The Calgary International Film Festival, presented by connectFirst Credit Union, wrapped up its 23rd annual edition on Sunday October 2, and is excited to announce the Telus Audience Choice Award winners, which are based on the collective scores of audience ballots collected throughout the festival.
“The audience clearly responded to the diverse selections of films – from the witty and clever to the timely and challenging. It’s also great to see that over half of the feature Audience Choice Awards went to women filmmakers,” said Brian Owens, CIFF’s Artistic Director.
“We congratulate all of this year’s winners and want to thank our audience for making this festival such a success.”
“As a first-time sponsor we are thrilled to have been part of such an incredibly successful festival this year. We’re truly blown away by the calibre of talent displayed in all the films and we’re honoured to be able to bring this kind of world-class experience to the Calgary community and support local artists to help showcase their work on a global stage,” said Teri Buckley, connectFirst Credit Union Senior Vice President, Brand & Reputation.
TELUS AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD WINNERS
Audience Choice Award Alberta Feature
Director: Laura O’Grady
Audience Choice Award Canadian Narrative Feature
Director: Chandler Levack
Audience Choice Award Canadian Documentary Feature
Director: Babak Payami
Audience Choice International Narrative Feature
Director: Phyllis Nagy
Audience Choice Award International Documentary Feature
Directors: Bryan Storkel, Amy Bandlien Storkel
Audience Choice Award Late Shift
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Audience Choice Award Generation Next
Directors: Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb
Audience Choice Award Music on Screen
BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: CARRY IT ON
Director: Madison Thomas
Audience Choice Award Special Presentations
Director: Sarah Polley
Audience Choice Award Alberta Short
Director: Brock Davis Mitchell
Audience Choice Award Narrative Short
Director: Eirik Tveiten
Audience Choice Award Animated Short
Director: Sean McCarron
Audience Choice Award Documentary Short
Director: Olivia Martin-McGuire
This year’s Top 10 Narrative Features are (alphabetical order):
- BONES OF CROWS
- BROKER
- BROTHER
- CALL JANE
- CLOSE
- FATHER OF NATIONS
- I LIKE MOVIES
- THE BLUE CAFTAN
- THE MAIDEN
- WOMEN TALKING
CIFF’s Top 10 Documentary Features (alphabetical order):
- 752 IS NOT A NUMBER
- BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: CARRY IT ON
- BUTTERFLY IN THE SKY
- FRANCHESKA: PRAIRIE QUEEN
- ICE BREAKER: THE 1972 SUMMIT SERIES
- INSANITY
- IT AIN’T OVER
- TAKE ME TO THE RIVER: NEW ORLEANS
- THE PEZ OUTLAW
- THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER: FEATURING BRANDI CARLILE
Top 10 Shorts:
- AYOUNGMAN
- CORVINE
- FREEDOM SWIMMER
- HARD LABOUR
- KIKINO KIDS
- MINK!
- MY NEIGHBOUR IS A BEAR
- NIGHT RIDE
- PIITA AAPASSKAAN
- THE DIAMOND
UP NEXT AT CIFF
Top Docs brings six of the year’s most talked-about docs to local audiences. Rich with diverse perspectives and a spectrum of filmmaking styles, these documentaries will fascinate, inspire, enlighten and entertain! The series will kick off with BAD AXE, Directed by David Siev, on November 2, 2022.
Global Perspectives takes local audiences around the globe with six of the year’s most talked-about films. This collection of exciting worldly films will make their
Calgary debuts at Globe Cinema on the third Wednesday of each month – stay tuned for more information coming soon!
