Whistler Film Festival ShortWork Awards

The ShortWork Awards are annual film awards, presented by the Whistler Film Festival to honour the best short films screened at the festival.

Prior to 2012, a single award was presented inclusive of both Canadian and international short films; in that year, separate awards were created for Canadian and international films. In 2010, a category was also introduced for the best short film by British Columbia film students.

On two occasions in 2015 and 2016, an award was also presented for best screenplay in a Canadian short film, but this has not been presented since 2016.

## Best ShortWork

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Year  | Film  | Filmmaker(s)  | Ref

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2002 | Death's Dream | David Massar | [1]
2003 | The Watchers | Kevin Shortt | [2]
2004 | A Russian Wave | Becky Bristow | [3]
Man. Feel. Pain. | Dylan Akio Smith
2005 | Noise | Greg Spottiswood | [4]
2006 | Love Seat | Kris Elgstrand | [5]
2007 | The Colony | Jeff Barnaby | [6]
2008 | Next Floor | Denis Villeneuve | [7]
2009 | Life Begins (La Vie commence) | Émile Proulx-Cloutier | [8]
2010 | Via Gori | George Barbakadze | [9]
2011 | The Paris Quintet in Practice Makes Perfect | Benny Schuetze | [10]

## Best Canadian ShortWork

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Year  | Film  | Filmmaker(s)  | Ref

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2012 | Requiem for Romance | Jonathan Ng | [11]
2013 | Anxious Oswald Greene | Marshall Axani | [12]
2014 | Running Season | Grayson Moore | [13]
2015 | Withheld | Jonathan Sousa | [14]
2016 | Mutants | Alexandre Dostie | [15]
2017 | We Forgot to Break Up | Chandler Levack | [16]
2018 | Brotherhood (Ikhwène) | Meryam Joobeur | [17]
2019 | My Favourite Food Is Indian Tacos, My Favourite Drink Is Iced Tea and My Favourite Thing Is Drumming | Derius Matchewan | [18]
2020 | Shooting Star (Comme une comète) | Ariane Louis-Seize | [19]
2021 | Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice | Zacharias Kunuk | [20]
Fufu | Omolola Ajao
2022 | Tongue | Kaho Yoshida | [21]
2023 | Atlantis | Zoé Pelchat, Jean-François Sauvé | [22]
Motherland | Jasmin Mozaffari
Soap | Lulu Wei
Zip | Ava Safai
2024 | Hello Stranger | Amélie Hardy | [23]

### Best Screenplay

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Year  | Film  | Filmmaker(s)  | Ref

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2015 | The Wolf Who Came to Dinner | Jem Garrard | [14]
2016 | The Head Vanishes | Franck Dion | [15]

## Best International ShortWork

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Year  | Film  | Filmmaker(s)  | Ref

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2012 | Drawn from Memory | Marcin Bortkiewicz | [11]
2013 | A Grand Canal | Johnny Ma | [12]
2014 | The Tide Keeper | Alyx Duncan | [13]
2015 | Dissonance | Till Nowak | [14]
2016 | Timecode | Juanjo Giménez | [15]
2017 | Fear Us Women | David Darg | [16]
2018 | Miss World | Georgia Fu | [17]
2019 | Daughter | Daria Kashcheeva | [18]
2020 | Ashmina | Dekel Berenson | [24]
2021 | Isole Ciclope | Ryan De Franco, Matthew Mendelson | [20]
2022 | Warsha | Dania Bdeir | [21]
Ice Merchants | João Gonzalez
2023 | I Promise You Paradise | Morad Mostafa | [22]
Fish Bowl | Rachel Sweeney
2024 | For Sale | Stephen George | [23]

## Best British Columbia Student ShortWork

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Year  | Film  | Filmmaker(s)  | Ref

