Award Winners Showcase

2023 Winners

Celebrating the best films at the Burnaby International Film Festival.

Best Film

• Path of Dreams - Directed by Jun-ho Lee

• Whispers of the Wind - Directed by Sophia Rodriguez

Best Director

• Sam Park - Silence Speaks

• Erin McDonald - Games of Shadows

Best Screenplay

• Alan White - Footprints in the Snow

• Claire Pereira - Roads of Memory

Best Cinematography

• Amanda Black - Morning Sunshine

• Luke Jordan - Solitary River

Best Editing

• Daniel Martin - In the Silence

• Carla Stewart - Steps at Dawn

Best Documentary

• Green Future - Directed by Amy Brown

• Soul of the City - Directed by Eric King

Best Animation

• Under the Moonlight - Directed by Sophia Howard

• Stellar Adventure - Directed by Elliott Zhang

Best Short Film

• Night Walkers - Directed by Adam Joyce

• Lonely Roads - Directed by Lily Gray

Best Emerging Director

• Ben Smith - Heart of the Wild

• Hannah Kim - End of the Rainbow

Audience Choice Award

• Road Home - Directed by Jackson Lee

• Lost at Midnight - Directed by Ellie Thompson

Best Actor

• James Bryant - Days Gone

• Helen Payne - Her Secret

Festival Special Award

• Dreamscape - Directed by Lisa Gray

• Voices of Time - Directed by Kevin Liu