Artists & Awards

Gerry Brunet Memorial Award - Best BC Short

Our annual juried prize for the Festival’s best BC short film was established in 1997 in recognition of Gerry Brunet, a lifelong contributor to the arts and an early board member of Out On Screen. This award is generously supported by Su Craik and Lisa Heddema and Directors Guild of Canada-BC.

Past Winners

2017

Violet and June directed by Linnea Ritland

Honourable mention: Stay Gold, Man Up directed by Ray McEachern

2016

Meet Cute directed by Patrick Currie

Honourable mention: Ne t'en vas pas directed by Jessica Han

2015

Dissonance directed by Anna Ngo

2014

Under the Rainbow directed by Dave Shortt and BC Poverty Reduction Coalition

2013

Bill, Please directed by Jessica Han

OutTV's People's Choice Award - Feature

Join OUTtvGo in supporting queer film by casting your vote for your favourite feature-length film. Head to our Festival home page to find out how to cast your vote!

Past Winners

2017

Maybe Tomorrow (Baka Bukas) directed by Samantha Lee

2016

It Runs in the Family directed by Joella Cabalu

2015

A Girl at My Door (Dohee-Ya) directed by July Jung

2014

Tru Love directed by Kate Johnston and Shauna MacDonald

2013

Lace Bite directed by Carmen Klotz and Sharron Bates

OutTV's People's Choice Award - Short

This award goes to the audience’s selection for exceptional short film. Support independent directors by voting at the Festival! Head to our Festival home page to find out how to cast your vote!

Past Winners

2017

Do I Have Boobs Now? directed by Joella Cabalu and Milena Salazar

2016

Handsome and Majestic directed by SALAZAR Film (Jeff Lee Petry and Nathan Drillot).

2015

Same Boat directed by David C. Jones

2014

All Good Things directed by Ian Tang

2013

Bill, Please! directed by Jessica Han

Artists-in-Residence

Thirza Cuthand

Thirza Cuthand has been making short experimental narrative videos and films about sexuality, madness, youth, love, and race since 1995. She is a prolific artist, having screened films at dozens of festivals across the world, including New York City, Sao Paolo, Toronto (Hot Docs and ImagineNATIVE), San Francisco, Los Angeles, Germany, and right here at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival.

Meet Thirza

Love Intersections (Jen Sungshine and David Ng)

A creative love note penned by a group of hopeful millennials, Love Intersections, like all families, is a work in progress—an ongoing story that is told by many voices. Grounded by an ethos of collective care, and expressed through the medium of film, Love Intersections aims to deepen the mainstream narrative of our differently interconnected lives fueled by empathy and extraordinary nuance.

Meet Love Intersections