Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, also known as Cinéfest and Cinéfest Sudbury is an annual

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, Canada,"Cinefest provides cultural landmark". ''

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'', September 16, 1999. held over nine days each September. It is one of the largest film festivals in Canada."Out of the slag heaps comes the anti-festival". ''

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'', September 18, 1991. First held in 1989, Cinéfest quickly became a popular destination for Canadian filmmakers. Unlike the larger film festivals in

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, and

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, Cinéfest offers filmmakers a chance to gain exposure among more typical film audiences in a city which, at the time of the festival's launch in 1989, had never previously had any regular venues for screening independent, international, and non-mainstream films. Cinéfest presents an annual program of over 135 films, both domestic and international, often screened for both English and French language audiences. Cinéfest is a qualifying film festival for the

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. In 2022, the festival's longtime executive director Tammy Frick was named the new chief executive officer of the

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History

Patricia Rozema Patricia Rozema (born 20 August 1958) is a Canadian film director, writer and producer. She was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge in 1980s from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave. Early life Rozema was born in King ...

's ''

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing ''I've Heard the Mermaids Singing'' is a 1987 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Patricia Rozema and starring Sheila McCarthy, Paule Baillargeon, and Ann-Marie MacDonald. It was the first English-language Canadian feature film to win an a ...

'' was presented in Sudbury in 1988 at a special test screening. Planned as a onetime event, Sudbury was being used as a test market for alternative Canadian films in communities outside of Canada's top metropolitan markets. The result surprised everyone, with over 900 people attending the sold out screening. Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival was established a year later in 1989 as the Sudbury Film Festival, and despite some remaining skepticism, local citizens proved that the city could be receptive to repertory film culture, as approximately 9,000 cinema buffs crowded theatres during the three-day event. The event proved so popular, in fact, that despite having booked opening gala ''

Jesus of Montreal ''Jesus of Montreal'' (french: Jésus de Montréal) is a 1989 French Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand, and starring Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening and Johanne-Marie Tremblay. The film tells the story of a grou ...

'' in a 600-seat hall rather than a movie theatre, 1,500 people lined up for the screening and the festival had to quickly add two follow-up screenings."Extra seats needed at Cinefest". ''

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'', September 27, 1989. Director Cameron Haynes noted that not even the

Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a permane ...

had been as wildly popular in its first year of operation. By 1993, Cinéfest evolved into a full-service film organization, with the festival growing to include upwards of 60 films over five days. Cinéfest Sudbury has become recognized as one of Canada's premiere film festivals. The festival has developed a distinct identity and role within its community and the media arts industry, winning provincial and national acclaim. It is administrated by the non-profit Cultural Industries Ontario North.

Northern Film Circuit

Cinéfest Sudbury has a long history of promoting Canadian cinema and supporting the local film industry. One of the organization's most ambitious projects was the establishment of the Northern Film Circuit (NFC) in 1992. An attempt to build audiences in Northern Ontario for Canadian and international film, the NFC began with only four members. The NFC was eventually used as a model for the Film Circuit, which was developed in partnership with the

and now operates in over 110 communities throughout Ontario.

Northern Connections

Constantly working to bring knowledge to the north, Cinéfest introduced Industry Forum to the Festival's framework in 2003, an initiative that has since provided emerging and mid-career film artists with access to key film representatives, and invited partnerships between Festival, industry and educational institutions. Since the introduction of industry forum, Cinéfest has established itself as a focal point for independent filmmakers, and programmers. While the festival has a long history of presenting and supporting films that represent the output of Canada's independent film artists, Cinéfest Sudbury has also over the years extended significant support to its regional film artists. Through programs such as Northern Connections (introduced in 2003), a program which highlights the best and brightest of regional film talent, and the CTV Best in Shorts Competition, which has awarded over $92,000 in cash prizes to up-and-coming regional film talent since it was established in 2001, the festival has served as a place for regional artists to have their work seen and celebrated.

Mini-festivals

Since the overwhelming success of Cinéfest Sudbury in 2003, which saw 80 per cent of festival screenings either reach or exceed capacity, festival organizers have worked aggressively to ensure accessibility for its audiences. The Festival Expansion Initiative was developed and launched in 2004, through which the festival was expanded from six to nine days. A plan was also developed at that time to establish Cinéfest as a year-round venue to showcase the best in film. In 2006, Cinéfest Sudbury introduced two new mini-festivals, Canadian Spotlight and Show & Tell Children's Film Showcase). These events are now providing audiences with even greater access to the works of Canadian film artists and are providing area schools with educational and inspirational film works that meet the needs of each curriculum.

