Award winners for the 11th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival

The 11th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival came to a close on Sunday evening in Toronto at a closing night party where filmmakers, musicians, artists, media and industry celebrated, and where a number of awards were handed out. The awards reception took place at The Mod Club, hosted by award-winning actor Billy Merasty (Elijah).

The Best Dramatic Feature prize went to Boy, which was presented at the sold-out opening night gala. The Alanis Obomsawin Best Documentary Award winner was Y el Rio Sigue Corriendo (And the River Flows On).

The festival's Executive Director, Jason Ryle congratulated the winners. "They embody the excellence and diversity of works presented at the festival. I am consistently impressed by the ingenuity and creativity of Indigenous artists worldwide and I look forward to future work from the recipients." 

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complete list of awards for the 11th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival

BEST DRAMATIC FEATURE

BOY  directed by Taika Waititi

BEST CANADIAN SHORT DRAMA

LUMAAJUUQ  directed by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

BEST SHORT DRAMA

REDEMPTION  directed by Katie Wolfe

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

NE LE DIS PAS (DO NOT TELL)  directed by Jani Bellefleur-Kaltush

THE ALANIS OBOMSAWIN BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD

Y EL RΊO SIGUE CORRIENDO (AND THE RIVER FLOWS ON)  directed by Carlos Pérez Rojas

BEST EXPERIMENTAL

BURNT  directed by Alejandro Valbuena

BEST RADIO

ReVision Quest: “Humour: What’s so Funny About Being Native?” produced by Kim Ziervogel

BEST NEW MEDIA

Otsì:! Rise of the Kanien’kehá:ka Legends
ARTIST: Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace (AbTeC)

THE CYNTHIA-LICKERS SAGE AWARD FOR EMERGING TALENT

Katie Wolfe director of REDEMPTION

honourable mention

Kris Happyjack-McKenzie director of WINDIGO

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE PRODUCTION AWARD

FILE UNDER MISCELLANEOUS directed by Jeff Barnaby 

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

HAUNTED written by Shane Ghostkeeper

CANWEST MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

Awarded to Ervin Chartrand

DRAMA PITCH PRIZE

Awarded to Marcel Balfour and Darryl Nepinak for their pitch The Band Office

DOCUMENTARY PITCH PRIZE

Awarded to Candace Mae Maracle for her pitch The Creator’s Game

THE ELLEN MONAGUE AWARD FOR BEST YOUTH WORK

Kurt-E: In My Blood directed by Kurt Filiga