Check out the other Canadian documentaries and doc-makers that picked up prizes at the festival this weekend.
The festival also handed out more than $75,000 in prize money to the winners of the Short Film Pitch program.
New awards totalling $100K will be handed out to two participating projects at the festival’s Forum.
With five films at this year’s festival, the Montreal prodco talks about the challenges of managing long-haul projects.
Other Canadian titles world premiering at the festival include Attiya Khan and Lawrence Jackman’s A Better Man and Marie Clements’ The Road Forward.
Four Canadian projects will be presented before a host of international commissioners at this year’s event.
The Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Feature will be presented to the highest-rated film.
U.S. and Canadian execs talked about what they’re looking for in a pitch, why buy-in is key to success and the importance of communication.
Panelists tackled partnering with distributors early and looking to niche European SVODs, while Melanie Joly talked about removing red tape and working with China.
The debut feature from Chloe Leriche won awards for best Canadian feature and best director in the Borsos program.
Producers Andrew Jenkins and Christine Falco are among those selected for the second annual pitch boot camp.
Nineteen films will compete for the Borsos award for best Canadian feature, including Tyson Caron’s Lovesick (pictured) and Justin McConnell’s Red Mile.