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
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
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
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)