Cinema Summit

In 2010, Cinéfest Sudbury introduced The Cinema Summit, a presentation, exchange and development series devoted to the celebration, promotion and advancement of Canada's new and emerging filmmaking talent. Aside from expanding the number of film screenings attended by talent associated with selected films, Cinema Summit features additional panel discussions, master classes and lectures with specific topics of focus, and introduces attendees to experts in the film and media arts industries. Cinema Summit represents Cinéfest's next efforts to inspire audiences, talent, students and industry.

Cinéfest Sudbury Film Series

In 2010, Cinéfest Sudbury further expanded its year-round presence by introducing the Cinéfest Sudbury Film Series, a monthly film presentation series typically held on the last Thursday of each month, featuring the best in Canadian and international cinema.

Cinéfest Collection

The Greater Sudbury Public Library maintains a dedicated "Cinéfest Collection", featuring DVDs of over 200 films that have previously screened at the festival.

Programming

Cinéfest currently boasts a nine-day repertoire of film programming for local, national and international guests. Its lineup often includes a selection of prominent international films which may have screened at TIFF just a week or two earlier, but also places a greater emphasis on both commercial and independent Canadian films. Due to the Sudbury region's significant

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population, the festival also programs a larger selection of French-language films from both Quebec and France. The festival is also sometimes the world premiere venue for films that were produced or shot within Northern Ontario. In recent years, the festival has also programmed a dedicated Cinema Indigenized stream of

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films.

Awards

1990

* Best Canadian Film Award: ''

An Imaginary Tale ''An Imaginary Tale'' (french: Une histoire inventée) is a 1990 Canadian drama film directed by André Forcier. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a ...

(Une histoire inventée)'',

André Forcier André Forcier (born Marc-André Forcier on July 19, 1947) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. His work has been linked to Latin American magic realism by its use of fantasy but is firmly rooted in Quebec's reality. His unromanticized, e ...

"Cinefest 90: Sudbury film festival ends second season". ''

'', September 24, 1990. * Best International Film Award: ''

The Nasty Girl ''The Nasty Girl'' (german: Das schreckliche Mädchen) is a 1990 West German Drama (film and television), drama film based on the true story of Anna Rosmus. The original German title loosely translates as "The Terrible Girl." The film was selecte ...

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Michael Verhoeven Michael Verhoeven (born 13 July 1938) is a German film director. Life and work Verhoeven is the son of the German film director Paul Verhoeven (not to be confused with the Dutch film director Paul Verhoeven). He married actress Senta Berger in ...

1991

* Best Canadian Film Award: ''

The Adjuster ''The Adjuster'' is a 1991 Canadian drama film directed by Atom Egoyan. It premiered at the New York Film Festival, and was invited to the Director's Fortnight program at the Cannes Film Festival. It is Egoyan's fourth feature film, and the first ...

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Atom Egoyan Atom Egoyan (; hy, Աթոմ Եղոյեան, translit=Atom Yeghoyan; born July 19, 1960) is a Canadian filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge in the 1980s from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave. Egoyan m ...

* Best Ontario Feature: ''

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* Best International Film Award: ''

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(Simple mortel)'',

Pierre Jolivet Pierre Jolivet (; born 9 October 1952) is a French director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. His film '' Zim and Co.'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and his film '' The Night Watchman'' won the ...

1992

* Best Canadian Film Award: '' Careful'',

Guy Maddin Guy Maddin (born February 28, 1956) is a Canadian screenwriter, director, author, cinematographer, and film editor of both features and short films, as well as an installation artist, from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Since completing his first film in ...

"Canadian films take honors at Sudbury, Halifax filmfests". ''

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'', September 28, 1992. * Best International Film Award: '' Like Water for Chocolate'',

Alfonso Arau Alfonso Arau Incháustegui (born 11 January 1932) is a Mexican filmmaker, actor, and singer. He worked as an actor and director in both Mexican and Hollywood productions for over 40 years, before his international breakthrough with the 1992 fil ...

* Best Ontario Film: '' The Twist'',

Ron Mann Ronald Mann (born June 13, 1958), credited professionally as Ron Mann, is a Canadian documentary film director. His work includes the films ''Imagine the Sound'' (1981); ''Comic Book Confidential'' (1988); ''Grass'' (1999) and ''Go Further'' ( ...

1993

* Best Canadian Film Award: ''

Zero Patience ''Zero Patience'' is a 1993 Canadian musical film written and directed by John Greyson. The film examines and refutes the urban legend of the alleged introduction of HIV to North America by a single individual, Gaëtan Dugas. Dugas, better known ...

