European productions dominated the 15th edition of the International Festival of Films of Arts, with the Pratt & Whitney Canada grand prize going to Frantz Fanon: Black, White Mask, a film from u.k. director Isaac Julien.
The $10,000 Telefilm Canada prize for the festival’s best Canadian film was awarded ex aequo to Montreal director Philippe Baylaucq for Lodela, an allegorical dance piece produced by the National Film Board, and Vancouver director Mark Lewis’ Two Impossible Films, a two-part exploration of media and cinematic language.
The nfb Creativity Award went to Netherlands’ director Clara van Gool for Biting and Other Effects, a performance piece on the work of Dutch choregrapher Angelika Oei. Films from France, the u.k., Germany and Italy rounded out the list of prize winners.