Award Winners 2023
Audience Choice
Artist’s Alley by Jenna DeFacendis (Canada)
Best Film of the Festival
Interracial Couple In A Cheerios Ad by Christine Lakin (USA)
1st Runner Up for Best Film
Wicked Plans by Lee Chambers (Canada)
2nd Runner Up for Best Film
Stakeout Gone Wrong by Brian Drolet (USA)
3rd Runner Up for Best Film
Mrs. Ellroy by India-Inés Levy (UK)
Best Toronto Film
The Pest by Jungwoo Choi
Best Actress Canada
Emily Fry - Psycle
Best Actor Canada
Steve Kasan - Sunflower
Best Cast Canada
Any British Gangster Film by Sean Williams
Best Cinematography Canada
Jordan Meli - Messy Messiah
Best Writer Canada
Zane, Rosie Komadina, Lenny Iozzo - Tapped Out
Best Director Canada
Lee Chambers - Wicked Plans
Best Actress International
Jennifer Martin - Mrs. Ellroy (UK)
Best Actor International
Jérémy Zocca - The Author (France)
Best Cast International
Stakeout Gone Wrong by Brian Drolet (USA)
Best Cinematography International
Dustin James Leighton - Lostless (USA)
Best Writer International
Florent Sabatier, Marie Coustaury, Loic Bartolini - Duel (France)
Best Director International
Christine Lakin - Interracial Couple In A Cheerios Ad (USA)
Best Animation Canada
Jello Shot by Apollo Avery
Best Comedy Canada
$kim Milk: The 1% by Ioana Cheptea
Best Drama Canada
Dance For Two by Matthew Gaines
Best Documentary Canada
Mysterious Lines by Bryan Coocoo
Best Experimental Canada
Nothing to See Here by Marc Ignacio
Best Horror Canada
Little Red by Savanna Oliver
Best Thriller Canada
Messy Messiah by Jacob Luke
Best Animation International
Robots Don't Tell Jokes by Kelli Caldwell (USA)
Best Comedy International
The Interrogation by Brady Jacquin (USA)
Best Drama International
The Author by Anna Davydova (France)
Best Documentary International
Armor at the Arnold by Steve K. Oldfield (USA)
Best Experimental International
Supreme Claws of Justice by Mariah Klapatch (USA)
Best Horror International
The Pocong Shroud Ghost by Isaac Rodriguez (USA)
Best Thriller International
The Wych Tree by Daniel Dunn (UK)
Best 15-Second Story
Nice to Meat You by Thomas Keplinger (Austria)
Artist’s Alley by Jenna DeFacendis (Canada)
Best Film of the Festival
Interracial Couple In A Cheerios Ad by Christine Lakin (USA)
1st Runner Up for Best Film
Wicked Plans by Lee Chambers (Canada)
2nd Runner Up for Best Film
Stakeout Gone Wrong by Brian Drolet (USA)
3rd Runner Up for Best Film
Mrs. Ellroy by India-Inés Levy (UK)
Best Toronto Film
The Pest by Jungwoo Choi
Best Actress Canada
Emily Fry - Psycle
Best Actor Canada
Steve Kasan - Sunflower
Best Cast Canada
Any British Gangster Film by Sean Williams
Best Cinematography Canada
Jordan Meli - Messy Messiah
Best Writer Canada
Zane, Rosie Komadina, Lenny Iozzo - Tapped Out
Best Director Canada
Lee Chambers - Wicked Plans
Best Actress International
Jennifer Martin - Mrs. Ellroy (UK)
Best Actor International
Jérémy Zocca - The Author (France)
Best Cast International
Stakeout Gone Wrong by Brian Drolet (USA)
Best Cinematography International
Dustin James Leighton - Lostless (USA)
Best Writer International
Florent Sabatier, Marie Coustaury, Loic Bartolini - Duel (France)
Best Director International
Christine Lakin - Interracial Couple In A Cheerios Ad (USA)
Best Animation Canada
Jello Shot by Apollo Avery
Best Comedy Canada
$kim Milk: The 1% by Ioana Cheptea
Best Drama Canada
Dance For Two by Matthew Gaines
Best Documentary Canada
Mysterious Lines by Bryan Coocoo
Best Experimental Canada
Nothing to See Here by Marc Ignacio
Best Horror Canada
Little Red by Savanna Oliver
Best Thriller Canada
Messy Messiah by Jacob Luke
Best Animation International
Robots Don't Tell Jokes by Kelli Caldwell (USA)
Best Comedy International
The Interrogation by Brady Jacquin (USA)
Best Drama International
The Author by Anna Davydova (France)
Best Documentary International
Armor at the Arnold by Steve K. Oldfield (USA)
Best Experimental International
Supreme Claws of Justice by Mariah Klapatch (USA)
Best Horror International
The Pocong Shroud Ghost by Isaac Rodriguez (USA)
Best Thriller International
The Wych Tree by Daniel Dunn (UK)
Best 15-Second Story
Nice to Meat You by Thomas Keplinger (Austria)