'',

John Greyson John Greyson (born March 13, 1960) is a Canadian director, writer, video artist, producer, and political activist, whose work frequently deals with queer characters and themes. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge in ...

"It's a wrap for Sudbury Cinefest". ''

'', September 27, 1993. * Best International Film Award: ''

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Mike Leigh Mike Leigh (born 20 February 1943) is an English film and theatre director, screenwriter and playwright. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and further at the Camberwell School of Art, the Central School of Art and Design ...

* Best Ontario Film: ''

'',

1994

* Best Canadian Film Award: ''

Exotica Exotica is a musical genre, named after the 1957 Martin Denny album of the same name that was popular during the 1950s to mid-1960s with Americans who came of age during World War II. The term was coined by Simon "Si" Waronker, Liberty Records ...

'',

* Best International Film Award: ''

Caro diario ''Caro diario'' () is a 1993 Italian-French semi-autobiographical comedy film written, directed and co-produced by Nanni Moretti, who also stars as himself. The film is structured in three anthological episodes, presented as the chapters of Moretti ...

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Nanni Moretti Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti (; born 19 August 1953) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His films have won accolades including a Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for ''The Son's Room'', a Silver Bear at the ...

* Best Ontario Film: '' Picture of Light'',

Peter Mettler Peter Mettler (born September 7, 1958) is a Swiss-Canadian film director and cinematographer. He is best known for his unique, intuitive approach to documentary, evinced by such films as ''Picture of Light'' (1994), ''Gambling, Gods and LSD'' (20 ...

1995

* Best Canadian Film Award: ''

The Confessional ''The Confessional'' (french: Le Confessionnal) is a 1995 mystery-drama film directed by Robert Lepage. The film is set in Quebec City, in two distinct time periods. In the present day, Pierre Lamontagne (Lothaire Bluteau) searches for his estran ...

(Le Confessionnal)'',

Robert Lepage Robert Lepage (born December 12, 1957) is a Canadian playwright, actor, film director, and stage director. Early life Lepage was raised in Quebec City. At age five, he was diagnosed with a rare form of alopecia, which caused complete hair lo ...

* Best International Film Award: ''

The White Balloon '' The White Balloon'' ( fa, بادکنک سفيد , ) is a 1995 Iranian film directed by Jafar Panahi, with a screenplay by Abbas Kiarostami. It was Panahi's feature-film debut as director. The film received many strong critical reviews and won ...

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Jafar Panahi Jafar Panâhi ( fa, جعفر پناهی, ; born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly associated with the Iranian New Wave film movement. After several years of making short films and working as an ass ...

* Best Ontario Film: ''

Rude Rudeness (also called effrontery) is a display of actual or perceived disrespect by not complying with the social norms or etiquette of a group or culture. These norms have been established as the essential boundaries of normally accepted beha ...

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Clement Virgo Clement Virgo (born June 1, 1966) is a Canadian film and television writer, producer and director who runs the production company, Conquering Lion Pictures, with producer Damon D'Oliveira. Virgo is best known for co-writing and directing an adapt ...

1996

* Audience Choice Award: '' The Eighth Day (Le huitième jour)'',

Jaco Van Dormael Jaco Van Dormael (born 9 February 1957) is a Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright. His films especially focus on a respectful and sympathetic portrayal of people with mental and physical disabilities. Van Dormael spent his childh ...

* Best Canadian Film Award: '' Hard Core Logo'', Bruce McDonald * Best International Film Award: '' The Eighth Day (Le huitième jour)'',

* Best Ontario Film: '' Project Grizzly'',

Peter Lynch Peter Lynch (born January 19, 1944) is an American investor, mutual fund manager, and philanthropist. As the manager of the Magellan Fund at Fidelity Investments between 1977 and 1990, Lynch averaged a 29.2% annual return, consistently more th ...

1997

* Audience Choice Award: ''

Ma vie en rose ''Ma vie en rose'' (English translation: ''My Life in Pink'') is a 1997 Franco-Belgian drama film directed by Alain Berliner. It tells the story of Ludovic, a transgender girl, and depicts her family and community struggling to accept her gender ...

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Alain Berliner Alain Berliner (born 21 February 1963) is a Belgian film director best known for the 1997 film ''Ma vie en rose'', which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 55th Golden Globe Awards in 1998. Born in Brussels, he also ...

* Best Canadian Film Award: '' The Hanging Garden'',

Thom Fitzgerald Thomas "Thom" Fitzgerald (born July 8, 1968) is an American-Canadian film and theatre director, screenwriter, playwright and producer. Life Fitzgerald was born and raised in New Rochelle, New York. His parents divorced when he was five years ol ...

