series
* Best Animation Series
* Best Documentary Series
* Best Fantasy Series
* Best Horror Series
* Best Reality Series
* Best Science Fiction Series

### Past winners

#### 5th: 2018

[12][13]

* Best of Festival Award: Inconceivable (Canada)
* Best Canadian Series: Teenagers (Canada)
* Best Foreign Series: Scout (Australia)
* Best of B.C.: Girls vs. The City (Vancouver)
* Best International Series: Thesha (South Africa)
* Best Actor: Jason Gendrick, Trouble Creek
* Best Actress: Odessa Young, High Life
* Best Director: Stacey K. Nlack & Shea E. Butler, Trouble Creek
* Best Screenplay: Fluffy Marky (Canada)
* Best Cinematography: Filth City (Canada)
* Best Original Score: Spiral (Canada)
* Best Sound Design: The Drive (Canada)
* Best Special Effects: The Last 7 (Malaysia)
* Best Visual Effects: Strowlers (USA)
* Best Drama Series: Nasty Habits (USA)
* Best Comedy Series: The Dangers of Online Dating (Canada)
* Best Dramedy Series: Adulthood (Canada)
* Best Animation Series: This is Desmondo Ray! (Australia)
* Best Documentary Series: KYNNSTLAH: A Series of Artist Portraits (Germany/USA)
* Best Family Series: Scout & The Gumboot Kids (Canada)
* Best Fantasy Series: The Dreamcatcher (Australia)
* Best Horror Series: Burkland (Belgium)
* Best Pilot (under 30 minutes): The Last 7 (Malaysia)
* Best Pilot (over 30 minutes): The Gamers: The Shadow Menace (USA)
* Best Reality Series: House Call with Dr. Yvette Lu (Canada)
* Best Science Fiction Series: Restoration (Australia)
* Best Virtual Reality Project: The Great (Mexico)

#### 4th: 2017

* Best Overall Series: The Wizards of Aus (Australia)
* Best Canadian Series: That's My DJ (Canada)
* Best Foreign Series: Scout (Australia)
* Best of B.C.: This Is That (Vancouver)
* Best Actor: Paul Witton, Dropping the Soap
* Best Actress: Rosie Lourde, Starting From Now
* Best Director: D. W. Waterson, That's My DJ
* Best Screenplay: This Is That (Vancouver)
* Best Cinematography: Thornbrook (USA)
* Best Editing: InVancity (Vancouver)
* Best Original Score: The Wizards of Aus (Australia)
* Best Sound Design: Telegraph Cove (Canada)
* Best Special Effects: Discocalypse (Germany)
* Best Visual Effects: The Wizards of Aus (Australia)
* Best Drama Series: Nasty Habits (USA)
* Best Comedy Series: Sublets (USA)
* Best Action/Adventure Series: Surf Therapy (France)
* Best Animation Series: The Adventure of a Broken Heart (Australia)
* Best Documentary Series: No Strings Attached (Norway)
* Best Family Series: Fluffy Marky (Canada)
* Best Fantasy Series: The Wizards of Aus (Australia)
* Best Horror Series: Or So the Story Goes... (USA)
* Best Musical Series: Roo-ining Christmas (USA)
* Best Mystery Series: Petrol (Canada)
* Best Reality Series: Late Bloomer (USA)
* Best Science Fiction Series: Conversations from the Afterlife (USA)
* Best Thriller Series: Kill Skills (France)
* Carter Mason Award of Excellence: Ed Brando

#### 3rd: 2016

[14]

* Best Overall Series: Riftworld Chronicles (Canada)
* Best Canadian Series: The Banks (French: Les Berges) (Canada)
* Best Foreign Series: Persuasive (France)
* Best Actor: Jarod Joseph, Coded
* Best Actress: Sarah Jane Seymour, Rapt
* Best Director: Stuart Gillies, The Drive
* Best Screenplay: Teenagers (Canada)
* Best Cinematography: Jens Bambauer, Number of Silence (Germany)
* Best Original Score: Arthur (Switzerland)
* Best Sound Design: Airlock (Australia)
* Best Special Effects: Phoenix Run (USA)
* Best Drama Series: The Banks (French: Les Berges) (Canada)
* Best Comedy Series: Couch Surfing U.S.A. (USA)
* Best Action/Adventure Series: Sudden Master (Canada)
* Best Animation Series: Uberdude (Canada)
* Best Documentary Series: Stories Of Youth: A Portrait Of A Generation (Norway)
* Best Family Series: Ty The Pie Guy (USA)
* Best Fantasy Series: Walking In Circles (USA)
* Best Horror Series: Il Sonnambulo (USA)
* Best Mystery/Thriller Series: The Rolling Soldier (USA)
* Best Reality Series: Listen Up: Making it at Berklee College of Music (USA)
* Best Science Fiction Series: Riftworld Chronicles (Canada)
* Dailymotion Choice Award: Manic Pixie Dream Wife (USA)

