Last night was the annual Windy Awards, hosted by the Winnipeg Film Group. Windy, Winnipeg, indie, get it?
The Windy Awards are like Winnipeg's Oscars! So while you're watching the Oscars tonight, I recommend checking out some trailers/clips of the films below.
Here are the Windy Award nominees, winners, and some clips of these awesome films:
The On Screen Manitoba Screenplay Award
Nominees:
Hard Way Girl - Rebecca Gibson
Imitations - Milos Mitrovic
Menorca - John Barnard
And the winner was...Milo Mitrovic for Imitations!
The William F. White Cinematography Award
Nominees:
Sweat - Theo Pelmus
Menorca - Markus Henkel
Beauty in Focus - Lauren MacGill
And the winner was...Markus Henkel for Menorca!
The Stan Mak Memorial Sound Award, sponsored by IATSE 856
Nominees:
Concerto - John Schritt
Menorca - Mitch Dorge
Lovesick - Bruce Little
And the winner was...Mitch Dorge for Menorca!
The Midcan Editing Award
Nominees:
Hard Way Girl - Madison Thomas
Menorca - Markus Henkel, John Barnard, Fabian Velasco
Imitations - Marcus, Ian, Fabian, Milos
And the winner was...Marcus, Ian, Fabian, and Milos for Imitations!
Production Design Award
Nominees:
Imitations - Markus, Ian, Fabian, Milos
Lovesick - Maryam Decter
Menorca - Gordon Wilding
And the winner was...Gordon Wilding for Menora!
The NSI Short Fiction Award
Nominees:
Q & A - Ashley Hirt
Crash Site - Sonya Ballantyne
Imitations - Markus, Ian, Fabian, Milos
And the winner was...Markus, Ian, Fabian, and Milos for Imitations!
Animation / Experimental Award
Nominees:
Sweat - Kristin Snowbird
Holland, Man. - Aaron Zeghers
“The Talk” True Stories About the Birds & The Bees - Alain Delannoy
And the winner was...a tie between Alain Delannoy for "The Talk" and Aaron Zeghers for Holland, Man.!
The Gimme Some Truth Short Documentary Award
Nominees:
Tennis Story - Tyson Caron
Mennonite Joke - Orlando Braun
Soul Sisters - Danielle Sturk
And the winner was...Tyson Caron for Tennis Story!
The William F. White Feature Length Film Award
Nominees
Lovesick - Tyson Caron
Menorca - John Barnard
Heliosols - Gabriel Tougas
And the winner was John Barnard for Menora!
I wish I had more clips for them all. At the Windy Awards they played lots of different clips and made me very excited to see some of them!
Speaking of which, Menora is showing at Cinematheque starting April 20th! Go here to pre-purchase tickets (they may go fast considering).
I couldn't find upcoming screenings for any others, but some of the shorts showed at Gimli Film Festival or through Cinematheque's Decolonizing the Lens series, so I recommend looking out for those.
Hope you enjoyed this brief look at some awesome Winnipeg films. Enjoy the Oscars tonight if you're tuning in. Or, if you're looking for something more local, I recommend checking out the IOU Video Fest at the Park Theatre.
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