Best Feature Film – $2,500 CAD Cash
Designed By Preeti (United States, 2024, dir. Gayatri Everitt Bajpai)
Firma Aquí (Mexico, 2024, dir. Enrique Vázquez)
Paper Flowers (United States, 2024, dir. Mahesh Pailoor)
Best Short Film – $500 CAD Cash
FLIGHT 182 (United States, 2024, dir. Rippin Sindher)
Mirage (United States, 2024, dir. Jhanvi Motla)
The Poem We Sang (Canada/Jordan/Palestine, 2024, dir. Annie Sakab)
Rogers Group of Funds Best Canadian Documentary – $2,500 CAD Cash
Leilani’s Fortune (Canada, 2024, dir. Loveleen Kaur)
Mareya Shot Keetha Goal: Take the Shot (British Columbia, 2023, dirs. Baljit
Sangra, Nilesh Patel)
Tea Creek (British Columbia, 2024, dir. Ryan David Lee Dickie)
Knowledge Network Best International Documentary – $1,000 CAD Cash
Canyon Chorus (United States, 2023, dir. Chris Cresci)
This is Who We Are (UK, 2024, dir. Peter Lilly)
Best Animation – $1,000 CAD Cash
Have I Swallowed Your Dreams (British Columbia, 2024, Dir. Clara Chan)
HOLY HEAVƎNESs (Iran, 2024, dirs. Farnoosh Abedi Renani, Negah Khezre
Fardiar Dad)
Whispers of Colors (United States, 2024, dir. Sujin Kim)
Best Environmental Film – $1,000 CAD Cash
HA NII TOKXW: Our Food Table (British Columbia, 2023, dir. Farhan Umedaly)
Tea Creek (British Columbia, 2024, dir. Ryan David Lee Dickie)
This is Who We Are (UK, 2024, dir. Peter Lilly)
Best 2SLGBTQ+ Film – $1,000 CAD Cash
Bulletproof: A Lesbian’s Guide to Surviving the Plot (Canada, 2024, dir. Regan
Latimer)
Jia (Australia, 2024, dir. Vee Shi)
Leilani’s Fortune (Canada, 2024, dir. Loveleen Kaur)
Best Youth Film (19 and under) – $500 CAD Cash
LOOK (British Columbia, 2024, dir. Georgia Tindle Acken)
Velvet Secrets (British Columbia, 2024, dir. Shanthini Balasubramanian)
Best Student Film – $500 CAD Cash
Beyond the Reins (Canada, 2024, dir. Magill Moyes)
Body Varial (British Columbia, 2024, dir. Audrey Kerridge)
Desync (Canada, 2023, dir. Minerva Marie Navasca)
Best British Columbia Feature Film – $1,000 CAD Cash
Tea Creek (British Columbia, 2024, dir. Ryan David Lee Dickie)
The Stand (British Columbia, 2023, dir. Christopher Auchter)
Mareya Shot Keetha Goal: Make the Shot (British Columbia, 2023, dirs. Baljit
Sangra, Nilesh Patel)
Best British Columbia Short Film – $500 CAD Cash + $10,000 Gift Certificate from Sparky's Film Rentals
HATCH (British Columbia, 2024, dirs. Alireza Kazemipour, Panta Mosleh)
Stand In (British Columbia, 2024, dir. Hiromu Yamawaki)
Teresa’s Choice (British Columbia, 2024, dir. Marlene Castaños Ortega)
KDocsFF Best Emerging Filmmaker Residency Award – $1,000 + $10,000 Gift Certificate from Keslow Camera
Mirthless (British Columbia, 2024, dir. Tina Kardan)
Velvet Secrets (British Columbia, 2024, dir. Shanthini Balasubramanian)
Warmest Regards, E (British Columbia, 2024, dirs. Tina Nowarre, Shireen
Dalbey)
