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The Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) has announced the 2025 Award recipients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People\u2019s Choice Awards winners<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Canadian Feature winner is REALLY HAPPY SOMEDAY directed by J Stevens, who will receive a $2,500 cash prize supported by Canada Media Fund (CMF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Canadian Short winner is ORGANZA\u2019S REVENGE directed by Walter Scott, who will receive a $2,500 in-kind prize in post-production services from Elemental Post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The International Feature winner is BETWEEN GOODBYES (USA) directed by Jota Mun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The International Short winner is DIE BULLY DIE (Australia) directed by Nathan Lacey and Nick Lacey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winning team of the inaugural VQFF Pitch Competition are Peihwen J. Tai, Hannah Yang, and Ronald Lee for their short film pitch PRETTY BOY$ about a K-pop inspired boy band with two closeted members who fall for each other, forcing them to confront the exploitative machinery of the industry and their need for freedom. The judges were award-winning Indigenous (Cree-M\u00e9tis) director and screenwriter Asia Youngman and Co-founder & Chief Content Officer for Revry TV Christopher J. Rodriguez. The winning project and team will receive a $17,000 in-kind prize package supported by Lark Productions, K & K Casting, Cracked Compass Media, as well as mentorship opportunities and a public screening as an official selection of a future VQFF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The highest accolades of this year<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The inaugural Matriarch of the Year (MOTY) Award winner is Sonya Ballantyne (she\/they), a Swampy Cree writer, filmmaker, and speaker based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The MOTY Award, introduced by new Artistic Director Mary Galloway, honors an Indigiqueer or Two Spirit (2S) Matriarchal leader in film and television across Turtle Island who has made a significant impact on Indigenous and 2SLGBTQIA+ storytelling. Nominated by community members and selected by a committee of Indigiqueer filmmakers, including Artistic Director Mary Galloway, Tristin Greyeyes, and Olivia Brooks, the winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize and $2,500 in-kind publicity package from Pender PR to amplify their positive impact and support their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Narrative Change Award winner is director Rheanna Toy for her feature directorial debut A PLACE WHERE I BELONG, a local documentary spotlighting the challenges of queer and trans individuals with intellectual disabilities. This award comes with a $5,000 cash prize and was determined by an international jury, honouring a Canadian or International feature film that uses the power of cultural strategy to overturn outdated narratives, inspire change, and expand the audience\u2019s perception of 2SLGBTQIA+ identities. This year\u2019s jurors were actor-activist Rain Dove and festival programmer Lu Linares of Inside Out. A PLACE WHERE I BELONG is the first Canadian and local film to win the Narrative Change Award since its inception in 2023. The jury also recognized BETWEEN GOODBYES with an honourable mention in this category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Gerry Brunet Memorial Award: Best British Columbia Short winner is director Jess McLeod for their directorial debut DTF?, a comedy short about a struggling writer who ends up on a date with his former English professor. The Gerry Brunet Memorial Award was established in 1997 in recognition of Brunet, a lifelong contributor to the arts and an early board member of Out On Screen. The award includes a $2,850 cash prize and mentorship opportunities from the Directors Guild of Canada BC, a $20,000 camera package prize from Keslow Camera, and a $5,000 gear package prize from Cinelease. This award was determined by an expert jury of local filmmakers, Brianne Nord-Stewart, Jason Karman, and Kent Donguines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out In Schools, VQFF\u2019s award-winning sibling education program, has acquired six films that screened at VQFF 2025 to add to our Film Catalogue. These films will be available online to educators starting in the fall 2025 semester with lesson plans and other teaching tools. They will additionally be screened within Out In Schools presentations in schools and communities across BC in the 2025-2026 school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loud and Cleo (Cl\u00e9o se fait des films) (Belgium) dir. by Tallulah Farquhar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embers of Queer Joy (Canada) dir. By Mary Galloway<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Love, Lottie (Australia) dir. by Lily Drummond<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immature (Taiwan, Netherlands) dir. by Eddy Wu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Becoming Ruby (Canada) dir. by Quan Luong<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wait, Wait, Now! (New Zealand) dir. by Ramon Te Wake<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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