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Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival

October 28, 2023

Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, also known as Cinéfest and Cinéfest Sudbury is an annual film festival in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada,[1] held over nine days each September. It is one of the largest film festivals in Canada.[2]

Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)40 Larch Street
Unit 103
Sudbury, Ontario
P3E 5M7
Years active34
Inaugurated1989
Attendance32,000+
Websitewww.cinefest.com

First held in 1989, Cinéfest quickly became a popular destination for Canadian filmmakers.[1] Unlike the larger film festivals in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, Cinéfest offers filmmakers a chance to gain exposure among more typical film audiences in a city which, at the time of the festival's launch in 1989, had never previously had any regular venues for screening independent, international, and non-mainstream films.[1] Cinéfest presents an annual program of over 135 films, both domestic and international, often screened for both English and French language audiences.[1]

Cinéfest is a qualifying film festival for the Canadian Screen Awards.[3]

In 2022, the festival's longtime executive director Tammy Frick was named the new chief executive officer of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.[4] The festival's longtime managing director Patrick O'Hearn was named the new executive director of Cinéfest Sudbury following the departure of Tammy Frick.

History edit

Patricia Rozema's I've Heard the Mermaids Singing was presented in Sudbury in 1988 at a special test screening. Planned as a onetime event, Sudbury was being used as a test market for alternative Canadian films in communities outside of Canada's top metropolitan markets. The result surprised everyone, with over 900 people attending the sold out screening. Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival was established a year later in 1989 as the Sudbury Film Festival, and despite some remaining skepticism, local citizens proved that the city could be receptive to repertory film culture, as approximately 9,000 cinema buffs crowded theatres during the three-day event.[2] The event proved so popular, in fact, that despite having booked opening gala Jesus of Montreal in a 600-seat hall rather than a movie theatre, 1,500 people lined up for the screening and the festival had to quickly add two follow-up screenings.[5] Director Cameron Haynes noted that not even the Toronto International Film Festival had been as wildly popular in its first year of operation.[5]

By 1993, Cinéfest evolved into a full-service film organization, with the festival growing to include upwards of 60 films over five days. Cinéfest Sudbury has become recognized as one of Canada's premiere film festivals. The festival has developed a distinct identity and role within its community and the media arts industry, winning provincial and national acclaim. It is administrated by the non-profit Cultural Industries Ontario North.

Northern Film Circuit edit

Cinéfest Sudbury has a long history of promoting Canadian cinema and supporting the local film industry. One of the organization's most ambitious projects was the establishment of the Northern Film Circuit (NFC) in 1992. An attempt to build audiences in Northern Ontario for Canadian and international film, the NFC began with only four members. The NFC was eventually used as a model for the Film Circuit, which was developed in partnership with the Toronto International Film Festival and now operates in over 110 communities throughout Ontario.[6]

Northern Connections edit

Constantly working to bring knowledge to the north, Cinéfest introduced Industry Forum to the Festival's framework in 2003, an initiative that has since provided emerging and mid-career film artists with access to key film representatives, and invited partnerships between Festival, industry and educational institutions. Since the introduction of industry forum, Cinéfest has established itself as a focal point for independent filmmakers, and programmers. While the festival has a long history of presenting and supporting films that represent the output of Canada's independent film artists, Cinéfest Sudbury has also over the years extended significant support to its regional film artists. Through programs such as Northern Connections (introduced in 2003), a program which highlights the best and brightest of regional film talent, and the CTV Best in Shorts Competition, which has awarded over $92,000 in cash prizes to up-and-coming regional film talent since it was established in 2001, the festival has served as a place for regional artists to have their work seen and celebrated.

Mini-festivals edit

Since the overwhelming success of Cinéfest Sudbury in 2003, which saw 80 per cent of festival screenings either reach or exceed capacity, festival organizers have worked aggressively to ensure accessibility for its audiences. The Festival Expansion Initiative was developed and launched in 2004, through which the festival was expanded from six to nine days. A plan was also developed at that time to establish Cinéfest as a year-round venue to showcase the best in film. In 2006, Cinéfest Sudbury introduced two new mini-festivals, Canadian Spotlight and Show & Tell Children's Film Showcase). These events are now providing audiences with even greater access to the works of Canadian film artists and are providing area schools with educational and inspirational film works that meet the needs of each curriculum.

Cinema Summit edit

In 2010, Cinéfest Sudbury introduced The Cinema Summit, a presentation, exchange and development series devoted to the celebration, promotion and advancement of Canada's new and emerging filmmaking talent. Aside from expanding the number of film screenings attended by talent associated with selected films, Cinema Summit features additional panel discussions, master classes and lectures with specific topics of focus, and introduces attendees to experts in the film and media arts industries. Cinema Summit represents Cinéfest's next efforts to inspire audiences, talent, students and industry.

Cinéfest Sudbury Film Series edit

In 2010, Cinéfest Sudbury further expanded its year-round presence by introducing the Cinéfest Sudbury Film Series, a monthly film presentation series typically held on the last Thursday of each month, featuring the best in Canadian and international cinema. The Cinéfest Sudbury Film Series has since been discontinued.

Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival Collection edit

The Greater Sudbury Public Library maintains a dedicated "Cinéfest Collection", featuring DVDs of over 200 films that have previously screened at the festival.[7]

Cinéfest Sudbury Red Carpet Patron Program edit

At the end of 2021, Cinéfest Sudbury introduced the Red Carpet Patron Program, a subscription-based program for dedicated festival fans to keep the spirit of Cinéfest alive all year long. The program initially presented four exclusive films throughout the year but, due to popular demand and praise, has since expanded to provide registered Red Carpet Patrons with complimentary popcorn and access to six exclusive films throughout the year.

Programming edit

Cinéfest currently boasts a nine-day repertoire of film programming for local, national and international guests. Its lineup often includes a selection of prominent international films which may have screened at TIFF just a week or two earlier, but also places a greater emphasis on both commercial and independent Canadian films. Due to the Sudbury region's significant Franco-Ontarian population, the festival also programs a larger selection of French-language films from both Quebec and France.

The festival is sometimes the world premiere venue for films that were produced or shot within Northern Ontario. In recent years, the festival has programmed a dedicated Cinema Indigenized stream of Indigenous Canadian films.

Cinéfest also includes a Best in Shorts competition, sponsored by CTV Northern Ontario, for student and emerging filmmakers from Northern Ontario.[8] Films are entered in one of three categories, Open, Student or Northern Flicks, and are screened at a dedicated event during the festival, with the winners and runners-up in each category awarded cash prizes of $500, $750 or $1,250 depending on the category.[9] Best in Shorts was suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, but returned in 2023.[10]

Awards edit

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  • Audience Choice Award: Incendies, Denis Villeneuve
  • Best Canadian First Feature: Oliver Sherman, Ryan Redford[24]
  • Best Documentary: Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie, Sturla Gunnarsson[24]
  • Best in Shorts – First place, open category: Bedtime Stories by Ben Brumueller[24]
  • Best in Shorts – Second place, open category: Freshwater Plague by Jake Chirico[24]
  • Best in Shorts – Third place, open category: The Appointment by Katrina Saville[24]
  • Best in Shorts – Student category: Singing in the Brain by J.P. Bouchardt[24]
  • Best in Shorts – Northern Flicks Award: Never Been Kissed by Gina Simon[24]
  • Best Animation Award: Bedtime Stories by Ben Brumueller[24]
  • CTV Best Script Award: The Appointment by Katrina Saville[24]

Gala presentations included Score: A Hockey Musical, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Casino Jack, Made in Dagenham, Jack Goes Boating, The Bang Bang Club and Barney's Version.

2011 edit

  • Audience Choice Award: Cloudburst, Thom Fitzgerald[25]
  • National Film Board of Canada Carolyn Fouriezos Best Canadian Documentary Award: The Guantanamo Trap, Thomas Wallner[25]
  • Best in Shorts – First place, open category: The Standoff by John Alden Milne[25]
  • Best in Shorts – First place, student category: Shoes! by Ryan Ongaro[25]
  • Best in Shorts – Second place, student category: Ad Noctvm by Josh Herd[25]
  • Best in Shorts – Third place, student category: Introspection by Sam Desrosiers[25]
  • Northern Flicks Award: Sugaring by Ryan Mariotti[25]
  • Best Animation Award: Private Snuffy by Ben Sainsbury[25]

Gala presentations: Restless, The Guard, I'm Yours, The Woman in the Fifth, Starbuck, Albert Nobbs, Donovan's Echo, Take This Waltz.

Special Presentations: Afghan Luke, Monsieur Lazhar, Sophie, Midnight in Paris, Sleeping Beauty.

2012 edit

  • Audience Choice Award: In Return, Chris Dymond[26]
  • Northern Flicks Award: Morning Zombies, Kevin Hoffman[26]
  • Best Animation Award: Reesor Siding, Paul Rodrigue[26]

Gala Presentations: The Riverbank, The Angels' Share, A Dark Truth, Midnight's Children, A Royal Affair, Old Stock, Inch'Allah, Still Mine, A Late Quartet

Special Presentations: All in Good Time, Amour, Crooked Arrows, Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang, The Hunt (Jagten), Inescapable, Laurence Anyways, Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os), The Suicide Shop (Le Magasin des suicides), No, Revolution, Safety Not Guaranteed, Stories We Tell, War Witch (Rebelle)

2013 edit

Gala Presentations: The Art of the Steal, The Invisible Woman, Cubicle Warriors, Kill Your Darlings, The Story of Luke, Parkland, Gabrielle, The Right Kind of Wrong, Cas & Dylan

Special Presentations: Adore, All Is Lost, The Armstrong Lie, Les beaux jours, The Face of Love, The Four Soldiers, Gloria, La grande bellezza, Jeune & Jolie, Shoshite chichi ni naru, Louis Cyr: L'homme le plus fort du monde, The Lunchbox [Dabba], Le passé, La vie d'Adele (chapitres 1 et 2)

