Whistler Film Festival ShortWork Awards
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The ShortWork Awards are annual film awards, presented by the Whistler Film Festival to honour the best short films screened at the festival.
Prior to 2012, a single award was presented inclusive of both Canadian and international short films; in that year, separate awards were created for Canadian and international films. In 2010, a category was also introduced for the best short film by British Columbia film students.
On two occasions in 2015 and 2016, an award was also presented for best screenplay in a Canadian short film, but this has not been presented since 2016.
| Year | Film | Filmmaker(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Death's Dream | David Massar | [1] |
| 2003 | The Watchers | Kevin Shortt | [2] |
| 2004 | A Russian Wave | Becky Bristow | [3] |
| Man. Feel. Pain. | Dylan Akio Smith | ||
| 2005 | Noise | Greg Spottiswood | [4] |
| 2006 | Love Seat | Kris Elgstrand | [5] |
| 2007 | The Colony | Jeff Barnaby | [6] |
| 2008 | Next Floor | Denis Villeneuve | [7] |
| 2009 | Life Begins (La Vie commence) | Émile Proulx-Cloutier | [8] |
| 2010 | Via Gori | George Barbakadze | [9] |
| 2011 | The Paris Quintet in Practice Makes Perfect | Benny Schuetze | [10] |
Best Canadian ShortWork
| Year | Film | Filmmaker(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Requiem for Romance | Jonathan Ng | [11] |
| 2013 | Anxious Oswald Greene | Marshall Axani | [12] |
| 2014 | Running Season | Grayson Moore | [13] |
| 2015 | Withheld | Jonathan Sousa | [14] |
| 2016 | Mutants | Alexandre Dostie | [15] |
| 2017 | We Forgot to Break Up | Chandler Levack | [16] |
| 2018 | Brotherhood (Ikhwène) | Meryam Joobeur | [17] |
| 2019 | My Favourite Food Is Indian Tacos, My Favourite Drink Is Iced Tea and My Favourite Thing Is Drumming | Derius Matchewan | [18] |
| 2020 | Shooting Star (Comme une comète) | Ariane Louis-Seize | [19] |
| 2021 | Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice | Zacharias Kunuk | [20] |
| Fufu | Omolola Ajao | ||
| 2022 | Tongue | Kaho Yoshida | [21] |
| 2023 | Atlantis | Zoé Pelchat, Jean-François Sauvé | [22] |
| Motherland | Jasmin Mozaffari | ||
| Soap | Lulu Wei | ||
| Zip | Ava Maria Safai | ||
| 2024 | Hello Stranger | Amélie Hardy | [23] |
| 2025 | Ramón Who Speaks to Ghosts | Shervin Kermani | [24] |
Best Screenplay
| Year | Film | Filmmaker(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Wolf Who Came to Dinner | Jem Garrard | [14] |
| 2016 | The Head Vanishes | Franck Dion | [15] |