solo
Romance/Drama • 14A • 101 Minutes
A Montreal drag queen must deal with two loves in his life: Oliver and his mother.
Nominated:
Best Motion Picture – Étienne Hansez
Best Direction – Sophie Dupuis
Best Lead Performance in a Drama Film – Théodore Pellerin
Best Cinematography – Mathieu Laverdière
the nature of love (Simple comme Sylvain)
Romance/Comedy • 13+ • 110 Minutes
Sophia’s wealthy, upper-class values are challenged when she falls in love with Sylvain, a blue-collar worker.
Nominated:
Best Lead Performance in a Comedy Film – Magalie Lépine-Blondeau
Best Original Screenplay – Monia Chokri
Best Cinematography – André Turpin
Best Editing – Pauline Gaillard
richelieu
Drama • PG • 90 Minutes
Ariane, who works as an interpreter for migrant workers, must decide whether to speak out against company injustices.
Nominated:
Best Motion Picture – Geneviève Gosselin-G
Best Lead Performance in a Drama Film – Ariane Castellanos
Best Supporting Performance in a Drama Film – Nelson Coronado
John Dunning First Feature – Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Best Cinematography – Gabriel Brault-Tardif
Best Casting in a Film – Ariane Castellanos and Victor Tremblay-Blouin
red rooms (Les Chambres rouges)
Thriller/Drama • 14A • 118 Minutes
Fashion model, Kelly-Anne, becomes obsessed with a murderer during his trial.
Nominated:
Best Motion Picture – Dominique Dussault
Best Direction – Pascal Plante
Best Lead Performance in a Drama Film – Juliette Gariépy
Best Supporting Performance in a Drama Film – Laurie Babin
Best Original Screenplay – Pascal Plante
Ru
Drama • 14A • 120 Minutes
A wealthy family flees Vietnam before coming to Quebec.
Won:
Best Supporting Performance in a Drama Film – Chantal Thuy
Nominated:
Best Adapted Screenplay – Jacques Davidts
Best Art Direction/Production Design – Marie-Hélène Lavoie
Best Cinematography – Jean-François Lord
Best Costume Design – Rosalie Clermont
Best Sound Editing – Pierre-Jules Audet, Marie-Miel Lacasse Hévey, Monique Vézina and Natalie Fleurant
Best Sound Mixing – Hans Laitres, Guillaume Daoust, Maxime Vermette, Daniel Bisson and Mathieu Maillé
Best Makeup – Dominique T. Hasbani
Best Hair – Vincent Dufault
in flames
Horror/Drama • 14A • 98 Minutes
After a death in the family, a mother and daughter must try to survive the spirit around them.
Won:
John Dunning Best First Feature – Zarrar Kahn
Nominated:
Best Visual Effects – Jeff Bruneel, James Miligan, Tamara Young, Nick Winger, and Adam Graves
infinity pool
Horror/Thriller • R • 117 Minutes
When James and Em Foster are vacationing on a tropical island, they are exposed to a system of self-indulgence of the most extreme degree.
Won:
Best Visual Effects – Andy Robinson
Nominated:
Best Motion Picture – Karen Harnisch, Andrew Cividino, Christina Piovesan, Noah Segal, Rob Cotterill, Anita Juka, Daniel Kresmery, Jonathan Halperyn
Best Direction – Brandon Cronenberg
Best Lead Performance in a Drama Film – Mia Goth and Alexander Skarsgård
Best Original Screenplay – Brandon Cronenberg
Best Cinematography – Karim Hussain
Best Editing – James Vandewater
Best Sound Editing – Alex Bullick, Jill Purdy, Rob Bertola, and Craig MacLellan
Best Makeup – Dan Martin, Traci Loader, and Svetlana Gutic,
Best Casting in a Film – Mark Bennett and Deirdre Bowen
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Horror/Comedy • 14A • 90 Minutes
A young vampire who can’t kill meets Paul, a young man with suicidal tendencies.
Won:
Best Original Screenplay – Ariane Louis-Seize and Christine Doyon
Nominated:
Best Motion Picture – Jeanne-Marie Poulain, Line Sander Egede
Best Direction – Ariane Louis-Seize
Best Lead Performance in a Comedy Film – Félix-Antoine Bénard and Sara Montpetit
Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film – Steve Laplante and Noémie O’Farrell
John Dunning Best First Feature – Ariane Louis-Seize
Best Art Direction/Production Design – Ludovic Dufresne
Best Costume Design – Kelly-Anne Bonieux
Best Editing – Stéphane Lafleur
Best Casting in a Film – Tania Arana
queen of my dreams
Romance/Comedy • PG • 96 Minutes
Azra travels from Canada to Pakistan, following in the memories of her mother.
Won:
Best Lead performance in a Drama Film – Amrit Kaur
Best Original Song – Qurram Hussain, “Ishq Ki Na Koi Bhi Hud Hai”
Nominated:
Best Adapted Screenplay – Fawzia Mirza
Best Art Direction/Production Design – Michael Pierson
Best Original Score – Alysha Brilla
blackberry
History/Drama • 14A • 120 Minutes
The true story of the rise and fall of the BlackBerry phone.
Read here for the full review!
Won:
Best Motion Picture – Niv Fichman, Matthew Miller, Fraser Ash, Kevin Krikst
Best Direction – Matt Johnson
Best Lead Performance in a Comedy Film – Jay Baruchel
Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film – Glenn Howerton
Best Adapted Screenplay – Matt Johnson and Matthew Miller
Best Art Direction – Adam Belanger, Kerry Noonan, and Lucy Larkin
Best Cinematography – Jared Raab
Best Costume Design – Hanna Puley
Best Editing – Curt Lobb
Best Sound Editing – Matthew Chan, Gabe Knox, Michelle Irving, Lucas Prokaziuk, Stefan Fraticelli, and Jason Charbonneau
Best Sound Mixing – Matthew Chan, Bret Killoran, Nathan Street, Paul Lynch, Randy Wilson, Ron Mellegers, and Justin Helle
Best Original Score – Jay McCarrol
Best Hair – Dylan Twigg and Philippe Bertrand-Hudson
Best Casting in a Film – Pam Dixon, Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay
Nominated:
Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film – Matt Johnson
Best Makeup – Ashley Vieira, Erin Sweeney and Thea Samuels