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2015 edit

  • Audience Choice Award: Labyrinth of Lies by Giulio Ricciarelli[28]
  • Audience Choice Award Best Documentary: Meru by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi[28]
  • Audience Choice Award Best Short Film: Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball by Drew Taylor and Matthew Taylor[28]
  • Best in Shorts, open category: Ordinary Miracle by Martin Smith[28]
  • Best in Shorts, open category runner-up: Down South by Shawn Kosmerly[28]
  • Best in Shorts, student category: Spree by Eric Harrison[28]
  • Best in Shorts, student category runner-up: The Maker by Alek Bélanger[28]
  • Best in Shorts Northern Flicks Award: Ordinary Miracle by Martin Smith[28]
  • Best in Shorts Innovation Award: Perceptions by Zahra Golafshani[28]

2016 edit

  • Audience Choice Award: Maudie by Aisling Walsh
  • Audience Choice Award Best Documentary: The Eagle Huntress by Otto Bell
  • Audience Choice Award Best Short Film: The Orchard by Darcy Van Poelgeest
  • Best in Shorts, open category: Camani by Dale Carrigan
  • Runner-up, Shorts, open category: Movin' On by Shawn Kosmerly
  • Best in Shorts, student category: This Is Fine by George Bull
  • Runner-up, Shorts, student category: Broken by Sheri Shweyer
  • Best in Shorts Northern Flicks Award: Camani by Dale Carrigan

Gala presentations: Maudie, Manchester by the Sea, Chocolat, Denial, The Headhunter's Calling, Toni Erdmann, Mean Dreams, I, Daniel Blake, The Dressmaker.[29]

2017 edit

Gala presentations: Back to Burgundy (Ce qui nous lie), Borg/McEnroe, Breathe, Call Me By Your Name, Don't Talk to Irene, Indian Horse, Long Time Running, Mary Shelley, Stronger.

  • Audience Choice Award: Loving Vincent by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman
  • Audience Choice Award Best Documentary: Everyday Heroes (Et les mistrals gagnants) by Anne-Dauphine Julliand
  • Audience Choice Award Best Short Film: Fix and Release by Scott Dobson
  • Best in Shorts, open category: Farewell Fire by Scott Armstrong[9]
  • Runner-up, Shorts, open category: Future Sick by Aaron Martini[9]
  • Best in Shorts, student category: Future Sick by Aaron Martini[9]
  • Runner-up, Shorts, student category: Versa: This is Where We Disappear, Aaron Martini[9]
  • Best in Shorts Northern Flicks Award: Farewell Fire by Scott Armstrong[9]

2018 edit

Gala presentations: 1991, Bel Canto, Colette, The Grizzlies, The New Romantic, Sharkwater Extinction, The Sisters Brothers, Through Black Spruce, What They Had

2019 edit

Gala presentations: American Woman, And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux), La Belle Époque, The Farewell, Guest of Honour, Judy, The Last Full Measure, The Rest of Us, The Song of Names[30]

2020 edit

Main article: 2020 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, organizers announced that the 2020 Cinéfest would proceed with a mix of in-person and online screenings, similarly to the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[32]

Gala presentations for the festival were Ammonite, Girl, My Salinger Year, Nadia, Butterfly, The Nest, Nine Days, Percy and The Rose Maker (La fine fleur).

2021 edit

Main article: 2021 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival

The 2021 festival was again presented under a hybrid model, with both in-person and online screenings.[33] The festival also introduced a number of juried film awards, following several years of only presenting audience choice-based awards; the new awards program includes cash prizes for Outstanding Canadian Feature, Outstanding International Feature, Outstanding Female-Led Feature, Cinema Indigenized Outstanding Talent, French-Language Feature, Inspiring Voices and Perspectives Feature, Outstanding Short, Outstanding Emerging Canadian Short, and Outstanding Animated Short.[34]

Gala presentations included All My Puny Sorrows, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Official Competition (Competencia oficial), Falling for Figaro, Juniper, The Vinland Club (Le club vinland), Lakewood, Night Raiders, One Second (一秒钟), and The Card Counter.[35]

2022 edit

Main article: 2022 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival

Gala presentations included Alice, Darling, Ashgrove, Beautiful Minds (Presque), Broker (브로커), Call Jane, North of Normal, The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlisle, The Swearing Jar and Viking.[36]

2023 edit

Main article: 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival

The 2023 festival is returning to a fully in-person model, following the partially-online hybrid festivals that took place from 2020 to 2022 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[37]

The gala lineup consisted of Swan Song, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, My Mother's Men (Les Hommes de ma mère), Sweetland, La Chimera, The Old Oak, The Boy in the Woods, Close to You and Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant).[38]

