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And the Winners Are: 2016 Toronto Film School Festival of Films

Published on October 4th, 2016. Last updated May 8th, 2023.

The Toronto Film School once again hosted an incredibly successful Festival of Films on Thursday, September 29. The festival featured dozens of short films, music videos, PSA’s and commercials made by Toronto Film School students and alumni.

 

Following the screenings, which took place at the Cineplex Odeon at 10 Dundas Street, there was a formal awards ceremony. The following is the list of winners from the night:

 

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BEST PSA: Mandie Kingsbury “All Life if Precious”

BEST MUSIC VIDEO: Kevin Kim “Boots”

BEST COMMERCIAL: Sunghoon Kim “I Gun Vol 1”

BEST DOCUMENTARY: Rafaela Galindo “Will to Dance”

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE: Daniel Turres “W.A.M- We Are Men”

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE: Dominique Smith “Still Me”

BEST SOUND DESIGN: Brett Morreau “Technically Love”

BEST SCREENWRITER: Jasmine Ali “W.A.M.- We Are Men”

BEST ART DIRECTOR: Carly McGrath “The Devil is Due”

BEST EDITING: Laura Bergeron “Winner Gagnant”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Connor Jarvie “The Devil is Due”

BEST PRODUCER: Felipe Lopez “The Bicyclist”

BEST DIRECTOR: Salar Pashtoonyar “Forsaken”

BEST PICTURE: “Forsaken”

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