8th Vancouver Island Short Film Festival

The 2013 Vancouver Island Short Film Festival held February 1 & 2 was highly successful, attracting one of the largest audiences of its eight-year history. Almost five hundred people enjoyed diverse films from across the country, representing a wide variety of genres. From the whimsical comedy of The Money Pet, to the dark and thrilling chase of Mark of Cain, to the beautiful and informative documentary Across the Way, fourteen films ranging from 2 – 12 minutes in length were chosen from talented independent filmmakers. Selections included 8 films from Vancouver Island, attesting to the quality of the Mid Island’s local film scene.
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2013 Award Winning Films

Congratulations to all the filmmakers of the 14 selected films for the 2013 VISFF. Here is the list of winners of our annual awards ceremony.

Best Student Film presented by the Vancouver Island University Media Research Lab
Year of the Living Dyingly – Steff Gundling

Best Performance presented by BC Gaming
Wait for Rain – Haig Sutherland

Best Technical presented by the VIU Student’s Union
Year of the Living Dyingly - Steff Gundling

Best Original Music presented by Arts BC
Wait for Rain - Alessandro Juliani

Best Writing presented by the Nanaimo Arts Council
The Money Pet - Gary Hawes

Best Film presented by the Firehouse Grill
The Money Pet - Gary Hawes

People’s Choice presented by the City of Nanaimo
The Money Pet - Gary Hawes

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