References edit

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  2. ^ a b "Out of the slag heaps comes the anti-festival". Toronto Star, September 18, 1991.
  3. ^ "2018 Canadian Screen Awards: Eligible Festivals". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
  4. ^ Etan Vlessing, "Tammy Frick Named CEO of Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television". The Hollywood Reporter, October 5, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Extra seats needed at Cinefest". The Globe and Mail, September 27, 1989.
  6. ^ "Canadian films in big demand on small-town movie circuit". Toronto Star, December 6, 1996.
  7. ^ "Sudbury's library has Cinefest collection". Sudbury Star, September 9, 2018.
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  10. ^ "Northern Ont. filmmakers showcasing shorts at Cinéfest". Sudbury.com, September 14, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Cinefest 90: Sudbury film festival ends second season". The Globe and Mail, September 24, 1990.
  12. ^ "The Adjuster tops at Sudbury fest". Toronto Star, September 24, 1991.
  13. ^ a b c "Canadian films take honors at Sudbury, Halifax filmfests". Montreal Gazette, September 28, 1992.
  14. ^ a b "It's a wrap for Sudbury Cinefest". Montreal Gazette, September 27, 1993.
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  18. ^ a b "Sudbury film festival grows in popularity: Event attracts interest from outside the area". Sault Star, September 24, 2001.
  19. ^ "Fans pick Columbine as best Cinefest film". Sudbury Star, September 27, 2002.
  20. ^ a b Laura Stradiotto, "Awards presentation wraps up Cinefest for another year". Sudbury Star, September 23, 2002.
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Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival also known as Cinefestand Cinefest Sudbury is an annual film festival in Greater Sudbury Ontario Canada 1 held over nine days each September It is one of the largest film festivals in Canada 2 Cinefest Sudbury International Film FestivalFrequencyAnnualLocation s 40 Larch StreetUnit 103Sudbury OntarioP3E 5M7Years active34Inaugurated1989Attendance32 000 Websitewww cinefest comFirst held in 1989 Cinefest quickly became a popular destination for Canadian filmmakers 1 Unlike the larger film festivals in Toronto Montreal and Vancouver Cinefest offers filmmakers a chance to gain exposure among more typical film audiences in a city which at the time of the festival s launch in 1989 had never previously had any regular venues for screening independent international and non mainstream films 1 Cinefest presents an annual program of over 135 films both domestic and international often screened for both English and French language audiences 1 Cinefest is a qualifying film festival for the Canadian Screen Awards 3 In 2022 the festival s longtime executive director Tammy Frick was named the new chief executive officer of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television 4 The festival s longtime managing director Patrick O Hearn was named the new executive director of Cinefest Sudbury following the departure of Tammy Frick Contents 1 History 1 1 Northern Film Circuit 1 2 Northern Connections 1 3 Mini festivals 1 4 Cinema Summit 1 5 Cinefest Sudbury Film Series 1 6 Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival Collection 1 7 Cinefest Sudbury Red Carpet Patron Program 2 Programming 3 Awards 3 1 1990 3 2 1991 3 3 1992 3 4 1993 3 5 1994 3 6 1995 3 7 1996 3 8 1997 3 9 1998 3 10 1999 3 11 2000 3 12 2001 3 13 2002 3 14 2003 3 15 2004 3 16 2005 3 17 2006 3 18 2007 3 19 2008 3 20 2009 3 21 2010 3 22 2011 3 23 2012 3 24 2013 3 25 2014 3 26 2015 3 27 2016 3 28 2017 3 29 2018 3 30 2019 3 31 2020 3 32 2021 3 33 2022 3 34 2023 4 References 5 External linksHistory editPatricia Rozema s I ve Heard the Mermaids Singing was presented in Sudbury in 1988 at a special test screening Planned as a onetime event Sudbury was being used as a test market for alternative Canadian films in communities outside of Canada s top metropolitan markets The result surprised everyone with over 900 people attending the sold out screening Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival was established a year later in 1989 as the Sudbury Film Festival and despite some remaining skepticism local citizens proved that the city could be receptive to repertory film culture as approximately 9 000 cinema buffs crowded theatres during the three day event 2 The event proved so popular in fact that despite having booked opening gala Jesus of Montreal in a 600 seat hall rather than a movie theatre 1 500 people lined up for the screening and the festival had to quickly add two follow up screenings 5 Director Cameron Haynes noted that not even the Toronto International Film Festival had been as wildly popular in its first year of operation 5 By 1993 Cinefest evolved into a full service film organization with the festival growing to include upwards of 60 films over five days Cinefest Sudbury has become recognized as one of Canada s premiere film festivals The festival has developed a distinct identity and role within its community and the media arts industry winning provincial and national acclaim It is administrated by the non profit Cultural Industries Ontario North Northern Film Circuit edit Cinefest Sudbury has a long history of promoting Canadian cinema and supporting the local film industry One of the organization