2007

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Building Our inaugural year was a huge success. We invited some of Canada’s biggest names in filmmaking to participate, and to our surprise they all said YES! Our star-studded jury – including big names like Atom Egoyan, Piers Handling, Robert Lantos, Donald Sutherland, Denise Robert, Patrick Huard, David La Haye, Torill Kove, Paul Gratton, Geoff Pevere and Hussain Amarshi – gave us some serious street cred.

The short films were screened at the Scotiabank Theatre on October 25, 2007. The Awards Gala was held the following night at the Drake Hotel, and guests stayed at the Metropolitan Hotel on Chestnut Street in Toronto. Grand prizes included a brand-new Ford Escape Hybrid vehicle and four Air Canada trips for two to the Whistler Film Festival.

2007 Award Winners:


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  • Best Student Film
    UPSIDE-DOWN GIRL
    James Vandewater
     
  • Achievement in Animation
    FOREST FRENETIC
    David Seitz
     
  • Achievement in Direction
    WHO WANTS TO BE AN AMERIKAN
    Aaron Beckum
     
  • Destination Inspiration Award
    Q’OYLLUR RITTI
    Carmen Forsberg
     
  • Canadian Reflections Award
    PARALLELS
    Paul St. Amand