2008 YoungCuts Film Festival Award Winners

This year, YoungCuts has been collecting votes from the public to determine the 2008 Tribute.ca People's Choice Award winner . At each screening, we distribute ballots and ask the audience to vote for their favourite films. The leading vote-getters for each evening can be seen at 2008 Tribute.ca People's Choice Award

During the 2008 YoungCuts Film Festival, we presented at least one award per screening. The nominees and winners (in orange) updated as the Festival progresses are as follows:

Friday, August 15th, 2008
Nightlife Magazine Best Actor Award

Mark John Jeffries for Jackson Ward
Michael Cuomo for Jackson Ward
Illya Konstantin for Assault
In the role of Leo Aliocha Schneider for Bang! Bang!
Alessandro Sperduti for Zona Rossa

Saturday, August 16th, 2008
Nokia Best Teen Film Award

Crossing Borders by Students from Southridge Academy
Not Without My Dog by Zac Wong
Andy’s Piece by Andrew Willcock
Alone, Together by Max Blum, Gabriel Edelsohn, Will Kasten & Patrick Ouziel
Unknown China by Laurent E. Malo, Francis Pouliot, Alexandra Patee, Thomas Séguin & Lambert Séguin

Avid Best Editing Award

Office Mobius by Seung Hyung Lee & Seungil Hwang
Versus by Peter Harvey
The Black Shell by Matthew Nayman
Rigged by Jonathan Dillon
Locked Out by Jordan Barnes-Crouse

iCi Best Cinematography Award

Rigged by Jonathan Dillon
For Wendy by Jacquelyn Mills
The Black Shell by Matthew Nayman
Kill Your Television by Hank Devos
Tranquila Mi Amor by Carla Tamma

Sunday, August 17th, 2008
High Fidelity HDTV Best Documentary Award

Quiz Kids by Luke Quin
Buskers of Montreal by Krystle Doromal
Red Light in Lusaka by Catherine Cooper
Where Pumpkins Have No Rights by Simon Trepanier
Sunlight and Babies by Kimberley Craig

Mirror Award Best Actress

In the role of Sholeh: Tania Haddad (Red Wednesday)
In the role of Becky: Amanda Penn-Francis (Somewhere Over the Flagpole)
In the role of Evelyn: Emily Bridger (Epilogue)
In the role of Robin: Ellie Robbins (Tomboy)
In the role of Meg: Meags Fitzgerald (Sleepless)

Monday, August 18th, 2008
Avid Best Animation Award

This is not a Love Story by Alexandra Lemay
Frank by Benjamin Bee
The Big Upgrade by James Dick
Animal Instincts by Cameron Edser
A Faery’s Tale by Sylvia Apostol

Mix96 Best Music Award

Spoliation by J. Adam Brown (Music: Chris Thornborrow)
Men Shouldn’t Sing by Michael Bell (Music: Michael Bell)
I Love You to Death by Claire Callway (Music: Josh Penslar)
How My Next Door Neighbour Discovered Life on Mars by Austin Andrews

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
En Primeur.ca Award for Best Francophone Film

Un Weekend a la Campagne by Sandra Coppola
Express by Eric Piccol
Ton Ephemere Memoire by Paul Tom
This Little Piggy by Sébastien Rist and Sarah Quinn
Bang! Bang! By Emile Perrault

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Avid Award for Best Short Short Film

Nobody Likes a Mime by Andrew Lima
Empty Room Club by Zia Marashi
Nothing Shocks Anyone Anymore by James Vandewater
A Modest Proposal To Solve Tomorrow's Energy Crisis, Today by Yotam Dor
Charlie Change-O: Super Freak-O by Angelina Young

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

YoungCuts Jury Prize

Zona Rossa by Giorgia Farina

Tribute.ca People's Choice Award

This Little Piggy

Other Top Vote Getters:
Crossing Borders
Nobody Likes a Mime
Jackson Ward
Quiz Kids


Avid Award for Best Director

Matthew Petock for Jackson Ward
Nazanin Shirazi for Red Wednesday
Sandra Coppola for Un Weekend a la Campagne
Giorgia Farina for Zona Rossa
Sébastien Rist and Sarah Quinn for This Little Piggy

Avid Grand Prize for Best Film

Red Wednesday by Nazanin Shirazi
Jackson Ward by Matthew Petock
Zona Rossa by Giorgia Farina)
Bang! Bang! by Emilie Perrault)
Frank by Benjamin Bee