Award Winners
2023 Jury Awards
GRAND JURY AWARD for Best Live Action Short
RED, WHITE AND BLUE
Producer/Writer/Director: Nazrin Choudhury | 24-mins. | USA | TRAILER
GRAND JURY AWARD for Best Animated Short
CRAB
Writer/Director: Pioter Chmielewski | 8-mins. | Poland
GRAND JURY AWARD for Best Documentary Short
MADELEINE
Director: Raquel Sancinetti | 15-mins. | Canada |
JURY AWARD for Best Dramatic Feature
JOUR DE MERDE
Writer/Director: Kevin T. Landry | 91-mins. | Canada | TRAILER
JURY AWARD for Best Documentary Feature
KAREN CARPENTER: STARVING FOR PERFECTION
Producer/Writer/Director: Randy Martin | 99-mins. | USA | TRAILER
JURY AWARD for Animated Short (Alberta)
MONSTR
Writer/Director: Tank Standing Buffalo | 6-mins. | Canada |
JURY AWARD for Live Action Short (Alberta)
NOWHERE NORMAL
Writer/Director: Matt Kloster | 7-mins. | Canada
JURY AWARD for Documentary Short (Alberta)
OHTE NIKAHN KESPÂYO
Writer/Director: Colin Waugh | 31-mins. | Canada |
ALAN COOKE AWARD for Best LUNCHBOX Short
TABLE FOR 3
Directors: Álvaro G. Company & Meka Ribera | 13-mins. | Spain
The BOBBY AWARD for Cinematography
PRAIRIE TWO STEP
Producer/Writer/Director: Dani Alvarado | 8-mins. | Canada
The BRIAN HENDRICKS AWARD for Innovation
A PARTIAL GLIMPSE AT AN UNUSUAL MORNING
Director: David Tangarife | 10-mins. | Spain
The MICHAEL HAMM/FRAME 30 AWARD for Best Director
TREASURES
Director: Welf Reinhart | 8-mins. | Germany
As an OSCAR® qualifying film festival, the three (3) EIFF Grand Jury Award winning short films (Documentary, Live Action & Animation) were chosen by an international jury and of five (5) industry peers and are now eligible for OSCAR® consideration in 2024.