A young boy misses the chance to say goodbye to his dying Mother.Through a deep desire he wills himself to try to see her again
For the sorrowful Gustavo, it was an ordinary night: an uninspiring, silent night. But suddenly, fun knocked on this door… and it wouldn´t leave until it had run its course.
Best Cinematography
An inspirational series exploring the unique lifestyles of British Columbia's most dynamic mountain culture athletes, artists, and adventurers.
Mike lives in a small rural town. He is employed as a farm hand at a local farm owned by Frank. Mike is living life day to day not worried about anything around him. As he sees things around him deteriorate he soon realizes that his own future is in jeopardy
Jealousy leads a man to commit a horrible crime. Years later, while enjoying his new life, a mysterious character start to stalk him.
Tensions still linger in 1997 LA between the Korean-American and the Black communities after the ‘92 Riots. After an incident in his father’s restaurant, Jay, a Korean-American high school student finds himself pulled into LA’s underground hip hop scene where the two worlds collide.
Best Script
Alex is a young boy who has an obsession with space, and after watching the launch of Apollo 11, dreams that he too can someday go to space.
The Triumph of God's Love. A surreal dark comedy with a gas mask.
A woman and man from opposing worlds have the veil between them lifted. Through experimental editing and dance, they are able to experience each other's worlds and create a realm of their own.
Four birthdays, four ways to live loneliness. One day.
Hurry Slowly is a warm slice-of-life film about Fiona and her younger brother Tom, whom she takes care of.
Chilliwack Spirit Award
On November 1st, 2016 Reimer family and community of Abbotsford, BC (Canada) endured a loss of a young soul—daughter, sister and friend. Letisha Reimer was a supporter of Run For Water, a non-profit organization that focuses on bringing clean water to communities in Ethiopia.
Best of BC
The newest member of a minor league hockey team, Ray, experiences hazing by his new teammates as he struggles to fit in both on and off the ice. Ray will have to find the courage to accept himself first—and maybe even inspire a fellow teammate.
This is the story of Nicole Provost, a 23-year old UBC Student with Asperger's Syndrome who single-handedly founded the Mayday Youth Choir, a first of its kind in British Columbia which caters to children and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
A group of 20-somethings come to terms with the addiction ailing them all, the gram.
Pablo and Marius make a disturbing discovery about their childhood friend Lou: she appears to be able to synthesise into sound the light she is exposed to. But as she soon becomes an instrument of their musical experiences, her gift turns into a sort of curse…
Martha needs the toilet fixed in her hotel bathroom but there's one problem: her plumber may be a vampire.
After receiving a pair of tickets in the mail, Andie and Josephine visit a mysterious new club, only to find things a little unusual...
A young father coping with an unthinkable tragedy, it doesn't help that his family won't believe what happened.
In his childhood, Janya was the only one who survived by escaping from a night massacre in his village. After 20 years, he comes back and the repressed grief and pain overwhelms him.
Every day Tiago goes into his garden, to feed the crocodile that killed his brother.
This animation made of 2500 paintings tells the story of a man who tries to run away from his fate. He is seeking for success, fame, happiness and love... But the city is too strong and he can't win.
In a very near future, Zack is about to have a date with Lucie
who he just met on Slick, a very peculiar dating app.
Laurie is an artist who wants nothing more than to become a professional painter.
An ageing man is having a very bad day, he’s taken something he should not have from a group of gangsters and now they want it back.
Filled with uncertainty throughout his childhood, Glenn is determined to ensure that every decision he makes in his life is the right one.
An astronaut and scientist finds herself lost on an alien planet. All she has is a case with some basic tools and a broken wrist communicator. The rest of her crew is gone and something has been stalking her for several days, never getting any closer.
Best of Fest
Jim Cummings stars as a police officer from Texas who deals with the death of his mother while giving a heartfelt eulogy at her funeral. Inspired by the music of singer-songwriter, Bruce Springsteen.
Toiling away in a makeshift lab, Dr. Barry Slater has finally made a breakthrough: THE CHRONOSPHERIC RE-OSCILLATOR, a device able to transmit artifacts across time.
Taking a look into the culture of the indigenous peoples in British Columbia, Canada. Creating awareness and spreading knowledge of how important a pathway to the revival of these peoples and their way of life is to young and old alike.
Jazlo, a shy young man discovers his passion in synth pop music and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. He manipulates, threatens and begs all those he encounters in the pursuit of his dreams. Forcing himself to morph into the glitching reflection of greatness he sees in his mind.
Best Documentary
waałšiʔaƛin (Coming Home) explores the modern story of the Huu-ay-aht First Nations, a self-governing nation on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
A touching animated music video about life, death... and a cat.