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2010 | Irradiate | Julia Hutchings | [9]
2011 | No Words Came Down | Ryan Flowers, Lisa Pham | [10]
2012 | Plating | Jon Thomas | [11]
2013 | Backward Fall | Andrew Pollins | [12]
2014 | Godhead | Connor Gaston | [13]
2015 | The Blue Jet | Lawrence Lam | [14]
2016 | Bombing | Gloria Mercer | [15]
2017 | Floating Light | Natalie Murao | [16]
2018 | The Bus Stop | Kama Sood | [17]
2019 | New Washing Machine | Mitch Huttema | [18]
2020 | Rollerbladies | Rowan Landaiche, Amber Nordstrand | [24]
2021 | A Family Act | Ashley Yeung | [20]
2022 | Omukama | Zane Klassen | [21]
2023 | Black & Blue | Emma Eng | [22]
Gerald | Kasha Rae Malinowski
Like the Wind | Hugh Saint-Jacques, Ethan Shandro
2024 | Body Varial | Audrey Kerridge | [23]

## References

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1. ^ Dana Michell, "Film fest favourites announced". Pique Newsmagazine, December 19, 2002.
2. ^ David Spaner, "On the Corner wins prize: Vancouver film tops in Canada at Whistler fest". The Province, December 10, 2003.
3. ^ Ian Edwards, "Crazy Canucks wins at Whistler". Playback, January 3, 2005.
4. ^ "I'd like to thank the lifties..." Vancouver Courier, December 7, 2005.
5. ^ Glen Schaefer, "Happy People wins prize". The Province, December 4, 2006.
6. ^ Marsha Lederman, "Whistler festival ends with awards ceremony". The Globe and Mail, December 4, 2007.
7. ^ Michael Kissinger, "Snowless Whistler Film Festival wraps up; Too many oysters, Tom Green haunt eighth annual schmooze-fest". Vancouver Courier, December 10, 2008.
8. ^ Fred Lee, "B.C. lights up both stage and screen". National Post, December 12, 2009.
9. ^ a b Graeme McRanor, "It's a wrap for 10th anniversary of Whistler Film Festival; Highlights included a chat with filmmakers Monte Hellman, Bruce McDonald and Atom Egoyan and a new home for the film fest". Vancouver Sun, December 6, 2010.
10. ^ a b Maggie Langrick, "Winnipeg filmmaker's Keyhole named best Canadian feature". Winnipeg Free Press, December 5, 2011.
11. ^ a b c Mark Leiren-Young, "A magical end to 2012 film festival". Vancouver Sun, December 3, 2012.
12. ^ a b c Fred Lee, "Snow business". The Province, December 15, 2013.
13. ^ a b c Cathryn Atkinson, "Quebec drama Félix et Meira sweeps Borsos Awards at WFF 2014". Pique Newsmagazine, December 10, 2014.
14. ^ a b c d Craig Takeuchi, "WFF 2015: River and Last Harvest lead award winners". The Georgia Straight, December 6, 2015.
15. ^ a b c d Cathryn Atkinson, "Quebec's Before the Streets wins Borsos Best Film Award at Whistler Film Festival". Pique Newsmagazine, December 7, 2016.
16. ^ a b c Craig Takeuchi, "It's a tie for best Canadian feature at the 2017 Whistler Film Festival". The Georgia Straight, December 4, 2017.
17. ^ a b c Adrian Mack, "Québécois film A Colony sweeps Whistler Film Fest awards". The Georgia Straight, December 3, 2018.
18. ^ a b c Alyssa Noel, "Whistler Film Festival hands out awards". Pique Newsmagazine, December 14, 2019.
19. ^ Cédric Bélanger, "Festival de film: plusieurs Québécois primés à Whistler". Le Journal de Québec, December 21, 2020.
20. ^ a b c Charlie Smith, "Cinema of Sleep wins Borsos award for best Canadian feature at Whistler Film Festival". The Georgia Straight, December 20, 2021.
21. ^ a b c Pat Mullen, "River, Coyote Top Whistler Film Festival Awards Winners". Point of View, December 4, 2022.
22. ^ a b c Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Atikamekw Suns wins best Canadian feature at WFF". Playback, December 5, 2023.
23. ^ a b c Gail Johnson, "Whistler Film Festival announces 2024 award winners". Stir, December 10, 2024.
24. ^ a b Craig Takeuchi, "Whistler Film Festival 2020 award winners: From B.C.'s Indian Road Trip to Newfoundland's Little Orphans". The Georgia Straight, December 21, 2020.