The Montreal Independent Film Festival was established to support, promote, and showcase independent films of all genres from around the world. The festival's dedication to the art of cinema has made MIFF Canada one of the most popular and best reviewed international competitions, offering seasonal and annual programs for indie filmmakers and artists involved in diverse arthouse projects from all over the globe.
The Cinema du Parc of Montreal hosts the festival's annual screening events for the finalists and official selections of the year, chosen from the seasonal nominees and winners. The most recent annual screening of the festival at the movie theater ended on September 22, 2024. Meanwhile, the festival team continues to promote and screen films via Montreal Independent Film magazine year-round, providing indie filmmakers and artists with the opportunity to showcase their work as festival nominees.
Esteemed Cannes award winners and Oscar nominees have also participated alongside emerging independent artists in different festival categories of the seasonal IMDb qualifying competition. With a large number of submissions each year, the programming committee carefully selects films and script projects, nominating artists for various competition sections that include awards in acting, directing, cinematography, screenwriting, editing, music video, experimental cinema, animation, student film, human rights, environmental genres and more.
Montreal Independent Film Festival is dedicated to supporting artists and independent cinema through a combination of online and cinema screenings as a hybrid event. We are excited to reveal the most recent winners in different categories for this season. We take great pleasure in announcing the latest winners of the Montreal Independent Film Festival's seasonal competition.
Below is the complete list of seasonal winners:
Best Narrative Feature & Best Director
Stealing the Sky
Director: Megan Follows
Best Narrative Short
Tango to go
Director: Alina Levshin
Best Feature Documentary
The Accidental Spy
Director: Anthony Wonke
Best Short Documentary
If The Dead Come Home
Director: Aaron Joshua Weintraub
Best Independent Film
Visceral
Director: Cesar Manzano
Best Short Horror
Who's There?
Director: Ryan Doris
Best Comedy
Shooting blanks
Director: Ziga Virc
Best Animation
THE STORM
Director: Zhigang aka "Busifan" YANG
Honorable Mention Animation
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue!
Directors: Kevin Donovan & Gottfried Roodt
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Love Music Shelter
Director: Courtney Miller
Best Experimental
A Garden House
Director: Blake Douglas Young
Best Environmental
Wild Coast Warriors
Director: Nick Chevallier, Leigh Wood, Guido Zanghi, Warren Smart
Best Female Director
Kate Bohan
From Embers
Best Human Rights
Cuba es Mi Patria: The Homeland I Keep Inside
Director: Rose Marie Perez
Best First-Time Filmmaker & Best Youth Artist
Neon Dreaming
Director: Marie-Claire Marcotte
Starring: Maélya Boyd
Best Student Film
I'm Todor. I Mean, Bill.
Director: Madison Leonard
Best Music Video
"12 Chains" by Atomis
Director: Douglas Cook
Best Thriller
Déjà vu
Director: Jean Frenette
Best Canadian Indie
Stalkers
Director: Paul Thompson
Best Cinematographer
Diego Javier Dicarlo
Kintsugi
Best Actor
Seung Ho SHIN
Only God Knows Everything
Best Actress
Debra Monk
HOLD
Best Composer
Lauryn Vania Kurniawan
Foundling
Best Unproduced Feature Script
Michael Collins: My Generation
Patrick O'Sullivan Greene
Best Unproduced Short Script
An Escape
Maya Siobhan Post
Honorable Mention Feature
Exodus
Director: Serkan Nihat
Honorable Mention Short
Instantané
Director: Pablo Mattarocci
Honorable Mention Documentary
PUT THE GUNS DOWN: A WORLD EPIDEMIC
Director: TERRY C CARNEY SR
Honorable Mention Horror
The Portal
Director: Mariano Argento
Honorable Mention Independent
Thief of Dreams
Director: Maxence Genestier
