2024 AWARD WINNERS
In 2024, the Vancouver Short Film Festival awarded filmmakers over $50,000 of dollars in prizes and in-kind services from our generous supporters in the film community.
Our winners were announced on June 2nd, 2024 at our Awards Presentation.
Vancouver Post Alliance Award for
BEST SOUND DESIGN
NOMINEES
Jordan Andrew - 100 Days
David Angell - Red Iron Road: In the Heat
Peter John Cutajar - Until Then
WINNER Abdolreza Heydari - The Steak
Amir Mohabbati - A Good Day Will Come
Final Version 2 Award for
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
NOMINEES
WINNER Amin Enteshari - The Steak
NOFAC3 (aka Khrysta Lloren) - THREADS
Lakeside Animation Studio - Red Iron Road: In the Heat
Andrew S. Ritchie, Rishik Bansal - [INSERT SHORT FILM TITLE]
Van Wickiam, Max F. Sims - Heap
Vancouver Post Alliance Award for
BEST EDITING
NOMINEES
Christopher Chang - Doh Jeh Mama (多謝嫲嫲) / Thank You Grandma
WINNER Alexander Farah - Motherland
Michael Makaroff - The Dog - A Rapidly Condensed Guide to Treading Water
Ellery Vandooyewert - Red Iron Road: In the Heat
Van Wickiam - Heap
Keslow Camera Award for
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
NOMINEES
Farhad Ghaderi - Motherland
Leonardo Harim - Hairy Beast
Nils Kimmel - Solitude
WINNER Jelan Maxwell - A Good Day Will Come
Kaayla Whachell - Doh Jeh Mama (多謝嫲嫲) / Thank You Grandma
Scripting Aloud! Award for
BEST SCREENPLAY
NOMINEES
Kiarash Dadgar, Ali Narimani - The Steak
Andrew Gillingham, Aleita Northey - Cups
WINNER Michael Makaroff, Hugh Allen - The Dog - A Rapidly Condensed Guide to Treading Water
Jasmin Mozaffari - Motherland
Ben O'Neil - Heap
UBCP/ACTRA Awards for
BEST PERFORMANCE
NOMINEES
Sia Alipour - A Good Day Will Come
WINNER Diana Bang - Cups
Angela Chu - Gesture
Juliane Esguerra - Until Then
WINNER Behtash Fazlali - Motherland
Nolan Hupp - The Cameraman - Chapter 2
Andy Maton - Gesture
Kevin McNulty - The Dog - A Rapidly Condensed Guide to Treading Water
Giles Panton - Red Iron Road: In the Heat
Janessa St. Pierre - Hair or No Hair
Directors Guild of Canada British Columbia Award for
BEST DIRECTOR
NOMINEES
Sam Chou - Red Iron Road: In the Heat
Andrew Gillingham - Cups
Michael Makaroff - The Dog - A Rapidly Condensed Guide to Treading Water
WINNER Jasmin Mozaffari - Motherland
Amir Zargara - A Good Day Will Come
VSFF Award for
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
NOMINEES
Hillia Aho - Hellmark
WINNER Eda Aslan - A Good Day Will Come
Dasha Borisenko, Axel Maillot - Red Iron Road: In the Heat
Helen Kotsonis - Motherland
Chayse Spence - Solitude
Elemental Post Award for
SOCIAL IMPACT
NOMINEES
A Good Day Will Come
Everlasting
MEDITATION 4 BLACK WOMEN
NIGIQTUQ ᓂᒋᖅᑐᖅ (The South Wind)
WINNER The Steak
Atomic Cartoons Award for
BEST ANIMATION
NOMINEES
Jordi Ayguasenosa, Ignacio Osorio - I am More
Douglas Cook - Old Dragon Man
WINNER Lakeside Animation Studio - Red Iron Road: In the Heat
Documentary Organization of Canada Northwest Award for
BEST DOCUMENTARY
NOMINEES
WINNER Everlasting
Remembering Chinese Bachelors
Terra Magna
Sparky’s Rentals Award for
BEST AFTER DARK FILM
NOMINEES
WINNER Heap
Hellmark
I Can’t Go On
Red Iron Road: In the Heat
THREADS
Langara College Film Arts Award for
BEST STUDENT FILM
NOMINEES
Normalice
Remembering Chinese Bachelors
Score For Scene 7
Streetcar
WINNER The Steak
Van Can Create Award for
BEST CANADIAN SHORT FILM
NOMINEES
WINNER A Good Day Will Come
Old Dragon Man
Terra Magna
THE PROS AND CONS OF KILLING YOURSELF
The Steak
Gearbase Camera Rentals Award for
BEST BC SHORT FILM
NOMINEES
WINNER Cups
Gesture
I am More
Motherland
Red Iron Road: In the Heat
The Dog - A Rapidly Condensed Guide to Treading Water
Sunbelt Rentals Award for
BEST SHORT FILM
NOMINEES
A Good Day Will Come
Cups
Motherland
WINNER Red Iron Road: In the Heat
The Dog - A Rapidly Condensed Guide to Treading Water