Female Eye Film Festival Announces 2016 Award Winners

Toronto, Ontario (June 21, 2016) – Female Eye Film Festival (FEFF) wraps its 14^th year.  Awards were given to 18 individuals, as well as Female Eye Film Festival (FEFF) presented Ingrid Veninger with the “Honourary Director Award” and Christina Jennings with the “Honourary Maverick” award.

BEST FILM AWARDS

BEST OF SHOW 2016

“SPLit”

Directed by, DEBORAH KAMPMEIER

BEST CANADIAN FEATURE 2016

“THE BIRDWATCHER”

Directed by, SIOBHAN DEVINE

BEST FOREIGN FEATURE 2016

“AN OUTING IN ROME”

Directed by, KARIN PROIA

And

BEST FOREIGN FEATURE 2016

“HICRAN AND MELEK”

Directed by ESRA VESU OZCELIK

BEST DEBUT FEATURE 2016

“THE TRIBE”

Directed by, ROXY SHI

BEST DEBUT  FILMMAKER 2016   

“The Boy Who Cried Fish” directed by, Dalia Ali

BEST DEBUT DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER 2016   

“As She Is” directed by, Megan McFeely

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY 2016   

“Threads” directed by,  Cathy Stevulak

BEST FOREIGN DOCUMENTARY 2016

“FOLLOWING KINA”

Directed by, SONIA GOLDENBERG

BEST CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY 2016

“BEARDED LADIES – THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF ROSAMOND NORBURY”

Directed by,   SHARON McGOWAN

BEST SHORT FILM 2016

“THE AQUARIUM”

Directed by, JACOBIE GRAY

BEST ANIMATION 2016

“TASTING THE MOON”

Directed by, DAWN CHAN

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM 2016

“2.57K”

Directed by, EVA COLMER

BEST SCREENPLAY AWARDS

BEST SCREENPLAY 2016

“Grace” 

Written by, Jeffrey Allen Russel and Lynda Lemberg

“Rosa and the Black Tulip” 

Written by,  Gena Taylor Ellis

BEST FRESH VOICE 2016

“Canuck Love” 

Written by Leesha Nikkanen

BEST LOW BUDGET SCREENPLAY 2016

“Evil Fire”

Written by Thirza Cuthand

CROWD PLEASER 2016

(Audience Choice Award)

“My One Square Inch of Alaska” written by Sharon Short

Female Eye Film Festival, voted one of the “World’s Top Fifty Film Festivals” by MovieMaker Magazine for the 4th consecutive year, is an international film festival for women directors that bridge the gap between the written, visual, and media arts with an eclectic program of films, script readings, book signings, a photo exhibit, music nights, industry-initiative panels, and best-in-the-biz tributes. Female Eye Film Festival provides an exclusive showcase for Canadian and international independent women filmmakers.  Submissions are now open for 15^th annual FEFF June 13-18 2017!  WWW.femaleeyefilmfestival.com for more info.

For more information, please contact:

Sasha Stoltz (Sasha Stoltz Publicity),

mobile: 416-579-4804, [email protected]