2024 Festival - Dec. 6-8, 2024
Ottawa Art Gallery / La Galerie d’art d’Ottawa

 

Festival Top 5
I AM Canadian
The Missing Piece
Across the Table
Your Verse
Daddy’s Boy

Best Film Award
Daddy’s Boy

Best Director Award - Tie
Foad Asadi - I AM Canadian
Tom Peters - Daddy’s Boy

Best Screenplay Award
Your Verse - Jessie Edwards

DARC Emerging Filmmaker Award
Sponsored by DARC, Digital Arts Resource Centre
Sara Mihailescu

Best Story Award
Helen

Best Technical Award
I AM Canadian

Best Acting Award - Tie
Drew Hickey - Daddy’s Boy
Anton Zemmers - Daddy’s Boy

Spirit of the Festival Award
Sergei Vasilev - When the Motherland Is Knocking at Your Door

 
 

2023 Festival - Dec. 15-17, 2023
Ottawa Art Gallery / La Galerie d’art d’Ottawa

 

Festival Top 5
An Autumn Day
Ayam Zaman (The Old Days)
Breathe
The Middle Eight
Watch What You Have

Best Film Award
Prize sponsored by Affinity Production Group
Ayam Zaman (The Old Days) - Hassib Hani

Best Director Award - Tie
Hussain Dawwas - Watch What You Have
Kishan Sandagar - The Middle Eight

Best Screenplay Award
Breathe - Jessie Edwards

DARC Emerging Experimental Filmmaker Award
Sponsored by DARC, Digital Arts Resource Centre
Tsoa Raholison - Wanna Grab Some Food

Best Technical Award
Watch What You Have

Best Acting Award
Prize sponsored by the Mensour Agency
Ayam Zaman (The Old Days)

Digi60 Spirit of the Festival Award
Geghani Panosian - Home Was Her Face

 
 

2022 Festival - Dec. 16-18, 2022
Ottawa Art Gallery / La Galerie d’art d’Ottawa

 

Festival Top 5
Justice
Impulse Control
A Momentary Lapse
HEADS UP
Hold and Secure

Best Film Award
Prize sponsored by Affinity Production Group
Justice - Hassib Hani

Best Director Award
Ashley Gorman & Stephen Gagné - A Momentary Lapse

Best Screenplay Award
Dead & Alive - Deena Alsaweer

DARC Emerging Experimental Filmmaker Award
Sponsored by DARC, Digital Arts Resource Centre
Sarah Hatton & Pierre Laporte - HEADS UP

Best Technical
Justice

Best Acting Award
Prize sponsored by the Mensour Agency
Impulse Control - Emily O'Kane & Jasmine Masse

Digi60 Spirit of the Festival Award
Christalla Buttle & Navjyot Singh - In Our Dreams

2021 Festival - Dec. 10-12, 2021
Ottawa Art Gallery / La Galerie d’art d’Ottawa

 

DARC Emerging Experimental Filmmaker Award
Sponsored by DARC, Digital Arts Resource Centre
Anthony Ranking & Patrick Gloor - LUMENS

Best Technical
LUMENS

Best Acting Award
Prize sponsored by the Mensour Agency
Fitful Mercies - Katherine Stella Duncan & Eleonora Poutliova

Digi60 Spirit of the Festival Award
Nathan Yee & Rebecca Hoogkamp - Joe & the Rainbow Warriors of Atlantis

Best Alumni Film Award
Seance Speaks Louder than Words - Christian Belisle

Festival Top 5
Phase III
Lumens
Megan’s Day
Fitful Mercies
Ghost Writer

Best Film Award
Prize sponsored by Affinity Production Group
Fitful Mercies

Best Director Award
Angie Mills - Megan’s Day

Best Screenplay Award
The Gauntlet of Destiny - Colin Masterson


2020 Festival - Dec. 11-13, 2020

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DARC Emerging Experimental Filmmaker Award
Sponsored by DARC, Digital Arts Resource Centre
Abhu Dhanda - Fallen Bird
Hingman Leung - Curbside Pickup

Best Technical
Twelve Miles Past My Destination

Best Acting Award
Prize sponsored by the Mensour Agency
Familiar Stangers - Jamine Masse and Jojo Logo

Digi60 Spirit of the Festival Award
Shadow Vasquez - Baby

Festival Top 5
Away
Twelve Miles Past My Destination
Baby
Familiar Strangers
Curbside Pickup

Best Film Award
Prize sponsored by Affinity Production Group
Curbside Pickup

Best Director Award
Hingman Leung - Curbside Pickup

Best Screenplay Award
Will You Ever Love Me?


