Inside Out 2011 Winners

It’s a Wrap for the 21st Annual
Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival
Presenting Sponsor - RBC Royal Bank
http://www.insideout.ca

Announcing The Winners

Inside Out has provided a world-class platform for filmmakers around the world to tell their stories for more than two decades. One of the largest LGBT festivals in the world, Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival wrapped Sunday night with more than 85 screenings and rang the meter “up” at the box office making 2011 a stand-out success.

Last night Inside Out handed out eight prestigious awards to some of the queer filmmaking community’s brightest worldwide talents.

And the winners…

Canadian Jury Awards

This year our Canadian Jury included Denise Benson a Toronto-based DJ, event producer and freelance journalist; Renata Mohamed a Toronto-based filmmaker and a graduate of the Integrated Media program at OCAD; and Jamie Travis an indie film writer/director considered “one of the most original voices in Canadian cinema.

Entertainment Partners Canada/ Canada Film Capitol Award for
Best Canadian Film or Video

HOME OF THE BUFFALO

By Rémy Huberdeau (screened in Transplanetarium)

Entertainment Partners Canada/ Canada Film Capitol Award for
Emerging Canadian Artist
SWIM
By Jordan Tannahill (screened in Hogtown Homos)

Charles Street Video Award for
Best Up-and-Coming Toronto Film or Video Maker, presented to a local first-time filmmaker
A DRAGGED OUT AFFAIR
By Sonia Hong (screened in Hogtown Homos)

HARDtv Hot Shorts Award
DANCE TO MISS CHIEF
by Kent Monkman (screened in Hogtown Homos)

International Jury Award

And on our international Jury this year Inside Out was proud to have Marco Berger from Buenos Aires who is a world-renowned award-winning filmmaker; Michael Gamilla Director of ImageOut, Rochester’s LGBT Film and Video Festival; and Kirstine Molgaard from Copenhagen who is the Festival Director of MIX COPENHAGEN LGBT Film Festival.

Bill Sherwood Award for
Best First Feature
BLACK FIELD
by Vardis Marinakis (Greece)

Audience Awards

RBC Royal Bank Award for
Best Feature Film or Video

WEEKEND
By Andrew Haigh

Elle Flanders Award for
Best Documentary Film or Video
WE WERE HERE
by David Weissman

Mikey/Schmikey Award for
Best Short Film or Video

CHANGE

By Melissa Osborne and Jeff McCutcheon (USA) (screened in the Black Boxes program)