* Best Canadian Short Film: '' Zie 37 Stagen'', Sylvain Guy * Best Ontario Feature: ''

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Vincenzo Natali Vincenzo Natali (born 1969) is an American-born Canadian film director and screenwriter, known for writing and directing Science fiction film, science fiction and horror films such as ''Cube (1997 film), Cube'', ''Cypher (film), Cypher'', ''Nothi ...

1998

* Audience Choice Award: ''

Life is Beautiful ''Life Is Beautiful'' ( it, La vita è bella, ) is a 1997 Italian comedy drama film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni, who co-wrote the film with Vincenzo Cerami. Benigni plays Guido Orefice, a Jewish Italian bookshop owner, who emplo ...

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Roberto Benigni Roberto Remigio Benigni (; born 27 October 1952) is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. He gained international recognition for writing, directing and starring in the Holocaust comedy-drama film ''Life Is Beautiful'' (1997), f ...

* Best Canadian Film Award: '' Nô'',

* Best Canadian First Feature: ''Clutch'',

Chris Grismer Chris Grismer is a Canadian director and producer of film, television and music videos, now residing in Los Angeles. His credits include ''Designated Survivor'', ''Killjoys'', ''The Vampire Diaries'', '' The Originals'', ''The Nine Lives of Chloe ...

* Best Canadian Short: '' Moving Day'', Chris Deacon * Best Ontario Film: '' Last Night'',

Don McKellar Don McKellar (born August 17, 1963) is a Canadian actor, writer, playwright, and filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave. He is known for directing and writing the ...

1999

* Audience Choice Award: ''

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Mark Illsley Mark Illsley (born June 4, 1958) is a film director best known for writing and directing the film ''Happy, Texas'', which starred William H. Macy and Steve Zahn, and directing ''Bookies''. Illsley was raised in Santa Rosa, California where he m ...

* Best Canadian Film Award: ''

New Waterford Girl ''New Waterford Girl'' is a 1999 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Allan Moyle, and written by Tricia Fish. It stars Liane Balaban as Agnes-Marie "Mooney" Pottie, a teenager in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, who dreams of life beyond her small ...

'', Allan Moyle * Best Ontario Film: '' Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation'',

Catherine Annau Catherine Annau is a Canadian documentary filmmaker and writer. Annau's debut feature '' Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation'' won numerous awards including a Genie Award, and appeared at New York's Lincoln Center, the National Gallery ...

2000

* Audience Choice Award: ''

The Luzhin Defence ''The Luzhin Defence'' is a 2000 romantic drama film directed by Marleen Gorris, starring John Turturro and Emily Watson. The film centres on a mentally tormented chess grandmaster and the young woman he meets while competing at a world-class ...

'',

Marleen Gorris Marleen Gorris (born 9 December 1948) is a Dutch writer and director. Gorris is known as an outspoken feminism, feminist and supporter of gay and lesbian issues which is reflected in much of her work. Her film, ''Antonia's Line,'' won an Academy ...

* Best Canadian Film: '' Two Thousand and None'',

Arto Paragamian Arto Paragamian is a Canadian film director and writer known for Two Thousand and None (2000), Because Why (1993) and Cosmos (1996). As a Concordia University undergraduate, Paragamian won the Norman McLaren Award (at the time the top Canadian ...

Bob Vaillancourt, "Winner loves Sudbury: Cinefest wraps up with awards". ''

'', September 25, 2000. * Best Canadian First Feature: '' Parsley Days'',

Andrea Dorfman Andrea Dorfman (born October 29, 1968) is a Canadian screenwriter and film director based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She directed the Emmy Award films ''Flawed (film), Flawed'' (2010) and ''Big Mouth'' (2012).Dorfman, Andrea. "Andreadorfman.com , ...

* Best Ontario Film: ''

Deeply ''Deeply'' is a 2000 film directed by Sheri Elwood, starring Julia Brendler, Lynn Redgrave and Kirsten Dunst. Synopsis Claire McKay ( Julia Brendler)—having suffered the death of her boyfriend—is brought by her mother to Ironbound Island i ...

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Sheri Elwood Sheri Elwood is a Canadian screenwriter/director working in film and television, best known as creator of the series ''Call Me Fitz'' starring Jason Priestley Jason Bradford Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian actor and television ...

2001

* Audience Choice Award: ''

Amélie ''Amélie'' (also known as ''Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain''; ; en, The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain, italic=yes) is a 2001 French-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume L ...