s most ambitious projects was the establishment of the Northern Film Circuit NFC in 1992 An attempt to build audiences in Northern Ontario for Canadian and international film the NFC began with only four members The NFC was eventually used as a model for the Film Circuit which was developed in partnership with the Toronto International Film Festival and now operates in over 110 communities throughout Ontario 6 Northern Connections edit Constantly working to bring knowledge to the north Cinefest introduced Industry Forum to the Festival s framework in 2003 an initiative that has since provided emerging and mid career film artists with access to key film representatives and invited partnerships between Festival industry and educational institutions Since the introduction of industry forum Cinefest has established itself as a focal point for independent filmmakers and programmers While the festival has a long history of presenting and supporting films that represent the output of Canada s independent film artists Cinefest Sudbury has also over the years extended significant support to its regional film artists Through programs such as Northern Connections introduced in 2003 a program which highlights the best and brightest of regional film talent and the CTV Best in Shorts Competition which has awarded over 92 000 in cash prizes to up and coming regional film talent since it was established in 2001 the festival has served as a place for regional artists to have their work seen and celebrated Mini festivals edit Since the overwhelming success of Cinefest Sudbury in 2003 which saw 80 per cent of festival screenings either reach or exceed capacity festival organizers have worked aggressively to ensure accessibility for its audiences The Festival Expansion Initiative was developed and launched in 2004 through which the festival was expanded from six to nine days A plan was also developed at that time to establish Cinefest as a year round venue to showcase the best in film In 2006 Cinefest Sudbury introduced two new mini festivals Canadian Spotlight and Show amp Tell Children s Film Showcase These events are now providing audiences with even greater access to the works of Canadian film artists and are providing area schools with educational and inspirational film works that meet the needs of each curriculum Cinema Summit edit In 2010 Cinefest Sudbury introduced The Cinema Summit a presentation exchange and development series devoted to the celebration promotion and advancement of Canada s new and emerging filmmaking talent Aside from expanding the number of film screenings attended by talent associated with selected films Cinema Summit features additional panel discussions master classes and lectures with specific topics of focus and introduces attendees to experts in the film and media arts industries Cinema Summit represents Cinefest s next efforts to inspire audiences talent students and industry Cinefest Sudbury Film Series edit In 2010 Cinefest Sudbury further expanded its year round presence by introducing the Cinefest Sudbury Film Series a monthly film presentation series typically held on the last Thursday of each month featuring the best in Canadian and international cinema The Cinefest Sudbury Film Series has since been discontinued Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival Collection edit The Greater Sudbury Public Library maintains a dedicated Cinefest Collection featuring DVDs of over 200 films that have previously screened at the festival 7 Cinefest Sudbury Red Carpet Patron Program edit At the end of 2021 Cinefest Sudbury introduced the Red Carpet Patron Program a subscription based program for dedicated festival fans to keep the spirit of Cinefest alive all year long The program initially presented four exclusive films throughout the year but due to popular demand and praise has since expanded to provide registered Red Carpet Patrons with complimentary popcorn and access to six exclusive films throughout the year Programming editCinefest currently boasts a nine day repertoire of film programming for local national and international guests Its lineup often includes a selection of prominent international films which may have screened at TIFF just a week or two earlier but also places a greater emphasis on both commercial and independent Canadian films Due to the Sudbury region s significant Franco Ontarian population the festival also programs a larger selection of French language films from both Quebec and France The festival is sometimes the world premiere venue for films that were produced or shot within Northern Ontario In recent years the festival has programmed a dedicated Cinema Indigenized stream of Indigenous Canadian films Cinefest also includes a Best in Shorts competition sponsored by CTV Northern Ontario for student and emerging filmmakers from Northern Ontario 8 Films are entered in one of three categories Open Student or Northern Flicks and are screened at a dedicated event during the festival with the winners and runners up in each category awarded cash prizes of 500 750 or 1 250 depending on the category 9 Best in Shorts was suspended during the COVID 19 pandemic but returned in 2023 10 Awards edit1990 edit Best Canadian Film Award An Imaginary Tale Une histoire inventee Andre Forcier 11 Best International Film Award The Nasty Girl Michael Verhoeven 11 1991 edit Best Canadian Film Award The Adjuster Atom Egoyan 12 Best Ontario