VIFF 2021 Winners

Grand Prix

American Desert — Directed by Adrian Bartol

Best Feature Film

Backyard Village — Directed by Marteinn Thorsson

Best Director

Adrian Bartol (American Desert)

Best Original Screenplay

Backyard Village — Original Screenplay by Gudmundur Óskarsson

Best Short Film

The Menu for Tomorrow — Directed by Woody - Kazuhiro Kiuchi

Best Animated Film

Melancolia — Directed by Alina Popescu

Best Documentary Film

The Death Of My Two Fathers — Directed by Sol Guy

Best Experimental Film

walledWITHOUT — Directed by Scott Hellon

Best Music Video

Kae Sun - Midnight and Other Endings — Directed by Christian Boakye-Agyeman

Best Actor

Will Brandt (American Desert)

Best Actress

Antje Traue (King of Ravens)

Best Cinematography

American Desert — Cinematography by Adrian Bartol