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WIFF PRIZE IN CANADIAN FILM

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WIFF is committed to celebrating excellence in Canadian film by honouring Canadian films and filmmakers with an annual cash prize of $25,000. An independent jury comprised of film industry experts selects the winner. The Korean-Canadian film RICEBOY SLEEPS, directed by Anthony Shim was the recipient of the 2022 prize.

2023 Nominees

Blackberry
(Matt Johnson)
The Dishwasher
(Francis Leclerc)
Frontiers
(Guy Édoin)
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
(Ariane Louis-Seize)
Irena’s Vow
(Louise Archambault)
My Mother’s Men
(Anik Jean)
The Nature of Love
(Monia Chokri)
One Summer
(Louise Archambault)
Seven Veils
(Atom Egoyan)
Solo
(Sophie Dupuis)

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PAST NOMINEES

Riceboy Sleeps
WINNER – RICEBOY SLEEPS

2022 nOMINEES

  • BROTHER, directed by Clement Virgo
  • ETERNAL SPRING, directed by Jason Loftus
  • FALCON LAKE, directed by Charlotte Le Bon
  • I LIKE MOVIES, directed by Chandler Levack
  • NORBOURG, directed by Maxime Giroux
  • NORTH OF NORMAL, directed by Carly Stone
  • RICEBOY SLEEPS, directed by Anthony Shim (WINNER)
  • SOMETHING YOU SAID LAST NIGHT, directed by Luis De Filippis
  • THE SWEARING JAR, directed by Lindsay MacKay
  • TO KILL A TIGER, directed by Nisha Pahuja
WINNER – KUESSIPAN

2019 nOMINEES

  • AND THE BIRDS RAINED DOWN, directed by Louise Archambault
  • ANTIGONE, directed by Sophie Deraspe
  • CASTLE IN THE GROUND, directed by Joey Klein
  • EASY LAND, directed by Sanja Zivkovic
  • GORDON LIGHTFOOT: IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND, directed by Martha Kehoe and Joan Tosoni
  • JORDAN RIVER ANDERSON, THE MESSENGER, directed by Alanis Obomsawin
  • KUESSIPAN, directed by Myriam Verreault (WINNER)
  • MATTHIAS & MAXIME, directed by Xavier Dolan
  • PREY, directed by Matt Gallagher
  • WILLIE, directed by Laurence Mathieu-Léger

PAST JURIES

2022 Jury members

  • Magali Simard, Director of Industry and Community Relations at Cinespace Studios Toronto
  • Jason Gorber, film journalist and member of the Toronto Film Critics Association, OFCS and the Critics Choice Association
  • Sally Lee, Executive Director of the Canadian Independent Screen Fund for BPOC creators
  • Joanna Miles, marketing executive
  • Glenn Sumi, arts writer and editor

2019 jury members

  • Karen Bruce, Executive Director, Women In Film and Television Toronto
  • Isabelle Corriveau, Journalist, Radio-Canada
  • Joshua Riehl, Writer-Director, The Russian Five

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