List of Vancouver International Film Festival award winners
The following is a list of Vancouver International Film Festival award winners.
Award Winners By Year
2002
- Most Popular International Film: Bowling for Columbine by Michael Moore
- Most Popular Canadian Film: Expecting by Deborah Day and by Nettie Wild
- National Film Board Award for Best Documentary: Gambling, Gods and LSD by Peter Mettler
2003
- Most Popular International Film: Kamchatka by Marcelo Piñeyro
- Most Popular Canadian Film: The Corporation by Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott
- National Film Board Award for Best Documentary: Los Angeles Plays Itself by Thom Andersen
2004
- Most Popular International Film: Machuca by Andrés Wood
- Most Popular Canadian Film: What Remains of Us by François Prévost and Hugo Latulippe and Being Caribou by Leanne Allison and Diana Wilson
- National Film Board Award for Best Documentary: In the Realms of the Unreal by Jessica Yu
- Best Young Canadian Director of a Short Film: Jennifer Calvert for Riverburn
2005
- Most Popular International Film: Go, See, and Become by Radu Mihăileanu
- Most Popular Canadian Film: Eve and the Fire Horse by Julia Kwan
- National Film Board Award for Best Documentary: A Particular Silence by Stefano Rulli
2006
- Most Popular International Film: The Lives of Others by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- Most Popular Canadian Film: Mystic Ball by Greg Hamilton
- National Film Board Award for Best Documentary: Have You Heard From Johannesburg? by Connie Field
- Special Jury Prize: Radiant City by Gary Burns and Jim Brown
2007
- Vancity People's Choice Award for Most Popular Canadian Film: She's a Boy I Knew directed by Gwen Haworth
- Rogers People's Choice Award for Most Popular International Film: Persepolis directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
- People's Choice Award for Most Popular International Nonfiction Film: Garbage Warrior directed by Oliver Hodge
- Kyoto Planet "Climate for Change" Award: The Planet directed by Johan Söderberg, Michael Stenberg, and Linus Torell
- Dragons and Tigers Award for Young Cinema: shared by Fujian Blue directed by Weng Shouming and Mid-Afternoon Barks directed by Zhang Yuedong
- Citytv Western Canadian Feature Film Award: Normal directed by Carl Bessai
- National Film Board of Canada Best Canadian Documentary Feature Award: Up the Yangtze directed by Yung Chang
- Women In Film and Television Vancouver Artistic Merit Award: She's a Boy I Knew directed by Gwen Haworth
- Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film: The Windfisherman directed by Anna McRoberts
2008
- Citytv Western Canada Feature Film Award: Fifty Dead Men Walking directed by Kari Skogland
- VIFF Nonfiction Feature Award: Born Without directed by Eva Norvind
- Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film: The Valet directed by Drew McCreadie
- Women in Film & Television Vancouver Artistic Merit Award: Mothers & Daughters awarded to Tantoo Cardinal
- International Film Guide Inspiration Award: Control Alt Delete directed by Cameron Labine
- Rogers People's Choice Award: I've Loved You So Long directed by Philippe Claudel
- documentary Audience Award: Throw Down Your Heart directed by Sascha Paladino
- VIFF Most Popular Canadian Film Award: Mothers & Daughters directed by Carl Bessai
- National Film Board's Most Popular Canadian Documentary Award: Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action directed by Velcrow Ripper
- VIFF Environmental Film Audience Award: directed by Sam Bozzo
- Dragons & Tigers Award for Young Cinema: Perfect Life directed by Emily Tang
2009
- Canwest Award for Best Canadian Feature Film I Killed My Mother directed by Xavier Dolan
- Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film: The Last Act directed by Jan Binsse and David Tougas
- Women in Film & Television Vancouver Artistic Merit Award: 65 Redroses directed and produced by Nimisha Mukerji and Gillian Lowry
- Rogers People's Choice Award: Soundtrack for a Revolution directed by Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman
- documentary Audience Award for Most Popular Nonfiction Film: Facing Ali directed by Pete McCormack
- VIFF Most Popular Canadian Film Award: 65 Redroses by Nimisha Mukerji & Philip Lyall
- National Film Board's Most Popular Canadian Documentary Award: 65 Redroses by Nimisha Mukerji & Philip Lyall
- VIFF Environmental Film Audience Award: At the Edge of the World directed by Dan Stone
- Dragons & Tigers Award for Young Cinema: Eighteen directed by Jang Kun-jae
2010
