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Gender Equity in Media Society (GEMS) announced the award winners of the 20th annual GEMFest, celebrating outstanding achievements in film and television by women and gender-diverse creators. This year\u2019s festival featured an inspiring selection of films and stories from around the world, with awards given in categories spanning screenwriting, short films and features with impactful themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GEMFest 2025 Award Winners<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

SCREENPLAY COMPETITION AWARDS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Best Feature \u2013 Poisonous by Jasleen Kaur
Prize provided by: Rephrase Filmworks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"GEMFest<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Best TV Pilot \u2013  Young Hags by Corina Bizim and Maddy Hillis
Prize provided by: Firecracker Department<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SHORT FILM AWARDS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Impact – Short \u2013 Karateka (Director: Florence Fauquet)
Presented by: North Shore Studios<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Performance \u2013 Carmen Sylvestre in Lumen
Presented by: Lucas Talent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Cinematography \u2013 Nina Wells for Vivie
Presented by: ICG 669<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Editing \u2013 Grace Zhang for Lovin’ Her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Direction \u2013 Genevi\u00e8ve Tremblay & Milla Cummings for Passageways <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Short \u2013 Is Gay Marriage Next? (Director: Emily Clark)
Presented by: ACFC West<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BEST OF BC AWARDS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Best of BC (Award 1) \u2013 February Sixteenth Nineteen Forty-Seven (Director: Jessica Miinguuaqtii)
Presented by: Vancouver Film Studios, prize provided by Sparky\u2019s Grip & Lighting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best of BC (Award 2) \u2013 Little Miss Sleepy (Director: Jenny Lee-Gilmore)
Presented by: MBS Equipment Co.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best of BC (Award 3) \u2013 NiiMisSak: Sisters in Film (Director: Jules A Koostachin)
Presented by: Cinelease<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"NiiMisSak-\"
NiiMisSak<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

FEATURE FILM AWARDS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Impact – Feature \u2013 Inay (Mama) (Director: Thea Loo, DP: Jeremiah Reyes)
Presented by: CMPA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Performance \u2013 Olunike Adeliyi in Village Keeper
Presented by: UBCP\/ACTRA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Cinematography \u2013 Negin Khazaee for One Must Wash Eyes
Presented by: Keslow Camera<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Musical Score \u2013 Melody McKivor for Singing Back the Buffalo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Editing \u2013 Anna Chiyeko Shannon for Inay (Mama)
Presented by: Canadian Cinema Editors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Screenplay (Festival) \u2013 Sepideh Yadegar for One Must Wash Eyes
Presented by: Chandler Fogden Lyman Law<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Documentary \u2013 Singing Back the Buffalo (Director: Tasha Hubbard)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Direction \u2013 Tasha Hubbard for Singing Back the Buffalo
Presented by: The Directors Guild of Canada, BC <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Feature \u2013  Village Keeper
Presented by: Telefilm Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INDUSTRY AWARDS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lifetime Achievement in Advancing Equity: Tracey Friesen (posthumous)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emerging Changemaker Award: Doaa Magdy
Presented by: Creative BC <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leadership in Education Award: Sharon McGowan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artistic Achievement Award: Jules A. Koostachin
Presented by: IATSE 891<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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