'',

Jean-Pierre Jeunet Jean-Pierre Jeunet (; born 3 September 1953) is a French film director, producer and screenwriter. His films combine fantasy, realism and science fiction to create idealized realities or to give relevance to mundane situations. Debuting as a di ...

* Best Canadian First Feature Film: ''A Passage to Ottawa'', Gaurav Seth"Sudbury film festival grows in popularity: Event attracts interest from outside the area". ''

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'', September 24, 2001. * Best Ontario Film: '' Picture Claire'', Bruce McDonald

2002

* Audience Choice Award: ''

Bowling for Columbine ''Bowling for Columbine'' is a 2002 documentary film written, produced, directed, and narrated by Michael Moore. The film explores what Moore suggests are the primary causes for the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 and other acts of gun ...

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Michael Moore Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American filmmaker, author and left-wing activist. His works frequently address the topics of globalization and capitalism. Moore won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for ' ...

* Best Canadian First Feature Film: '' Marion Bridge'',

Wiebke von Carolsfeld Wiebke von Carolsfeld (born 1966) is a German Canadian film director, writer and editor."German's debut film perfectly Canadian". ''Vancouver Sun'', April 18, 2003. Her debut feature film as a director, '' Marion Bridge'', won the Toronto Interna ...

Laura Stradiotto, "Awards presentation wraps up Cinefest for another year". ''

'', September 23, 2002. * Best Ontario Film: ''Rub & Tug'', Soo Lyu

2003

* Audience Choice Award: ''

The Barbarian Invasions ''The Barbarian Invasions'' (french: Les Invasions barbares) is a 2003 Canadian-French sex comedy-drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand and starring Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau and Marie-Josée Croze. The film is a sequel to Arca ...

(Les Invasions barbares)'',

Denys Arcand Georges-Henri Denys Arcand (; born June 25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. His film ''The Barbarian Invasions'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004. His films have also been nominated three f ...

* Best Canadian Film: ''

(Les Invasions barbares)'',

* Best Canadian First Feature: ''

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'', Peter O'Brian * Best Ontario Film: '' Falling Angels'', Scott Smith

2004

* Audience Choice Award: ''

The Sea Inside ''The Sea Inside'' ( es, Mar adentro) is a 2004 Spain, Spanish psychological drama film co-written and directed by Alejandro Amenábar, who also co-produced, scored and edited. It is based on the real-life story of Ramón Sampedro (played by Javie ...

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* Best Canadian Film: ''

A Year in the Death of Jack Richards ''A Year in the Death of Jack Richards'' is a 2004 Canadian psychological drama film featuring Vlasta Vrána as the title character, a professor of theology, who may or may not have made himself the target of a supposed cult, whose members then wor ...

'', B.P. Paquette

2005

* Audience Choice Award: ''

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Deepa Mehta Deepa Mehta, (; born 1 January 1950) is an Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for her Elements Trilogy, Fire (1996 film), ''Fire'' (1996), ''Earth (1998 film), Earth'' (1998), and ''Water (2005 film), Water'' (2005 ...

* Best Canadian First Feature: ''A Simple Curve'', Aubrey Nealon * Best Ontario Film: ''

'',

* Best Canadian Short Film: ''Dry Whiskey'', Robert Budreau and Philip Svoboda

2006

* Audience Choice Award: ''After the Wedding (2006 film), After the Wedding'', Susanne Bier * Best Canadian First Feature: ''Away from Her'', Sarah Polley * Best Ontario Film: ''Snow Cake'', Marc Evans

2007

* Audience Choice Award: ''Shake Hands with the Devil (2007 film), Shake Hands with the Devil'', Roger Spottiswoode * Best Canadian Film: ''Shake Hands with the Devil (2007 film), Shake Hands with the Devil'', Roger Spottiswoode

2008

* Audience Choice Award: ''Passchendaele (film), Passchendaele'', Paul Gross

2009

* Audience Choice Award: ''The Young Victoria'', Jean-Marc Vallée * Best Canadian Film: ''The Woman of Ahhs: A Self-Portrait by Victoria Fleming'', B.P. Paquette * Best Canadian First Feature: ''I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère)'', Xavier Dolan