Feature The Adjuster Atom Egoyan Best International Film Award A Mere Mortal Simple mortel Pierre Jolivet1992 edit Best Canadian Film Award Careful Guy Maddin 13 Best International Film Award Like Water for Chocolate Alfonso Arau 13 Best Ontario Film The Twist Ron Mann 13 1993 edit Best Canadian Film Award Zero Patience John Greyson 14 Best International Film Award Naked Mike Leigh 14 Best Ontario Film Zero Patience John Greyson1994 edit Best Canadian Film Award Exotica Atom Egoyan 15 Best International Film Award Caro diario Nanni Moretti Best Ontario Film Picture of Light Peter Mettler 16 1995 edit Best Canadian Film Award The Confessional Le Confessionnal Robert Lepage Best International Film Award The White Balloon Jafar Panahi Best Ontario Film Rude Clement Virgo1996 edit Audience Choice Award The Eighth Day Le huitieme jour Jaco Van Dormael Best Canadian Film Award Hard Core Logo Bruce McDonald Best International Film Award The Eighth Day Le huitieme jour Jaco Van Dormael Best Ontario Film Project Grizzly Peter Lynch1997 edit Audience Choice Award Ma vie en rose Alain Berliner Best Canadian Film Award The Hanging Garden Thom Fitzgerald Best Canadian Short Film Zie 37 Stagen Sylvain Guy Best Ontario Feature Cube Vincenzo Natali1998 edit Audience Choice Award Life is Beautiful Roberto Benigni Best Canadian Film Award No Robert Lepage Best Canadian First Feature Clutch Chris Grismer Best Canadian Short Moving Day Chris Deacon Best Ontario Film Last Night Don McKellar1999 edit Audience Choice Award Happy Texas Mark Illsley Best Canadian Film Award New Waterford Girl Allan Moyle Best Ontario Film Just Watch Me Trudeau and the 70s Generation Catherine Annau2000 edit Audience Choice Award The Luzhin Defence Marleen Gorris Best Canadian Film Two Thousand and None Arto Paragamian 17 Best Canadian First Feature Parsley Days Andrea Dorfman 17 Best Ontario Film Deeply Sheri Elwood 17 2001 edit Audience Choice Award Amelie Jean Pierre Jeunet Best Canadian First Feature Film A Passage to Ottawa Gaurav Seth 18 Best Ontario Film Picture Claire Bruce McDonald 18 2002 edit Audience Choice Award Bowling for Columbine Michael Moore 19 Best Canadian First Feature Film Marion Bridge Wiebke von Carolsfeld 20 Best Ontario Film Rub amp Tug Soo Lyu 20 2003 edit Audience Choice Award The Barbarian Invasions Les Invasions barbares Denys Arcand Best Canadian Film The Barbarian Invasions Les Invasions barbares Denys Arcand Best Canadian First Feature Hollywood North Peter O Brian Best Ontario Film Falling Angels Scott Smith2004 edit Audience Choice Award The Sea Inside Alejandro Amenabar Best Canadian Film A Year in the Death of Jack Richards B P Paquette2005 edit Audience Choice Award Water Deepa Mehta Best Canadian First Feature A Simple Curve Aubrey Nealon 21 Best Ontario Film Water Deepa Mehta 22 Best Canadian Short Film Dry Whiskey Robert Budreau and Philip Svoboda 23 2006 edit Audience Choice Award After the Wedding Susanne Bier Best Canadian First Feature Away from Her Sarah Polley Best Ontario Film Snow Cake Marc Evans2007 edit Audience Choice Award Shake Hands with the Devil Roger Spottiswoode Best Canadian Film Shake Hands with the Devil Roger Spottiswoode2008 edit Audience Choice Award Passchendaele Paul Gross2009 edit Audience Choice Award The Young Victoria Jean Marc Vallee Best Canadian Film The Woman of Ahhs A Self Portrait by Victoria Fleming B P Paquette Best Canadian First Feature I Killed My Mother J ai tue ma mere Xavier Dolan2010 edit Audience Choice Award Incendies Denis Villeneuve Best Canadian First Feature Oliver Sherman Ryan Redford 24 Best Documentary Force of Nature The David Suzuki Movie Sturla Gunnarsson 24 Best in Shorts First place open category Bedtime Stories by Ben Brumueller 24 Best in Shorts Second place open category Freshwater Plague by Jake Chirico 24 Best in Shorts Third place open category The Appointment by Katrina Saville 24 Best in Shorts Student category Singing in the Brain by J P Bouchardt 24 Best in Shorts Northern Flicks Award Never Been Kissed by Gina Simon 24 Best Animation Award Bedtime Stories by Ben Brumueller 24 CTV Best Script Award The Appointment by Katrina Saville 24 Gala presentations included Score A Hockey Musical You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Casino Jack Made in Dagenham Jack Goes Boating The Bang Bang Club and Barney s Version 2011 edit Audience Choice Award Cloudburst Thom Fitzgerald 25 National Film Board of Canada Carolyn Fouriezos Best Canadian Documentary Award The Guantanamo Trap Thomas Wallner 25 Best in Shorts First place open category The Standoff by John Alden Milne 25 Best in Shorts First place student category Shoes by Ryan Ongaro 25 Best in Shorts Second place student category Ad Noctvm by Josh Herd 25 Best in Shorts Third place student category Introspection by Sam Desrosiers 25 Northern Flicks Award Sugaring by Ryan Mariotti 25 Best Animation Award Private Snuffy by Ben Sainsbury 25 Gala presentations Restless The Guard I m Yours The Woman in the Fifth Starbuck Albert Nobbs Donovan s Echo Take This Waltz Special Presentations Afghan Luke Monsieur Lazhar Sophie Midnight in Paris Sleeping Beauty 2012 edit Audience Choice Award In Return Chris Dymond 26 Northern Flicks Award Morning Zombies Kevin Hoffman 26 Best Animation Award Reesor Siding Paul Rodrigue 26 Gala Presentations The Riverbank The Angels Share A Dark Truth Midnight s Children A Royal Affair Old Stock Inch Allah Still