VIFF 2022 Winners

Grand Prix

Playing Through — Directed by Balbinka Korzeniowska

Best Feature Film

Playing Through — Directed by Balbinka Korzeniowska

Best Director

Balbinka Korzeniowska (Playing Through)

Best Original Screenplay

JIZO-Evangelist — Original Screenplay by Tokoroten Nakamura

Best Short Film

Živa (The Death of the Goddess Živa) — Directed by Nataša Stearns

Best Animated Film

Me and My Winter Games-Perfect Holiday — Directed by Haoling Lee, Ming Zhong, Zhe Zhang, Liwen Wang

Best Documentary Film

Ballymanus — Directed by Patrick Sharkey, Séan Doupe

Best Experimental Film

Blue Deusion — Directed by Guan Fang

Best Musical Film

Big Boss — Directed by Keke Palmer

Best Comedy Film

Hot Mess — Directed by Evelyne Tollman

Best Song

Molly’s Rainbow — Music by Katie Hardyman

Best Music Video

Frozen Heart — Directed by Nina Guseva

Best Actor

Brandon Sklenar (Futra Days)

Best Actress

Julia Rae (Playing Through)

Best Supporting Actress

Rosanna Arquette (Futra Days)

Best Art Direction

The Violin and its Shadow — Directed by Greg Babalas

Best Cinematography

Other Side of the Mountain — Cinematography by Markus Otz

Best Film Score

Long Flat Balls “Broken Promises” — Film Score by Zach Robinson

Best Unproduced Script

The Faerie Rings — Written by Zina Brown

Honorary Mention for Social Impact

Change of Course — Directed by Andreas Ortner