2010

* Audience Choice Award: ''Incendies'', Denis Villeneuve * Best Canadian First Feature: ''Oliver Sherman'', Ryan Redford"Cinéfest announces award winners"
''Northern Life (newspaper), Northern Life'', September 28, 2010. * Best Documentary: ''Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie'', Sturla Gunnarsson'' * Best in Shorts – First place, open category: ''Bedtime Stories'' by Ben Brumueller * Best in Shorts – Second place, open category: ''Freshwater Plague'' by Jake Chirico * Best in Shorts – Third place, open category: ''The Appointment'' by Katrina Saville * Best in Shorts – Student category: ''Singing in the Brain'' by J.P. Bouchardt * Best in Shorts – Northern Flicks Award: ''Never Been Kissed'' by Gina Simon * Best Animation Award: ''Bedtime Stories'' by Ben Brumueller * CTV Best Script Award: ''The Appointment'' by Katrina Saville Gala presentations included ''Score: A Hockey Musical'', ''You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger'', ''Casino Jack'', ''Made in Dagenham'', ''Jack Goes Boating (film), Jack Goes Boating'', ''The Bang Bang Club (film), The Bang Bang Club'' and ''Barney's Version (film), Barney's Version''.

2011

* Audience Choice Award: ''Cloudburst (2011 film), Cloudburst'',

"Cinéfest announces award winners"
''Northern Life (newspaper), Northern Life'', October 9, 2011. * National Film Board of Canada Carolyn Fouriezos Best Canadian Documentary Award: ''The Guantanamo Trap'', Thomas Wallner *Best in Shorts – First place, open category: ''The Standoff'' by John Alden Milne *Best in Shorts – First place, student category: ''Shoes!'' by Ryan Ongaro *Best in Shorts – Second place, student category: ''Ad Noctvm'' by Josh Herd *Best in Shorts – Third place, student category: ''Introspection'' by Sam Desrosiers *Northern Flicks Award: ''Sugaring'' by Ryan Mariotti *Best Animation Award: ''Private Snuffy'' by Ben Sainsbury Gala presentations: ''Restless (2011 film), Restless'', ''The Guard (2011 film), The Guard'', ''I'm Yours (film), I'm Yours'', ''The Woman in the Fifth'', ''Starbuck (film), Starbuck'', ''Albert Nobbs'', ''Donovan's Echo'', ''Take This Waltz (film), Take This Waltz''. Special Presentations: ''Afghan Luke'', ''Monsieur Lazhar'', ''Sophie (film), Sophie'', ''Midnight in Paris'', ''Sleeping Beauty (2011 film), Sleeping Beauty''.

2012

* Audience Choice Award: ''In Return'', Chris Dymond"In Return takes top honours at Cinéfest"
''Northern Life (newspaper), Northern Life'', September 25, 2012. * Northern Flicks Award: ''Morning Zombies'', Kevin Hoffman * Best Animation Award: ''Reesor Siding'', Paul Rodrigue Gala Presentations: ''The Riverbank'', ''The Angels' Share'', ''A Dark Truth'', ''Midnight's Children (film), Midnight's Children'', ''A Royal Affair'', ''Old Stock'', ''Inch'Allah (2012 film), Inch'Allah'', ''Still Mine'', ''A Late Quartet'' Special Presentations: ''All in Good Time (film), All in Good Time'', ''Amour (2012 film), Amour'', ''Crooked Arrows'', ''Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang (film), Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang'', ''The Hunt (2012 film), The Hunt (Jagten)'', ''Inescapable (film), Inescapable'', ''Laurence Anyways'', ''Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os)'', ''The Suicide Shop (film), The Suicide Shop (Le Magasin des suicides)'', ''No (2012 film), No'', ''Revolution (2012 film), Revolution'', ''Safety Not Guaranteed'', ''Stories We Tell'', ''War Witch (Rebelle)''

2013

* Audience Choice Award: ''Gabrielle (2013 film), Gabrielle'' by Louise Archambault * Best Canadian Feature Film Award: ''Gabrielle (2013 film), Gabrielle'' by Louise Archambault * Best Foreign Feature Film Award: ''The Lunchbox (film), The Lunchbox [Dabba]'' by Ritesh Batra * Best Canadian Independent Song in A Feature Film Award: Ariane Moffatt, "Too Late" from ''Sarah préfère la course'' * Best Northern Ontario Feature Film Award: ''The Story of Luke'' by Alonso Mayo * Best of Audience Choice Award – Audience Votes: ''

