Canada International Film Festival

Canada International Film Festival
Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Language English
Website canadafilmfestival.com

The Canada International Film Festival (CIFF) takes place annually at a casino in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The film festival was founded by Las Vegas businessman Rick Weisner and now owned by Monty Lapica.[1] The festival receives thousands of entries each year.[2] More than 90 countries have been represented at the festival.[3] The winners of the festival's awards are chosen by a jury.[4]

Recent award winners

Shadows of the Past, a film about Australian rodeo, was an official finalist at the 2009 festival.[5] In 2010, Land Gold Women won the festival's Royal Reel Award,[6] as did John Alfred Longlott's First Love.[7] Life Somewhere, directed by Mithun Chakraborty's son Ushmey Chakraborty, was named Best Feature Film at the 2011 festival[8] while Irish film Paperman won the award for Best Animation.[9] Documentary film If I Should Fall was granted an award of excellence that year.[10] In 2012, the festival's Rising Star Award went to Rise and Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story.[11] The Royal Reel Award for the Best feature film went to Life! Camera Action... directed by Rohit Gupta.[12] Why?... directed by Saeed Orokzai.[13] In 2013 Gin Cooley's "Pocket Full of Hope" directed by Jeff Wyatt Wilson won the Royal Reel award.[14]

Controversy

A 2013 Indiewire article called into question the qualifications and professionalism of film juries at Weisner-founded film festivals.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Guerassio, Jason (17 January 2013). "An IW Investigation: The Dark Underbelly of the Festival Circuit, Part 2". Indiewire. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Maryanne Firth (March 1, 2010). "Story of doomed John Deere plant finds audience on film festival circuit". St. Catherine's Standard. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ "New release of US film by Indo-Americans". South Asia Mail. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Award Of Excellence for The Tal Qadi Stone". The Malta Independent. April 7, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  5. ↑ Kim Honan (May 14, 2009). "Shadows of the Past premiere". ABC Online. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  6. ↑ "London's East End Film Festival nominates Amar Mohile". Indiantelevision.com. May 13, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Youth, murder and first love". The Telegram. March 13, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  8. ↑ Roshni Mukherjee (February 27, 2011). "I'm over the moon: Mithun Chakraborty". The Times of India. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Eat My Shorts Invites Submissions and 'Paperman' Wins in Canada". Irish Film and Television Network. April 11, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  10. ↑ Kathy Rumleski (September 1, 2011). "Film honoured with screening at embassy". The London Free Press. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Jay Demerit Story showing at Lobero on Thursday". Presidio Sports. February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Life! Camera Action... wins Royal Reel Award". India Television. April 10, 2012.
  13. ↑ ... wins Royal Reel Award|https://www.canadafilmfestival.com/2015|date=April 12, 2015
  14. ↑ "2013 Royal Reel Award Winners". Canada International Film Festival. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

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