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Award Winners Showcase

Celebrating excellence in filmmaking at the 2022 Burnaby International Film Festival. Discover this year's winners!

2022 Winners

Celebrating the best films at the Burnaby International Film Festival.

Best Film
  • Lost Shores - Directed by Sophia Yang

  • Beneath the Night Sky - Directed by Mark Anderson

Best Director
  • Danielle Moreno - At Midnight

  • Christopher Ramirez - Voices of the Desert

Best Screenplay
  • Leah Green - Beyond the Horizon

  • Jason Fisher - As We Part

Best Cinematography
  • Ethan Hart - Morning Mist

  • Olivia Klein - Dance of Light

Best Editing
  • Lisa Hope - Traces of Time

  • Rick Park - Mirror Images

Best Documentary
  • Song of Nature - Directed by Peter Yang

  • Within Borders - Directed by Amelia Cate

Best Animation
  • End of the Fairy Tale - Directed by Harry Liu

  • Magical Adventures - Directed by Jessica Roberts

Best Short Film
  • Lonely Planet - Directed by Tom Baker

  • Autumn Nights - Directed by Natalie Lee

Best Emerging Director
  • Gabrielle Madison - Between the Stars

  • Mia Perez - After the Sunset

Audience Choice Award
  • First Snow - Directed by Kevin Baker

  • Gentle Goodbyes - Directed by Nora Watson

Best Actor
  • Rebecca Stone - Glimmer

  • Henry Austin - Distance Between Us

Festival Special Award
  • Dream Seekers - Directed by Amy Johnson

  • Boundless Night - Directed by Robert Lane