VIFF 2023 Winners

Grand Prix

The Whirlpool — Directed by Denis Kryuchkov

Best Feature Film

W — Directed by Anna Eriksson

Best Director

Deirdre Lorenz (Return to New York - short film)

Graham Streeter (Unfix - feature film)

Best Original Screenplay

8-Ball — Original Screenplay by Adrien Marquet

Best Short Film

Have a Nice Apocalypse — Directed by Dávid Géczy

Best Documentary Film

My Two Lives — Directed by Sarita Gold

Best Experimental Film

Little Planet 7406 — Directed by Goran Šporčić

Best Song

Fearless — Music by J Edna Mae

Best Music Video

Vampire — Directed by Persia White

Best Actor

Wolfgang Cerny (The Whirlpool)

Best Art Direction

An Occurence — Directed by Dien Vo

Best Editing

Touching Moon — Edited by Sophia Liu

Best Cinematography

La Pietra — Cinematography by Michael Bradley

Best Film Score

W — Film Score by Anna Eriksson

Best Unproduced Script

Stay With Me — Written by Zsolt Pozsgai