‘Out Standing’ and John Candy doc take audience awards at Cinéfest

After what organizers are calling an “incredibly successful event,” Cinéfest Sudbury organizers revealed the award winners for the 37th edition of Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival. The festival ran from Sept.13 to Sept. 21 and featured a handpicked selection of films from well over 10,000 submissions. 

This year’s categories and winners include:

Outstanding Canadian Feature Film Award

Ma mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan, directed by Ken Scott

Outstanding International Feature Film Award

DJ Ahmet, directed by Georgi M. Unkovski

French Language Feature Film Award

Gagne ton ciel, directed by Mathieu Denis

Cinema Indigenized Outstanding Talent Award

Free Leonard Peltier, directed by David France & Jesse Short Bull

Outstanding Female-Led Feature Film Award

Out Standing, directed by Mélanie Charbonneau

Inspiring Voices & Perspectives Feature Film Award

Clear Sky, directed by Michael Del Monte & Shawn Davis

Outstanding Short Film Award

Made for U, directed by Nathanael Draper

Outstanding Northern Ontario Short Film Award

Can You Feel It Now?, directed by Isak Vaillancourt

Outstanding Animated Short Film Award

Dolly Baby – Rhythm & Flesh, directed by Bouchera Tahraoui

Audience Choice Award for Best Feature

Out Standing, directed by Mélanie Charbonneau

Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary

John Candy: I Like Me, directed by Colin Hanks

Audience Choice Award for Best Short

Serenity, directed by Frank Tremblay

CTV Best in Shorts – Open Category, First Place

Mr. Noah and the Second Flood, directed by Kelly Saxberg (Thunder Bay)

CTV Best in Shorts – Open Category, Second Place

Podwójne (Double), directed by Piotr Skowroński (North Bay)

CTV Best in Shorts – Scholarship

Behind the Screen, directed by Nation North (Garson)

Agilis Networks Youth Volunteer Award

Felice Guo

Bill Clement Outstanding Volunteer Award

Dawn Cranston