2023 Calgary International Film Festival
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| Opening film | Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life by Dan Covert |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Hey, Viktor! by Cody Lightning |
| Location | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Festival date | September 21–October 1, 2023 |
| Website | ciffcalgary |
The 2023 edition of the Calgary International Film Festival, the 24th edition in the event's history, took place from September 21 to October 1, 2023 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[1]
The festival opened with Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life, a documentary film by Dan Covert about Calgary-born artist Geoff McFetridge, and closed with Cody Lightning's comedy film Hey, Viktor!.[2]
In 2023, the festival introduced a new CA$5,000 juried prize for Best Canadian Narrative Feature sponsored by Air Canada, as a complement to its existing RBC Emerging Artist Award for first-time Canadian filmmakers. New filmmakers remained eligible for the RBC Award, while Canadian films by more established directors were eligible for the Air Canada award.[3]
Juried award winners were announced on September 25,[4] with audience-voted award winners announced at the conclusion of the festival.[5]
| Award | Film | Filmmaker |
|---|---|---|
| Audience Choice Alberta Feature | Tales from the Rez | Colin Ahnahktsipiitaa Van Loon, Sinakson Trevor Solway |
| Audience Choice Canadian Narrative Feature | Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) | Ariane Louis-Seize |
| Audience Choice Canadian Documentary Feature | Summer Qamp | Jen Markowitz |
| Audience Choice International Narrative Feature | The Persian Version | Maryam Keshavarz |
| Audience Choice International Documentary Feature | Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life | Dan Covert |
| Audience Choice Late Shift | The Puppetman | Brandon Christensen |
| Audience Choice Generation Next | Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun | Banchi Hanuse |
| Audience Choice Music on Screen | Immediate Family | Denny Tedesco |
| Audience Choice Special Presentations | The Old Oak | Ken Loach |
| Audience Choice Alberta Short | MONSTR | Tank Standing Buffalo |
| Audience Choice Narrative Short | Dead Cat (Chat mort) | Annie-Claude Caron, Danick Audet |
| Audience Choice Animated Short | Ninety-Five Senses | Jerusha Hess, Jared Hess |
| Audience Choice Documentary Short | Jack and Sam | Jordan Matthew Horowitz |
| Air Canada Canadian Narrative Feature | Suze | Dane Clark, Linsey Stewart |
| Air Canada Canadian Narrative Feature, Special Jury Citation | Charlie Gillespie (performance) | |
| RBC Emerging Canadian Artist | Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) | Ariane Louis-Seize |
| RBC Emerging Canadian Artist, Special Jury Citation | Asog | Seán Devlin |
| Hey, Viktor! | Cody Lightning | |
| DGC Canadian Documentary Feature | Swan Song | Chelsea McMullan |
| DGC Canadian Documentary Feature, Special Jury Citation | Summer Qamp | Jen Markowitz |
| International Narrative Feature | Animalia (Parmi nous) | Sofia Alaoui |
| International Narrative Feature, Special Jury Citation | Close to You | Elliot Page (performance) |
| 20,000 Species of Bees (20.000 especies de abejas) | Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren (direction) | |
| International Documentary Feature | Between the Rains | Moses Thuranira, Andrew H. Brown |
| Short Film Grand Jury Prize | Palm Sunday | Wes Andre Goodrich |
| Devon Bolton Memorial Award | MONSTR | Tank Standing Buffalo |
| Youth by Youth Canada Short Film Award | Operation Carl | Sandra Hurd |
| Live Action Short Film | Death to the Bikini! (À mort le bikini!) | Justine Gauthier |
| Animated Short Film | Boat People | Thao Lam, Kjell Boersma |
| Documentary Short Film | The Last Repair Shop | Ben Proudfoot, Kris Bowers |
| Student Short Film | Simone | Aisha Amin |