1st Scarborough Film Festival wrapped up with both the Jury and the public choosing the winning films!
Scarborough Film Festival Jury Committee watched 6 in-Competition films and awarded Best Cinematography, Best Director and Festival Grand Prix Awards, while the public had a chance to vote for their favorite short and feature film.
Award Winners
Audience Choice Award – Feature
PANDI by Maria-Saroja Ponnambalam (Canada)
Audience Choice Award – Short
Little Miss Jihad – Stephanie Law and Jessica Wu (Canada)
Festival Grand Prix
Ali Blue Eyes by Claudio Giovannesi (Italy)
Honorable Mention: A Lady in Paris by Ilmar Raag (Estonia/France)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement – Feature
Claudio Giovannessi – Ali Blue Eyes (Italy)
Honorable Mention: A Respectable Family by Massoud Bakhshi (Iran/France)
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Mohamed Tayeb Laggoune – The Repentant (Algeria)
June Kim – Festival Co-Director, Sergei Petrov – Festival Founder and Director, Karen Bruce – Festival Jury member