- ET Canada Award for Best Canadian Feature Film Incendies directed by Denis Villeneuve
- Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film Mokhtar, Directed by Halima Quardiri
- Rogers People's Choice Award Waste Land, Directed by Lucy Walker
- VIFF Most Popular Nonfiction Film Award, Kinshasa Symphony, directed by Claus Wischmann and Martin Baer
- VIFF Most Popular Canadian Film Award, Two Indians Talking, directed by Sara McIntyre
- NFB Most Popular Canadian Documentary Award, Leave Them Laughing, directed by John Zaritsky
- VIFF Environmental Film Audience Award, , directed by Sturla Gunnarsson
- Dragons & Tigers Award for Young Cinema, Good Morning To The World, directed by Hirohara Satoru
2011
- Shaw Media Award for Best Canadian Feature Film – Nuit #1, Anne Émond
- Dragons & Tigers Award for Young Cinema, presented by Brad Birarda & Robert Sali – The Sun Beaten Path, Sonthar Gyal
- Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film Award – We Ate the Children Last, Andrew Cividino
- Rogers People's Choice Award – A Separation, Asghar Farhadi
- VIFF Most Popular Nonfiction Film Award – Sing Your Song, Susanne Rostock
- VIFF Most Popular Canadian Film Award – Starbuck, Ken Scott
- NFB Most Popular Canadian Documentary Award – Peace Out, Charles Wilkinson
- VIFF Environmental Film Audience Award – People of a Feather, Joel Heath
2012
- Award for Best Canadian Feature Film – Blackbird, Jason Buxton
- Dragons & Tigers Award for Young Cinema, presented by Brad Birarda – Emperor Visits The Hell , Li Luo
- Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film Award – Float, Juan Riedinger
- Rogers People's Choice Award – The Hunt, Thomas Vinterberg
- VIFF Most Popular Canadian Film Award – Becoming Redwood, Jesse James Miller
- NFB Most Popular Canadian Documentary Award – Blood Relative, Nimisha Mukerji
- VIFF Most Popular International Documentary Film Award – Nuala, Patrick Farrelly and Kate O'Callaghan
- VIFF Environmental Film Audience Award – Revolution, Rob Stewart
- VIFF Most Popular International First Feature Award – I, Anna, Barnaby Southcombe
- Women in Film & Television Vancouver Artistic Merit Award: Liverpool directed and written by Manon Briand
2013
- Award for Best Canadian Feature Film – Rhymes for Young Ghouls, Jeff Barnaby and That Burning Feeling, Jason James
- Dragons & Tigers Award for Young Cinema, presented by Brad Birarda – Anatomy of a Paperclip, Ikeda Akira
- Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film Award – Nathan, Mathieu Arsenault
- Rogers People's Choice Award – Like Father, Like Son, Koreeda Hirokazu
- VIFF Most Popular Canadian Film Award – Down River, Benjamin Ratner
- VIFF Most Popular Canadian Documentary Award – When I Walk, Jason DaSilva
- VIFF Most Popular International Documentary Film Award – Desert Runners, Jennifer Steinman
- VIFF Most Popular Canadian Environmental Documentary Award – Salmon Confidential, Twyla Roscovich
- VIFF Most Popular International First Feature Award – Wadjda, Haifaa al-Mansour
- Women in Film & Television Vancouver Artistic Merit Award: Sarah Prefers to Run directed and written by Chloé Robichaud
2014
- Award for Best Canadian Film – Violent, Andrew Huculiak
- Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film Award – The Cut, Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
- Rogers People's Choice Award – The Vancouver Asahi, Ishii Yuya
- VIFF Most Popular Canadian Film Award – Preggoland, Jacob Tierney
- VIFF Most Popular Canadian Documentary Award – All the Time in the World, Suzanne Crocker
- VIFF Most Popular International Documentary Film Award – , James Keach
- VIFF BC Emerging Filmmaker Award – Sitting on the Edge of Marlene, Ana Valine
- VIFF Best BC Film Award – Violent, Andrew Huculiak
- VIFF Impact Award – Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story, Grant Baldwin
- VIFF Best New Director – Miss and the Doctors, Axelle Ropert and Rekorder, Mikhail Red
- Women in Film & Television Vancouver Artistic Merit Award – Sitting on the Edge of Marlene, Ana Valine
2015
- Rogers Peoples Choice Award – Brooklyn, John Crowley
- VIFF Most Popular International Documentary – ', Stig Björkman
- VIFF Most Popular Canadian Feature – Room, Lenny Abrahamson
- VIFF Most Popular Canadian Documentary – ', Charles Wilkinson
- VIFF Impact: International Audience Award – Landfill Harmonic, Brad Allgood and Graham Townsley
- VIFF Impact: Canadian Audience Award – Fractured Land, Damien Gillis and Fiona Rayher
- Women in Film+Television Artistic Merit Award – Ninth Floor, Mina Shum
2016
- Ignite Award – Cabbie, Jessica Parsons and Jennifer Chiu
