VIFF 2022 Winners

Grand Prix

Playing Through — Directed by Balbinka Korzeniowska

Best Feature Film

Playing Through — Directed by Balbinka Korzeniowska

Best Animated Film

Me and My Winter Games-Perfect Holiday — Directed by Haoling Lee, Ming Zhong, Zhe Zhang, Liwen Wang

Best Short Film

Živa (The Death of the Goddess Živa) — Directed by Nataša Stearns

Best Documentary Film

Ballymanus — Directed by Patrick Sharkey, Séan Doupe

Best Director

Balbinka Korzeniowska — Directed by Playing Through

Best Screenplay

JIZO-Evangelist — Directed by Tokoroten Nakamura

Best Experimental Film

Blue Deusion — Directed by Guan Fang

Best Music Video

Frozen Heart — Directed by Nina Guseva

Best Actor

Brandon Sklenar — Futra Days

Best Actress

Julia Rae — Playing Through

Best Art Direction

The Violin and its Shadow — Directed by Greg Babalas

Best Cinematography

Other Side of the Mountain — Directed by Markus Otz

Best Film Score

Long Flat Balls “Broken Promises” — Directed by Zach Robinson