#### 2nd: 2015

* Best Overall Series: Guidestones: Sunflower Noir (Canada)
* Best Canadian Series: Whatever, Linda (Canada)
* Best Foreign Series: Dynamo (USA)
* Best Actor: Joe Sofranko, Complete Works
* Best Actress: Hope Lauren, Nasty Habits
* Best Director: Peter DeLuise, PARKED
* Best Screenplay: Discrepance (France)
* Best Cinematography: Guidestones: Sunflower Noir (Canada)
* Best Original Score: Whatever, Linda (Canada)
* Best Special Effects: Disrien (Canada)
* Best Drama Series: Whatever, Linda (Canada)
* Best Comedy Series: LARPs (Canada)
* Best Action/Adventure Series: Caper (USA)
* Best Animation Series: Food Flix (Canada)
* Best Documentary Series: Foodists (Canada)
* Best Family Series: Ruby Sky P.I. (Canada)
* Best Fantasy Series: Les Jaunes (Canada)
* Best Horror Series: Stricken (Canada)
* Best Mystery Series: L.A. Macabre (USA)
* Best Reality Series: Dress Up! with George B. Style (USA)
* Best Science Fiction Series: Still (USA)
* Best Thriller Series: Asset (Canada)

#### 1st: 2014

[15]

* Best Overall Series: Libres (Spain)
* Best Canadian Series: The True Heroines (Canada)
* Best Foreign Series: Sin Via Propia (UK)
* Best Actor: Gil Reiker, Libres
* Best Actress: Katie Boland, Long Story, Short
* Best Drama Series: Cuckoo (Ireland)
* Best Comedy Series: inSAYSHABLE (Canada)
* Best Action/Adventure Series: Wastelander Panda (Australia)
* Best Animation Series: Under the Hud (Canada)
* Best Documentary Series: Vancouver Cycle Chic (Canada)
* Best Fantasy/Science Fiction Series: Deja Vu (Colombia)
* Best Horror Series: The Syndicate (UK)
* Best Musical Series: Destroy the Alpha Gammas (USA)
* Best Mystery/Thriller Series: Ruby Sky P.I. (Canada)
* Best Reality Series: Tailgate32 (USA)
* People's Choice: Kid's Town (Canada)

## See also

* Web television
* List of Web television series
* Web series

## References

1. ↑ 29, Danielle Ng See Quan July. "Canadian web fests launching in 2014". http://playbackonline.ca/2013/07/29/canadian-web-fests-launching-in-2014/.
2. ↑ Dry, Jude. "Vancouver Web Fest Announces Official Selections For Third Year | IndieWire" (in en). http://www.indiewire.com/2016/12/vancouver-web-fest-official-selections-2017-1201757177/.
3. ↑ "12 Must Attend Events for Web Series Creators - Raindance" (in en-US). http://www.raindance.org/12-must-attend-events-for-web-series-creators/. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
4. ↑ "Vancouver Web Fest is the future of broadcast". https://theprovince.com/technology/Vancouver+Fest+future+broadcast/10857978/story.html.
5. ↑ "First-ever Vancouver Web Fest coming in May" (in en-US). http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/01/first-ever-vancouver-web-fest-coming-may/.
6. ↑ "Vancouver Web Fest Details Are Here". http://snobbyrobot.com/2013/12/03/vancouver-web-fest-details/.
7. ↑ 16, Julianna Cummins January. "Parked, My Lupine Life among Vancouver Web Fest nominees". http://playbackonline.ca/2015/01/16/parked-my-lupine-life-among-vancouver-web-fest-nominees/.
8. ↑ "Vancouver Web Fest 2014 Winners". http://www.jessthepress.com/vancouver-web-fest-2014-winners.html.
9. ↑ "Vancouver Web Fest". http://www.vancouverwebfest.com/index.html.
10. ↑ Dry, Jude. "Vancouver Web Fest Announces Official Selections For Third Year | IndieWire" (in en). http://www.indiewire.com/2016/12/vancouver-web-fest-official-selections-2017-1201757177/.
11. ↑ "Vancouver Web Fest 2018 highlights digital storytellers | Watch News Videos Online" (in en). https://globalnews.ca/video/4148020/vancouver-web-fest-2018-highlights-digital-storytellers].
12. ↑ "12 Canadian Series Win Big at Vancouver Web Fest" (in en-CA). 2018-04-29. https://604now.com/vancouver-web-fest-2018-winners/.
13. ↑ "2018 Winners List" (in en-US). https://www.vancouverwebfest.com/2018-winners-list.
14. ↑ 23, Julianna Cummins March; 2016. "Riftworld, Sudden Master win at Vancouver Web Fest". http://playbackonline.ca/2016/03/23/riftworld-sudden-master-win-at-vancouver-web-fest/.
15. ↑ "Vancouver Web Fest award winners include Libres, The True Heroines, Sin Vida Propia". https://www.straight.com/blogra/638826/vancouver-web-fest-award-winners-include-libres-true-heroines-sin-vida-propia.

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