And the Nominees are…

2016 SIFA Nominees

Best (Short) Film:

Please Rate Your Experience – Jeremy Ratzlaff Trio – John Graham Der Glockner – Chrystene Ells and Berny Hi Ilsa the Far Seer – Ian Campbell Lookout – Kyath Battie

Best Student Film:

It’s Good for You! – An An Dreamers – Kolby Kostyniuk SAARI – Ella Mikkola Time Frame – Joel Kereluke

Best Feature Film:

The Sabbatical – Brian Stockton VOUS ETES ICI – Mark Wihak The Land of Rock and Gold – Daniel Redenbach and Janine Windolph Patient 62 – Rick Anthony Voice from the Wilderness – Jason Britski Basic Human Needs – Matt Yim

Best Acting:

Laura Abramsen, Basic Human Needs Charity Bradfield, The Land of Rock and Gold James Whittingham, The Sabbatical Ron Anderson, Dreamers Abby Thiessen, Stigma

Best Technical Achievement:

Jason Cullimore, Score, Der Glockner Ella Mikkola, Picture and Sound Editing, SAARI Pulsewidth, Score, The Land of Rock and Gold Berny Hi, Director of Photography, Please Rate Your Experience

SIFA would like to thank all its partners, sponsors, supporters, as well as the 40 filmmakers who submitted their short and feature length films for competition.