'',

. This was a special all-time award presented to honour the most popular film in the history of the festival's Audience Choice award. Gala Presentations: ''The Art of the Steal (2013 film), The Art of the Steal'', ''The Invisible Woman (2013 film), The Invisible Woman'', ''Cubicle Warriors'', ''Kill Your Darlings (2013 film), Kill Your Darlings'', ''The Story of Luke'', ''Parkland (film), Parkland'', ''Gabrielle (2013 film), Gabrielle'', ''The Right Kind of Wrong (film), The Right Kind of Wrong'', ''Cas & Dylan'' Special Presentations: ''Adore (film), Adore'', ''All Is Lost'', ''The Armstrong Lie'', ''Bright Days Ahead, Les beaux jours'', ''The Face of Love (2013 film), The Face of Love'', ''The Four Soldiers'', ''Gloria (2013 film), Gloria'', ''La grande bellezza'', ''Jeune & Jolie'', ''Like Father, Like Son (2013 film), Shoshite chichi ni naru'', ''Louis Cyr (film), Louis Cyr: L'homme le plus fort du monde'', ''The Lunchbox (film), The Lunchbox [Dabba]'', ''Le Passé (film), Le passé'', ''Blue Is the Warmest Colour, La vie d'Adele (chapitres 1 et 2)''

2014

*Audience Choice Award: ''Elsa & Fred (2014 film), Elsa & Fred'' by Michael Radford *Audience Choice Award Best Documentary: ''I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story'' by Dave LaMattina and Chad N. Walker *Audience Choice Award Best Short Film: ''Little Brother (2014 film), Little Brother (Petit frère)'' by Rémi St-Michel *Best in Shorts First Place, open category: ''Beautiful Monster'' by Callam Rodya *Best in Shorts Runner Up, open category: ''Bullet-Headed'' by Zahra Golafshani *Best in Shorts, student category: ''2:00'' by Martin Smith *Best in Shorts Northern Flicks Award: ''Raising Hope: A Relay for Life Story'' by Paul W. Los and Nora Burns *Best in Shorts Best Animation Award: ''Clarabel'' by Ben Bruhmuller

2015

*Audience Choice Award: ''Labyrinth of Lies'' by Giulio Ricciarelli"Cinéfest Sudbury 2015 award winners announced"
''Northern Life (newspaper), Northern Life'', October 1, 2015. *Audience Choice Award Best Documentary: ''Meru (film), Meru'' by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi *Audience Choice Award Best Short Film: ''Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball'' by Drew Taylor and Matthew Taylor *Best in Shorts, open category: ''Ordinary Miracle'' by Martin Smith *Best in Shorts, open category runner-up: ''Down South'' by Shawn Kosmerly *Best in Shorts, student category: ''Spree'' by Eric Harrison *Best in Shorts, student category runner-up: ''The Maker'' by Alek Bélanger *Best in Shorts Northern Flicks Award: ''Ordinary Miracle'' by Martin Smith *Best in Shorts Innovation Award: ''Perceptions'' by Zahra Golafshani

2016

*Audience Choice Award: ''Maudie (film), Maudie'' by Aisling Walsh *Audience Choice Award Best Documentary: ''The Eagle Huntress'' by Otto Bell *Audience Choice Award Best Short Film: ''The Orchard'' by Darcy Van Poelgeest *Best in Shorts, open category: ''Camani'' by Dale Carrigan *Runner-up, Shorts, open category: ''Movin' On'' by Shawn Kosmerly *Best in Shorts, student category: ''This Is Fine'' by George Bull *Runner-up, Shorts, student category: ''Broken'' by Sheri Shweyer *Best in Shorts Northern Flicks Award: ''Camani'' by Dale Carrigan Gala presentations: ''Maudie (film), Maudie'', ''Manchester by the Sea (film), Manchester by the Sea'', ''Chocolat (2016 film), Chocolat'', ''Denial (2016 film), Denial'', ''The Headhunter's Calling'', ''Toni Erdmann'', ''Mean Dreams'', ''I, Daniel Blake'', ''The Dressmaker (2015 film), The Dressmaker''.

2017

Gala presentations: ''Back to Burgundy (Ce qui nous lie)'', ''Borg/McEnroe'', ''Breathe (2017 film), Breathe'', ''Call Me by Your Name (film), Call Me By Your Name'', ''Don't Talk to Irene'', ''Indian Horse (film), Indian Horse'', ''Long Time Running'', ''Mary Shelley (film), Mary Shelley'', ''Stronger (film), Stronger''. *Audience Choice Award: ''Loving Vincent'' by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman *Audience Choice Award Best Documentary: ''Everyday Heroes (film), Everyday Heroes (Et les mistrals gagnants)'' by Anne-Dauphine Julliand *Audience Choice Award Best Short Film: ''Fix and Release'' by Scott Dobson *Best in Shorts, open category: ''Farewell Fire'' by Scott Armstrong *Runner-up, Shorts, open category: ''Future Sick'' by Aaron Martini *Best in Shorts, student category: ''Future Sick'' by Aaron Martini *Runner-up, Shorts, student category: ''Versa: This is Where We Disappear'', Aaron Martini *Best in Shorts Northern Flicks Award: ''Farewell Fire'' by Scott Armstrong

