Durham Region International Film Festival invites submissions from across the globe for a chance to be an official selection and contender for one of four awards.
2020 AWARD WINNERS
Company Town
BEST REGIONAL FILM | $1000
Directed by Peter Findlay
WATCH THE TRAILER AND THE Q&A WITH PETER FINDLAY
The Whale and the Raven
BEST FEATURE FILM | $500
Directed by Mirjam Leuze
The Best Orchestra in the World
BEST SHORT FILM | $500
Directed by Henning Backhaus
On the Fence
BEST STUDENT FILM | $500
Directed by Paula Ner Dormiendo
DRIFF 202o JURY PANEL
Erica Shaw
Erica is an award-winning producer and production manager with 20+ years of experience in the film, television, media and higher education industries. As founder of EpEc – Everyday People, Everyday Creativity, Erica designs and facilitates unique workshops for a roster of corporate and personal clients using Creative Problem Solving (CPS) and FourSight® frameworks. She is also serves as Secretary on the Reelworld Screen Institute Board and is the Manager of the Creative Studio at Sheridan College.
Christina Wood
Christina is a Canadian-South African Creative Producer working for Vuulr in Toronto. Short films she has produced have screened at over 75 film festivals around the world. Previously, she worked for Entertainment One, in London. She holds an MFA from Columbia University and BA from McGill University.
Paul Daniel Torres
Paul is a twenty-two-year-old, youth worker, facilitator, director, screenwriter, spoken word artist and sometimes actor and journalist. His films have screened all around the world, including at the TIFF Bell Lightbox and the AGO.
2019 AWARD WINNERS
Best Regional Film | Convoy to Remembrance
Directed by Colin Burwell
Best Short Film - GUAXUMA
Directed by Nara Normande
Best Feature Film | Foster Boy
Directed by Youssef Delara
Best Student Film | Do Turtles Swim in Maple Syrup?
Directed by Paul Daniel Torres