Mine A Late QuartetSpecial Presentations All in Good Time Amour Crooked Arrows Foxfire Confessions of a Girl Gang The Hunt Jagten Inescapable Laurence Anyways Rust and Bone De rouille et d os The Suicide Shop Le Magasin des suicides No Revolution Safety Not Guaranteed Stories We Tell War Witch Rebelle 2013 edit Audience Choice Award Gabrielle by Louise Archambault Best Canadian Feature Film Award Gabrielle by Louise Archambault Best Foreign Feature Film Award The Lunchbox Dabba by Ritesh Batra Best Canadian Independent Song in A Feature Film Award Ariane Moffatt Too Late from Sarah prefere la course Best Northern Ontario Feature Film Award The Story of Luke by Alonso Mayo Best of Audience Choice Award Audience Votes Life is Beautiful Roberto Benigni This was a special all time award presented to honour the most popular film in the history of the festival s Audience Choice award Gala Presentations The Art of the Steal The Invisible Woman Cubicle Warriors Kill Your Darlings The Story of Luke Parkland Gabrielle The Right Kind of Wrong Cas amp DylanSpecial Presentations Adore All Is Lost The Armstrong Lie Les beaux jours The Face of Love The Four Soldiers Gloria La grande bellezza Jeune amp Jolie Shoshite chichi ni naru Louis Cyr L homme le plus fort du monde The Lunchbox Dabba Le passe La vie d Adele chapitres 1 et 2 2014 edit Audience Choice Award Elsa amp Fred by Michael Radford 27 Audience Choice Award Best Documentary I Am Big Bird The Caroll Spinney Story by Dave LaMattina and Chad N Walker 27 Audience Choice Award Best Short Film Little Brother Petit frere by Remi St Michel 27 Best in Shorts First Place open category Beautiful Monster by Callam Rodya 27 Best in Shorts Runner Up open category Bullet Headed by Zahra Golafshani 27 Best in Shorts student category 2 00 by Martin Smith 27 Best in Shorts Northern Flicks Award Raising Hope A Relay for Life Story by Paul W Los and Nora Burns 27 Best in Shorts Best Animation Award Clarabel by Ben Bruhmuller 27 2015 edit Audience Choice Award Labyrinth of Lies by Giulio Ricciarelli 28 Audience Choice Award Best Documentary Meru by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi 28 Audience Choice Award Best Short Film Ron Taylor Dr Baseball by Drew Taylor and Matthew Taylor 28 Best in Shorts open category Ordinary Miracle by Martin Smith 28 Best in Shorts open category runner up Down South by Shawn Kosmerly 28 Best in Shorts student category Spree by Eric Harrison 28 Best in Shorts student category runner up The Maker by Alek Belanger 28 Best in Shorts Northern Flicks Award Ordinary Miracle by Martin Smith 28 Best in Shorts Innovation Award Perceptions by Zahra Golafshani 28 2016 edit Audience Choice Award Maudie by Aisling Walsh Audience Choice Award Best Documentary The Eagle Huntress by Otto Bell Audience Choice Award Best Short Film The Orchard by Darcy Van Poelgeest Best in Shorts open category Camani by Dale Carrigan Runner up Shorts open category Movin On by Shawn Kosmerly Best in Shorts student category This Is Fine by George Bull Runner up Shorts student category Broken by Sheri Shweyer Best in Shorts Northern Flicks Award Camani by Dale CarriganGala presentations Maudie Manchester by the Sea Chocolat Denial The Headhunter s Calling Toni Erdmann Mean Dreams I Daniel Blake The Dressmaker 29 2017 edit Gala presentations Back to Burgundy Ce qui nous lie Borg McEnroe Breathe Call Me By Your Name Don t Talk to Irene Indian Horse Long Time Running Mary Shelley Stronger Audience Choice Award Loving Vincent by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman Audience Choice Award Best Documentary Everyday Heroes Et les mistrals gagnants by Anne Dauphine Julliand Audience Choice Award Best Short Film Fix and Release by Scott Dobson Best in Shorts open category Farewell Fire by Scott Armstrong 9 Runner up Shorts open category Future Sick by Aaron Martini 9 Best in Shorts student category Future Sick by Aaron Martini 9 Runner up Shorts student category Versa This is Where We Disappear Aaron Martini 9 Best in Shorts Northern Flicks Award Farewell Fire by Scott Armstrong 9 2018 edit Gala presentations 1991 Bel Canto Colette The Grizzlies The New Romantic Sharkwater Extinction The Sisters Brothers Through Black Spruce What They Had Best Feature Film The Guilty Gustav Moller Best Documentary You Are Here Moze Mossanen Best Short Film Animal Behaviour Alison Snowden and David Fine2019 edit Gala presentations American Woman And the Birds Rained Down Il pleuvait des oiseaux La Belle Epoque The Farewell Guest of Honour Judy The Last Full Measure The Rest of Us The Song of Names 30 Audience Choice Award Judy Rupert Goold 31 Audience Choice Award Runner Up By the Grace of God Grace a Dieu Francois Ozon 31 Audience Choice Award Documentary Sea of Shadows Richard Ladkan 31 Audience Choice Award Documentary Runner Up The Secret Marathon Kate McKenzie and Scott Townend 31 Audience Choice Award Short Film The Depths Les profondeurs Ariane Louis Seize 31 Audience Choice Award Short Film Runner Up Unidentified Woman Katrina Saville 31 2020 edit Main article 2020 Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival Due to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic in Canada organizers announced that the 2020 Cinefest would proceed with a mix of in person and online screenings similarly to the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival 32 Gala presentations for the festival were Ammonite Girl My