2018 Vancouver International Film Festival


The 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival took place from September 27 to October 12, 2018.

Awards

The festival award winners were announced on October 12.
AwardFilmDirector
People's ChoiceFinding Big CountryKathleen Jayme
Most Popular Canadian FeatureEdge of the KnifeGwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown
Most Popular International FeatureShopliftersHirokazu Kore-eda
Most Popular International DocumentaryBathtubs Over BroadwayDava Whisenant
Best Canadian FilmEdge of the KnifeGwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown
Best Canadian Film, Honorable MentionGenesis Philippe Lesage
Best Canadian Film, Honorable MentionThe GrizzliesMiranda de Pencier
Best Canadian DocumentaryThe Museum of Forgotten TriumphsBojan Bodružić
Best Canadian Documentary, Honorable MentionA Sister's SongDanae Elon
Best Canadian Short FilmFauveJérémy Comte
Emerging Canadian DirectorWhen the Storm FadesSean Devlin
Emerging Canadian Director, Honorable MentionM/MDrew Lint
Most Promising Canadian Director of a Short FilmEXITClaire Edmondson
Best BC FilmEdge of the KnifeGwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown
Sea to Sky AwardBroken BunnyMeredith Hama-Brown
Sea to Sky Award, Honorable MentionAnthem of a Teenage ProphetRobin Hays
BC Emerging FilmmakerFreaksZach Lipovsky and Adam Stein
Best BC Short FilmBiidaaban Amanda Strong
VIFF Impact AwardThe Devil We KnowStephanie Soechtig
Daily Hive #mustseeBCFinding Big CountryKathleen Jayme

Programmes

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Gateway

Sea to Sky