Hamilton Film Festival
- Not to be confused with Hamilton Underground Film Festival (HUFF) held in Hamilton, New Zealand, nor with Hamilton International Film Festival (HIFF) held in Hamilton, New York
Hamilton Film Festival (HFF) established in Hamilton, Ontario in 2004[1] is an annual film festival usually held in the first half of November each year shows mainly independent Canadian and international films. The venue of the festival is the Staircase Theatre.
Award Winners
[2] 2014 WINNERS & NOMINEES
JURY CHOICE The Caged Swallow
AUDIENCE CHOICE Massacre at Femur Creek
TRULY INDEPENDENT Robert Ezergailis
BEST FEATURE Homages
BEST SHORT Dead Hearts
BEST DOCUMENTARY Davids and Goliath
BEST ACTRESS Ewa Kustusz (The Caged Swallow)
BEST ACTOR Brandon Sim (Homages)
BEST SCREENPLAY Bryan Nagle (Homages)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Ernest Wilczyński (The Caged Swallow)
BEST EDITING Cecylia Pacura and Edyta Zajdlic (The Caged Swallow)
BEST MUSIC Russell Soares (Attack of the Gorilla)
BEST STUDENT The Cheater Day
SPARQUIE THE SQUIRREL Attack of the Gorilla
2013 WINNERS & NOMINEES
JURY CHOICE Johnny Ghost
AUDIENCE CHOICE Guest House
TRULY INDEPENDENT Ken Turner
BEST FILM Bunker 6
BEST SHORT The Umbrella of Damocles
BEST DOCUMENTARY Alias
BEST ACTRESS Ashley Tredenick (Panic)
BEST ACTOR Erwin Van Cotthem(Umbrella of Damocles)
BEST SCREENPLAY Katie Boland (Sweetieface)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Peter O’Hara (Somnium)
BEST EDITING Jeffery Scott Fowler (Shelter)
BEST MUSIC Greg Moverley (Fisher Price Town)
BEST STUDENT Steven Myerschmidt Bites the Big One
SPARQUIE THE SQUIRREL Mr. Spontaneous
2012 AWARDS
JURY CHOICE "KARA" by Traolach O'Murchu
AUDIENCE CHOICE "PATHWAYS" by Dusty Mancinelli
TRULY INDEPENDENT Craig F. Watkins
BEST COMEDY "The Immigrant" by Josh and Robi Levy
BEST DRAMA "Waiting for Summer" by Senthil Vinu
BEST DOCUMENTARY "Broken Mike" by Michael Agostini
BEST MUSIC "Samuel Laflamme"
BEST ACTOR "Robert Nolan" The Devil Walks Among You
BEST ACTRESS "Virginia Leigh" Waiting for Summer
BEST ANIMATION "The Lady of Names" by Adam Ciolfi
BEST EXPERIMENTAL "Roachfar" by Steven Cerritos
BEST SCI-FI "Rewire" by David-James Fernandes
BEST STUDENT "What Happens Next" by Jenna Elzein
SPARQUIE the SQUIRREL "GUM" by Noam Sussman
2011 AWARDS
JURY CHOICE "ASYLUM" by Viki Posidis
AUDIENCE CHOICE "LUCKY 7"by Stephen Hayes
TRULY INDEPENDENT "Eves Raja"
BEST FEATURE "The Second Times of Troubles" by Erik Anderson
BEST DRAMA "The Bartender" by Adriano Valentini
BEST DOCUMENTARY "If I Should Fall" by Sean & Paul Culliton
BEST COMEDY "Behind the Camera" by Darryl Gold
BEST MUSIC “Rita Chiarelli” Music From the Big Houseby Rita Chiarelli
BEST EXPERIMENTAL "The Clone of Carl Jung" by Eves Raja
HAMMER SHORTS "Ubby: The Movie" by Mitch Theriault
BEST STUDENT "Det. Mark Waters" by Michael Laicini
2010 AWARDS
JURY CHOICE "BEWARE PICKPOCKET"
by Michael Laicini & David Amito
AUDIENCE CHOICE "SKINNING THE CAT" by Joseph Santa Barbara & Matthew Willson
2009 AWARDS JURY CHOICE "OMNIVAC" by J. Joly
AUDIENCE CHOICE "YARD SALE" by Ken Turner & Paul J. Boresky