Salinger Year Nadia Butterfly The Nest Nine Days Percy and The Rose Maker La fine fleur 2021 edit Main article 2021 Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival The 2021 festival was again presented under a hybrid model with both in person and online screenings 33 The festival also introduced a number of juried film awards following several years of only presenting audience choice based awards the new awards program includes cash prizes for Outstanding Canadian Feature Outstanding International Feature Outstanding Female Led Feature Cinema Indigenized Outstanding Talent French Language Feature Inspiring Voices and Perspectives Feature Outstanding Short Outstanding Emerging Canadian Short and Outstanding Animated Short 34 Gala presentations included All My Puny Sorrows The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Official Competition Competencia oficial Falling for Figaro Juniper The Vinland Club Le club vinland Lakewood Night Raiders One Second 一秒钟 and The Card Counter 35 2022 edit Main article 2022 Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival Gala presentations included Alice Darling Ashgrove Beautiful Minds Presque Broker 브로커 Call Jane North of Normal The Return of Tanya Tucker Featuring Brandi Carlisle The Swearing Jar and Viking 36 2023 edit Main article 2023 Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival The 2023 festival is returning to a fully in person model following the partially online hybrid festivals that took place from 2020 to 2022 during the COVID 19 pandemic 37 The gala lineup consisted of Swan Song The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry My Mother s Men Les Hommes de ma mere Sweetland La Chimera The Old Oak The Boy in the Woods Close to You and Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant 38 References edit a b c d Cinefest provides cultural landmark Sudbury Star September 16 1999 a b Out of the slag heaps comes the anti festival Toronto Star September 18 1991 2018 Canadian Screen Awards Eligible Festivals Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Etan Vlessing Tammy Frick Named CEO of Academy of Canadian Cinema amp Television The Hollywood Reporter October 5 2022 a b Extra seats needed at Cinefest The Globe and Mail September 27 1989 Canadian films in big demand on small town movie circuit Toronto Star December 6 1996 Sudbury s library has Cinefest collection Sudbury Star September 9 2018 Jenny Potter Filmmakers air creations at Cinefest North Bay Nugget September 19 2009 a b c d e f Cinefest Sudbury CTV Best in Shorts winners Sudbury Star September 23 2017 Northern Ont filmmakers showcasing shorts at Cinefest Sudbury com September 14 2023 a b Cinefest 90 Sudbury film festival ends second season The Globe and Mail September 24 1990 The Adjuster tops at Sudbury fest Toronto Star September 24 1991 a b c Canadian films take honors at Sudbury Halifax filmfests Montreal Gazette September 28 1992 a b It s a wrap for Sudbury Cinefest Montreal Gazette September 27 1993 Another award for Egoyan film Edmonton Journal September 27 1994 Exotica tops Sudbury festival The Globe and Mail September 27 1994 a b c Bob Vaillancourt Winner loves Sudbury Cinefest wraps up with awards Sudbury Star September 25 2000 a b Sudbury film festival grows in popularity Event attracts interest from outside the area Sault Star September 24 2001 Fans pick Columbine as best Cinefest film Sudbury Star September 27 2002 a b Laura Stradiotto Awards presentation wraps up Cinefest for another year Sudbury Star September 23 2002 Local filmmaker breaks top 10 Arrow Lakes News December 22 2005 Lara Bradley Curtain closes on Cinefest Awards ceremony concludes latest edition of festival Sudbury Star September 26 2005 That beautiful government cheque Bay Today December 3 2005 a b c d e f g h i Cinefest announces award winners Northern Life September 28 2010 a b c d e f g h Cinefest announces award winners Northern Life October 9 2011 a b c In Return takes top honours at Cinefest Northern Life September 25 2012 a b c d e f g h Cinefest Sudbury hands out hardware Northern Life Laurentian Media Group September 24 2014 Retrieved October 30 2014 a b c d e f g h i Cinefest Sudbury 2015 award winners announced Northern Life October 1 2015 Cinefest 2016 Film lovers favourite week is finally here Northern Life September 14 2016 Heidi Ulrichsen It s going to be a great year Cinefest releases full 2019 lineup Sudbury com August 21 2019 a b c d e f Check out this year s Cinefest award winners Sudbury com October 3 2019 2020 Cinefest will be hybrid in person virtual festival Sudbury com June 26 2020 Colleen Romaniuk Cinefest Sudbury unveils its 2021 program will follow a hybrid format Toronto Star August 27 2021 Sudbury s Cinefest unveils new awards and major cash prizes Sudbury Star August 8 2021 Heidi Ulrichsen Cinefest still presenting hybrid festival for 2021 but trying to restore some normalcy Sudbury com August 26 2021 Wilson Chapman Cinefest Sudbury Announces Lineup for 2022 Festival Variety August 25 2022 Cinefest 2023 returning to fully in person format Sudbury com July 28 2023 Heidi Ulrichsen Cinefest 2023 features strong Canadian content Sudbury com August 23 2023 External links editCinefest Sudbury International Film Festival Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival amp oldid 1177761166, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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