2019 Festival - Dec. 20-22, 2019
Ottawa Art Gallery

 

Festival Top 5
Moonbeam
A Dream Woven in the Eve
The Tumour
Sand and Stone
Night Drive

Festival Top 3 - Documentary
XOOG “Strength”
Honourun
Black Apron

Best Film (Scripted)
Prize sponsored by Affinity Production Group
Sand and Stone

Best Film (Documentary)
Honourun

Best Director
Scripted: Arjan Atwal - Night Drive
Documentary: Black Apron

The SAW Video Spotlight Award
Sponsored by the SAW Video Media Arts Centre
Conrad Osei-Bonsu & Mark Corless
(The Controlled Demolition of Sophia’s House)

Spirit of the Festival Award
Scripted:  Ludmylla Reis - Found Me
Documentary:  Broke in the 90’s

Best Screenplay
Moonbeam - Patrick Mulligan

Best Acting
Prize sponsored by Mensour Agency
Moonbeam

Best Technical
Scripted: Night Drive
Documentary: Honourun

Best Alumni Film
Unfinished Manuscript

Spring 2019 - May 5, 2019
Mayfair Theatre

 

Festival Top 5
Falling For YOU
Aliya
Ms. Adventure
Darkest Before Dawn
Daydream

Best Film Award
Aliya

Best Director Award
Laurianna Cardiano-Dumas & Meghan Baines - Aliya

 

SAW Video Female Filmmaker Award
Sponsored by the SAW Video Media Arts Centre
Laurianna Cardiano-Dumas & Meghan Baines - Aliya

The Acting Company Emerging Actor Award
Sponsored by The Ottawa Acting Company
Tina Prud'homme & Stephanie Simpson - Ennui Fatale

Best Screenplay Award
Ennui Fatale - Tina Prud'homme

Spirit of the Festival Award
Ashley Gorman - Teddy

2018 Digi60 Filmmakers’ Festival - Dec 20-23, 2018
Ottawa Art gallery - Alma Duncan salon

 

Festival Top 5
Overgrowth
Pursuit
Fighter’s Chance
The Coin
An Odd Life

Festival Top 3 - Docs
Beautifully Cracked Smiles
Behind the Broadcast
Stick in the Mud

Best Film (Scripted)
Overgrowth

Best Film (Docs)
Beautifully Cracked Smiles

Best Alumni Film
The Deconstruction of Abigail Fletcher

Best Director (Scripted)
Christian Belisle - Overgrowth

Best Director (Docs)
Nicholas Seguin - Beautifully Cracked Smiles

 

The SAW Video Spotlight Award
Sponsored by the SAW Video Media Arts Centre
Claudia Carino

The Acting Company Emerging Actor Award
Sponsored by The Ottawa Acting Company
Claudia Carino - Fighter’s Chance

Spirit of the Festival Award
Scripted:  Asim Zaidan - An Odd Life
Docs: 
White Lake Road

Best Screenplay
One More Heist - Colin Masterson

Best Ensemble Acting
Overgrowth

Best Cinematography (Scripted)
Overgrowth

Best Editing (Documentary)
Southpaw

Spring 2018 - May 6, 2018
Mayfair Theatre

 

Festival Top 5
A Thousand Words
Tincup
NASCII
INARA
In the Middle

Best Film
NASCII - Prod. Dan DeMarbre

Best Director - tie
Maissa Houri - Inara
Kristian Lariviere - NASCII

SAW Video Female Filmmaker Award
Sponsored by the SAW Video Media Arts Centre
Maissa Houri - Inara

 

Spirit of the Festival
Isabel Estabrook - Robbie

Best Ensemble Acting
Tincup - Julien Masterson & Michelle Adams

Best Screenplay
A Thousand Words - Tyler A. Williams & Dean Tardioli

The Acting Company Best Emerging Actor Award
Sponsored by The Ottawa Acting Company
Idylia Rose - Hook

Best Cinematography
Chris Chitaroni - NASCII

Fall 2017 - Dec 7-10, 2017
Jock Turcot Alumni Theatre

 

Festival Top 5 - Scripted
A Bittersweet Taste
From Sarajevo
Becoming Jason
Trapped
Pyrrhic Victory

Festival Top 3 - Docs
A Hops Tale: Based on a Brew Story
Keep Up
Red River

Best Film
A Bittersweet Taste

Best Student Film
Becoming Jason 

Best Documentary Film
Keep Up

Best Directing Scripted - tie
Kristen McNaule - From Sarajevo
Damien Fannon - A Bittersweet Taste

 

Best Directing Docs - tie
Taylor Cook - A Hops Tale: Based on a Brew Story
Eman Balderin - Red River

The SAW Video Spotlight Award
Sponsored by the SAW Video Media Arts Centre
Damien Fannon - A Bittersweet Taste

The Acting Company Emerging Actor Award
Sponsored by The Ottawa Acting Company
Laura Hall - Stalled

Spirit of the Festival Award
Scripted:  Sam Lok - In Vivo
Docs: 
Gabrielle Butler - Keep Up

Best Screenplay Award
Finger Hole - Mark Parks

Best Ensemble Acting - tie
From Sarajevo
Pyrrhic Victory

Best Cinematography Award
Morgana McKenzie - A Bittersweet Taste

 

Spring 2017 - May 7, 2018
Mayfair Theatre

 

Festival Top 5
An Utterance Dampened
Rageaholic
Premier lance
Checkmate
Saint Charles Place

Best Film
Premiere lance

Best Directing
Premier lance

The SAW Video Female Filmmaker Award
Sponsored by the SAW Video Media Arts Centre
Julie Zhu - An Utterance Dampened

 

 

The Acting Company Emerging Actor Award
Sponsored by The Ottawa Acting Company
Zoe Towne - An Utterance Dampened

Spirit of the Festival Award - tie
Triple EXXX;
This Is War!

