(Films Clockwise: Aquí y Allá , Brown Brit, Confessions, Mothers & Monsters, Cenizas de Agua/Water Ashes and Heat Spell)
Filmotomy is excited to announce the winners of the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival. There were so many amazing films and filmmakers selected for the festival that it certainly was a tough decision to select just one winner for each category. Above all, this year has seen an amazing selection of short films from female filmmakers across the globe telling emotional, touching, heartfelt stories and everything in between.
Various films have been explored throughout the short films showcased including Drama and Surrealist to Documentary and Animation. While the top three prizes of the festival are the Gold Sovereign, the Silver Sword and the Bronze Bell. Therefore, the competition selection jury members have awarded prizes to the following winners:
Top 3 Prize Winners
Gold Sovereign (Grand Prize)
The winner of the Gold Sovereign Prize is awarded to Heat Spell (Dir. Marie-Pier Dupuis)
Silver Sword (Second Prize)
The joint winners of the Silver Sword Prize is awarded to Brown Brit (Dir. The Romantix)/ Aquí y Allá
(Dir. Isabella Breton)
Bronze Bell (Third Prize)
The winner of the Bronze Bell Prize is awarded to Confessions (Dir. Stephanie Kaznocha)
The Winners From Each Category
Directing
The winner of Directing is awarded to Edith Jorisch (Mothers & Monsters)
Female Performance
The winner of Female Performance is awarded to Agathe Ledoux (Heat Spell)
Male Performance
The winner of Male Performance is awarded to Emmanuel Bilodeau (Gaby’s Hills)
Writing
The winner of Writing is awarded to Stephanie Kaznocha (Confessions)
Cinematography
The winner of Cinematography is awarded to Claire Sanford (Twig)
Editing
The winner of Editing is awarded to Amelie Hardy (Hello Stranger)
Original Music
The winner of Original Music is awarded to El Búho & Nita (Cenizas de Agua/Water Ashes)
Sound Design
The winner of Sound Design is awarded to Samuel Gagnon-Thibodeau, Victor Hayeur, Laurent Ouellette, Joey Simas (Mothers & Monsters)
Visual Design
The winner of Visual Design is awarded to Frédérique B. Ste-Marie, Guillaume Laflamme, Anaïs Côté and Camille Sabbagh (Mothers & Monsters)
Mixed Media
The winner of Mixed Media is awarded to Ralph Briscoe and Jay Stephen (Brown Brit)
Special Prize Winners
Special Contribution Prize
The winner of the Special Contribution Prize is awarded to Lara Haciosmanoglu for achieving a high standard of story-telling and film-making with the self-made student film, Hands.
The Maya Deren Short Film Innovation Prize
The winner of The Maya Deren Short Film Innovation Prize is awarded to Katalin Egely (Dir. Cenizas de Agua/Water For Ashes) for the consistently beautiful short animations and dedication to the artist craft. Additionally, in the 9 years of the Femme Filmmakers Festival Egely has had 7 films showcased.
Thanks For Joining Us
Look back on the highlights of the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival by watching the short films showcased in the blog posts here.
Thanks for joining us this year to showcase the best from female filmmakers. Next year we will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Femme Filmmakers Festival. We hope to see you there!
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