2018

Gala presentations: ''1991 (film), 1991'', ''Bel Canto (film), Bel Canto'', ''Colette (2018 film), Colette'', ''The Grizzlies'', ''The New Romantic'', ''Sharkwater Extinction'', ''The Sisters Brothers (film), The Sisters Brothers'', ''Through Black Spruce (film), Through Black Spruce'', ''What They Had'' *Best Feature Film: ''The Guilty (2018 film), The Guilty'', Gustav Möller *Best Documentary: ''You Are Here (2018 film), You Are Here'', Moze Mossanen *Best Short Film: ''Animal Behaviour (film), Animal Behaviour'', Alison Snowden and David Fine (filmmaker), David Fine

2019

Gala presentations: ''American Woman (2019 film), American Woman'', ''And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux)'', ''La Belle Époque (film), La Belle Époque'', ''The Farewell (2019 film), The Farewell'', ''Guest of Honour (2019 film), Guest of Honour'', ''Judy (film), Judy'', ''The Last Full Measure (2019 film), The Last Full Measure'', ''The Rest of Us (film), The Rest of Us'', ''The Song of Names'' *Audience Choice Award: ''Judy (film), Judy'', Rupert Goold"Check out this year's Cinéfest award winners"
''Sudbury.com'', October 3, 2019. *Audience Choice Award, Runner-Up: ''By the Grace of God (film), By the Grace of God (Grâce à Dieu)'', François Ozon *Audience Choice Award, Documentary: ''Sea of Shadows'', Richard Ladkan *Audience Choice Award, Documentary Runner-Up: ''The Secret Marathon'', Kate McKenzie and Scott Townend *Audience Choice Award, Short Film: ''The Depths (2019 film), The Depths (Les profondeurs)'', Ariane Louis-Seize *Audience Choice Award, Short Film Runner-Up: ''Unidentified Woman'', Katrina Saville

2020

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, organizers announced that the 2020 Cinéfest would proceed with a mix of in-person and online screenings, similarly to the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. Gala presentations for the festival were ''Ammonite (film), Ammonite'', ''Girl (2020 film), Girl'', ''My Salinger Year'', ''Nadia, Butterfly'', ''The Nest (2020 film), The Nest'', ''Nine Days (film), Nine Days'', ''Percy (2020 film), Percy'' and ''The Rose Maker (La fine fleur)''. *Audience Choice, Live Screening: ''The Father (2020 film), The Father'', Florian Zeller"Cinefest Sudbury announces its 2020 award winners"
''

'', October 11, 2020. *Audience Choice, Virtual Platform: ''The Last Vermeer'', Dan Friedkin *Audience Choice, Documentary: ''Call Me Human (Je m'appelle humain)'', Kim O'Bomsawin *Audience Choice, Documentary Runner-Up: ''Chaakapesh'', Roger Frappier and Justin Kingsley *Audience Choice, Short Film: ''Cayenne (film), Cayenne'', Simon Gionet *Audience Choice, Short Film Runner-Up: ''Zoo'', Will Niava

2021

The 2021 festival was again presented under a hybrid model, with both in-person and online screenings. The festival also introduced a number of juried film awards, following several years of only presenting audience choice-based awards; the new awards program includes cash prizes for Outstanding Canadian Feature, Outstanding International Feature, Outstanding Female-Led Feature, Cinema Indigenized Outstanding Talent, French-Language Feature, Inspiring Voices and Perspectives Feature, Outstanding Short, Outstanding Emerging Canadian Short, and Outstanding Animated Short. Gala presentations included ''All My Puny Sorrows (film), All My Puny Sorrows'', ''The Electrical Life of Louis Wain,'' ''Official Competition (Competencia oficial)'', ''Falling for Figaro'', ''Juniper (film), Juniper'', ''The Vinland Club (Le club vinland)'', ''The Desperate Hour, Lakewood'', ''Night Raiders (2021 film), Night Raiders'', ''One Second (film), One Second (一秒钟)'', and ''The Card Counter''.

2022

Gala presentations included ''Alice, Darling'', ''Ashgrove (film), Ashgrove'', ''Beautiful Minds (film), Beautiful Minds (Presque)'', ''Broker (2022 film), Broker (브로커)'', ''Call Jane'', ''North of Normal'', ''The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile, The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlisle'', ''The Swearing Jar'' and ''Viking (2022 film), Viking''.Wilson Chapman
"Cinefest Sudbury Announces Lineup for 2022 Festival"
''Variety (magazine), Variety'', August 25, 2022.

References

External links

Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival
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