- Best BC Short Film Award – Here Nor There, Julia Hutchings
- Best BC Film Award – Window Horses , Ann Marie Fleming
- BC Emerging Filmmaker Award – Hello Destroyer, Kevan Funk
- Best Canadian Film – Window Horses , Ann Marie Fleming
- Best Canadian Short Film – Those Who Remains, Mathiu Vachon
- Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film – Parent, Teacher, Roman Tchjen
- Emerging Canadian Director – Never Eat Alone, Sofia Bohdanowicz
- Best Canadian Documentary – Living With Giants, Sebastien Rist and Aude Leroux-Lévesque
- VIFF IMPACT Award – Power to Change—The Energy Rebellion, Carl-A. Fechner
- VIFF Super Channel People's Choice Award – Maudie, Aisling Walsh
- Most Popular International Feature – I, Daniel Blake, Ken Loach
- Most Popular International Documentary – Human, Yann Arthus-Bertrand
- Most Popular Canadian Documentary – Spirit Unforgettable, Pete McCormack
2017
BC Spotlight Awards
- Sea to Sky Award – Never Steady, Never Still, Kathleen Hepburn
- Best BC Film Award – Luk'Luk'I, Wayne Wapeemukwa
- BC Emerging Filmmaker Award – Kathleen Hepburn
- Best Canadian Film – Black Cop, Cory Bowles
- Emerging Canadian Director – Kathleen Hepburn
- Best Canadian Documentary – Unarmed Verses, Charles Officer
- Best BC Short Film – Rupture, Yassmina Karajah
- Best Canadian Short Film – Shadow Nettes, Phillip Barker
- Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film – Vincent Toi
- VIFF Impact Award – BLUE, Karina Holden)
- Super Channel People's Choice Award – Indian Horse, Stephen Campanelli
- VIFF Most Popular International Feature – Loving Vincent, Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman
- VIFF Most Popular International Documentary – Faces Places, Agnès Varda, JR
- VIFF Most Popular Canadian Documentary – Shut Up and Say Something, Melanie Wood
- #mustseebc – Shut Up and Say Something, Melanie Wood
2018
BC Spotlight Awards
- Sea to Sky Award – Broken Bunny, Meredith Hama-Brown
- Best BC Film Award – Edge of the Knife, Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown
- BC Emerging Filmmaker Award – Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein, Freaks
- Best BC Short Film – Biidaaban , Amanda Strong
- Best Canadian Film – Edge of the Knife, Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown
- Emerging Canadian Director – Sean Devlin, When the Storm Fades
- Best Canadian Documentary – The Museum of Forgotten Triumphs, Bojan Bodružić
- Best Canadian Short Film – Fauve, Jérémy Comte
- Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film – Claire Edmondson EXIT
- VIFF Impact Award – The Devil We Know, Stephanie Soechtig
- Super Channel People's Choice Award – Finding Big Country, Kathleen Jayme
- VIFF Most Popular International Feature – Shoplifters, Kore-eda Hirokazu
- VIFF Most Popular International Documentary – Bathtubs Over Broadway, Dava Whisenant
- VIFF Most Popular Canadian Feature – Edge of the Knife, Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown
- #mustseebc – Finding Big Country, Kathleen Jayme
- Sustainable Production Impact - X-Files, season 11
- Sustainable Production Champion - Keep it Green Recycling ; Portable Electric ; Clara George; Ronny Fritsch
2019
BC Spotlight Awards
- Sea to Sky Award – Ying Wang for The World Is Bright
- Best BC Film Award – The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn
- BC Emerging Filmmaker Award – Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers for The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
- Best Canadian Film – One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk by Zacharias Kunuk
- *Special Mention: Blood Quantum by Jeff Barnaby
- Emerging Canadian Director – Heather Young for Murmur
- *Special Mention: Myriam Verreault for Kuessipan
- Best Canadian Documentary – Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger by Alanis Obomsawin
- *Special Mention: My Dads, My Moms and Me by Julia Ivanova
- Best Canadian Short Film – At the Bottom of the Sea by Caroline So Jung Lee
- *Special Mention: The Physics of Sorrow by Theodore Ushev
- Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film: Guillaume Fournier, Samuel Matteau and Yannick Nolin for Acadiana
- *Special Mention: Jessica Johnson, Ryan Ermacora for Labour/Leisure
- VIFF Impact Award: Resistance Fighters by Michael Wech
- Rob Stewart Eco Warrior Award: The Pollinators by Peter Nelson
- People's Choice: Parasite by Bong Joon-ho
- Most Popular Canadian Film: Red Snow by Marie Clements
- Most Popular Canadian Documentary: Haida Modern by Charles Wilkinson
- Most Popular International Documentary: Coup 53 by Taghi Amirani