The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival doled out a number of key awards at the close of its 14th annual event.

Astral’s Harold Greenberg Fund Best Feature Film or Video Award went to Miwa Nishikawa for Dear Doctor (Japan, 2009) along with a $1,000 cash prize for the story of a beloved country doctor.

Jeff Chiba Stearns snagged the NFB Best Canadian Film or Video Award for One Big Hapa Family (pictured), also scoring a $2,500 production budget prize toward development of his next project.

Tackling her mother’s veiled past earned Jane Kim the WIFT-T Award for Seeing Through the Spider’s Web (Canada, 2009), accompanied by a $1,200 programming pass, one-year membership and mentorship from WIFT-T and $1,000 rental credit at Videoscope.

And the fest’s attendees weighed in on their favorite feature film via secret ballot, landing Naolko Ogigami the Reel Asian Audience Award and a $500 cash prize.

The fest also boasted So You Think You Can Pitch? Awards complete with a panel of jurors, where seven teams vied for service prizes from Charles Street Video.

Director Tricia Lee and producer Ryan Reaney took home the Pitch Professional Artist Award for Searching For Wonder about a 12-year-old prodigy, receiving $1,500 cash, and a $5,000 production package.

Meanwhile, Sugar Bowl from director/producer Shahrzad Nakhai snagged the Emerging Artist Award for her portrayal of the sugar cane industry in the Philippines. She also wins $1,500 cash in addition to a $3,000 production package from Charles Street.