Best Screenplay Award
Soul Sisters (Dead Inside) - Mark Parks

Best Ensemble Acting Award
Premier lance

Best Cinematography Award
Premier lance

FALl 2016 - Dec 8-11, 2017

FESTIVAL TOP 5

Damien Fannon - HomeSick
Tim Hoare & David E. Lee - In Glass
Jeremy Daigle - Portrait
Vincent Valentino - David
Antonio Najera - Homeles  

FESTIVAL WINNERS (NARRATIVE CATEGORY)

NARRATIVE AWARDS

Best Film - HOMESICK - Dir. Damien Fannon
Best Directing - IN GLASS - Dir. Tim Hoare & David E. Lee
Best Cinematography - PORTRAIT - Dir. Jeremy Daigle
Best Ensemble Acting - HOMESICK - Dir. Damien Fannon
Best Screenplay - ELECTRIC CASTLE - Dir. & Writer Kristen McNaule
Spirit of the Festival - AROUND HERE AND EVERYWHERE - Dir. David Scrieciu
AW Video Spotlight Award - IN GLASS - Tim Hoare & David E. Lee
The Acting Company Emerging Actor Award - THE COUPLES (Erica Hastings)

Documentary Awards

Best Director - Documentary - Ben Sweitzer & Josh Debruyn (A Mother's Story)

 

Spring 2016 Winners - June 23, 2016

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FESTIVAL TOP 5

1. The Button dir. Adrian Langley
2. Diggin' a Hole prod. Alphonse Ghossein; dir. Adrian Langley
3. Parrhasius dir. Vincent Valentino
4. antithesis. dir. Megan Toompuu
5. What Lies Ahead dir. Julianne Carioto; prod. Richard Groen
 

FESTIVAL WINNERS

Best Film - antithesis. (dir. Megan Toompuu)
Best Director - Adrian Langley (The Button)
Best Screenplay - W for Whoaman (dir./writer Deborah Ring)
Best Ensemble Acting (tie) - Parrhasius (dir. Vincent Valentino) & The Button (dir. Adrian Langley)
Best Cinematography - antithesis. (Caelan Benn & Adrian Langley, dir. Megan Toompuu)
The SAW Video Female Filmmaker Award - Megan Toompuu (antithesis.)
The Acting Company Emerging Actor Award - Noemi Salamon (W for Whoman dir. Deborah Ring)
The Howard Sonnenburg Spirit of the Festival Award - Laura Hall (Blip Blork Meets Her Hero)

 

Fall 2015 Winners - December 11&12, 2015

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FESTIVAL TOP 5

1. Touch dir. Trevor Goulet
2. In Case of Fire dir. Martin Rodriguez
3. Echo dir. Tyler Pearce
4. Re-Entry dir. Chris Chitaroni
5. Jenny! dir. Rene Fortier

Narrative Winners

Best Film - Touch (Trevor Goulet & John Petti)
Best Director - Martin Rodriguez (In Case of Fire)
Best Cinematography (tie) - Echo (Tyler Pearce & Andrew Robillard), In Case of Fire (Martin Rodriguez)
Best Ensemble Acting - Touch (Jon MacLaren & Victor Cornfoot)
SAW Video Spotlight Award - Gabriel Zaragoza (Leaves That Fall Off the Trees)
Writers' Room Ottawa Best Screenplay Award - Renato D'Ambrosio & Asim Zaidan (Jenny!)
The Acting Company Emerging Actor Award - Jon MacLaren (Touch)
The Howard Sonnenburg Spirit of the Festival Award - Ahmed Hafez (Cup of Coffee)

Documentary Winners

Best Film - My Own Skin
Best Director - Tess Elliott (My Own Skin)

 

Spring 2015 - June 23, 2015

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Festival Top 5

1. Eyes Wide Shut dir. Tyler Pearce
2. Indefinite Late Fee dir. Magic Foote
3. Retention dir. Jennifer Allanson Lariviere
4. Failed dir. Marina Bruno
5. Last Impression dir. Brennan Martin

FESTIVAL WINNERS

Best Film - Eyes Wide Shut (dir. Tyler Pearce)
Best Directing - Eyes Wide Shut (dir. Tyler Pearce)
Best Cinematography - Eyes Wide Shut (dir. Tyler Pearce)
Best Acting Ensemble - Last Impression (dir. Brennan Martin)
Best Screenplay Award - Robin Warder (Indefinite Late Fee)
The Acting Company Emerging Actor Award - Brennan Martin (Last Impression)
SAW Video Female Filmmaker Award - Marina Bruno (Failed)
Spirit of the Festival Award - Vincent Valentino (Don't Let Me Go)