Awards

Village Keeper takes top feature prize at GEMFest

NiiMisSak: Sisters in Film, Singing Back The Buffalo and Little Miss Sleepy were also honoured at Vancouver’s Gender Equity in Media Festival.

In Brief: Daniel Bekerman and Scythia Films sign with WME

Plus:, the Governor General Arts Awards announce the 2025 winners, and Nickelodeon renews Spin Master’s PAW Patrol for two more seasons.

Canadian Academy names 2025 Special Award recipients

Cinémaginaire president Denise Robert, Cineplex CEO Ellis Jacob and exec producer Marsha Greene will be recognized during this year’s Canadian Screen Awards.

Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma unveils 2025 award winners

Chloé Leriche was among the winners for her feature Atikamekw Suns.

Canadian VFX artists for Dune: Part Two among Oscar winners

Denis Villeneuve’s science-fiction epic won two out of five nominations.

Universal Language takes best Canadian film at TFCA Awards

Monday’s gala ceremony also saw the Toronto Film Critics Association honour Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story as best Canadian doc.

Lloyd Wong, Unfinished wins short film Golden Bear in Berlin

The documentary from Lesley Loksi Chan also won the Teddy Award for Best Short Film at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Graham Greene, Patrick Huard among 2025 NFB laureates

The awards will be presented June 14 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

Valerie Creighton to receive inaugural Reelworld Ally Award

The award is intended to recognize members of the Canadian screen industry who have broken down barriers and created inclusion.

Can I Get a Witness? leads winners for 2025 VFCC Awards

The Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards were announced on Feb. 18 at the VIFF Centre.

Miryam Charles receives inaugural Charles Officer award

The Haitian-Canadian filmmaker marked her feature debut with 2022’s Cette maison.

The Things You Kill, Two Women win at Sundance

The films from Alireza Khatami and Chloé Robichaud both made their world premieres at the Sundance Film Festival.