The Windsor International Film Festival (WIFF) is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2023 WIFF Prize in Canadian Film is Humanist Vampire Seeking…
The Windsor International Film Festival (WIFF) is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2023 WIFF Prize in Canadian Film is Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person directed by Ariane Louis-Seize. The announcement was made at a private reception on Sunday, October 29 with representatives of the ten nominated films, jury members, and guests in attendance. The prize carries a cash value of $25,000 and is awarded to the director of the film.
The 10 nominees for the prize were announced at the WIFF at TIFF luncheon in Toronto in September. All 10 nominated films were screened during WIFF’s opening weekend.
“We are proud to give the WIFF Canadian film prize to a film notable for its skillful and inventive approach to genre (well several genres really), its stellar lead performance, its beautifully downbeat comic tone and distinctive directorial touch,” said jury president Steve Gravestock. “The jury was deeply impressed by the quality of all the films selected and wanted to thank the festival and the city of Windsor for showing us such a great time.”
The other WIFF Prize nominees were Blackberry directed by Matt Johnson, The Dishwasher directed by Francis Leclerc, Frontiers directed by Guy Édoin, Irena’s Vow directed by Louise Archambault, My Mother’s Men directed by Anik Jean, The Nature of Love directed by Monia Chokri, One Summer directed by Louise Archambault, Seven Veils directed by Atom Egoyan and Solo directed by Sophie Dupuis.
“It’s been an exciting weekend of celebrating Canadian film and filmmakers. Our audiences have fully embraced this year’s nominees,” said Vincent Georgie, Executive Director and Chief Programmer of WIFF. “We’re thrilled to be celebrating Ariane Louis-Seize’s Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person as the 2023 winner of the WIFF Prize in Canadian Film. Ariane’s film is a refreshing, subversive and very well-cast film that is both risky and memorable.”
The winner was selected by a jury of industry experts; Steve Gravestock, Former Senior International Programmer, TIFF; Kerri Craddock, Apple TV Programming Lead; Maxime Giroux, Filmmaker; Peter Howell, Film Critic, Member of Critics Choice Association; and Tiffany Hsiung, Filmmaker.
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