Other winners at this year’s Canadian Film Fest include Nik Sexton’s Skeet and Sarah Galea-Davis for The Players.
Panels in the Toronto fest’s industry component will tackle topics ranging from funding to location scouting.
The Canadian Film Fest will choose up to five finalists to pitch their film projects to a panel of industry experts.
Doubles picked up three awards overall, while With Love and a Major Organ won Best Feature Film.
The Toronto festival’s 2024 edition has been extended to six days and features an expanded shorts program.
The film won two awards overall at the annual Toronto-based film festival, which announced the winning features and shorts on April 1.
Plus, Canadian Film Fest reveals inaugural You-CAN-Pitch participants, Cinespace and York University partner on a production accountant program, and more.
The festival kicks off next month with nine features, 25 shorts and a digital series, including the Canadian premieres of Polarized and Wintertide.
The spirited series is now in production across several Ontario cities and is produced by J. Troy Miller and Ashleigh Rains.
Super Channel has partnered with the Canadian Film Fest for the third year to present its 10-feature lineup as part of its linear broadcast schedule, along with other virtual offerings.
Gloria Ui Young Kim’s debut won three awards, including the Best Director prize, while Steve Markle’s documentary Shoot to Marry took home Best Feature.
Starting on May 21, Canadian Film Fest presented by Super Channel will see nine features and 25 shorts screen on Super Channel Fuse.