Cowichan International Aboriginal Film Festival

Our 2013 Film Festival Award Winners:

Film Awards
Best Film:
The Lesser Blessed
Director: Anita Doron

Best Documentary:
St`at` imckalh- Spirit of the People
Director: Jeremy William

People's Choice Award:
'Uk'u'x Kaj, “Uk'ux Ulew, Corazon del Cielo, Corazon de la Tierra
Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth
Director: Frauke Sandig & Eric Black


Our 2013 Youth FX Film Awards
The festival has a very active youth and emerging film makers component. We are pleased to acknowledge the 2013 Youth FX Film & Performance Awards.

Culture & Heritage Award
“Be the Change”
Ucluelet First Nations Youth
A film about youth understanding the loss of their culture and taking steps to reclaim what they have lost.
Crew: Larissa Gus, Aaron Mundy, Dylan Joseph, Sheldon Touchie,Maureen Louie, Suzie mcCarthy,
Chelsy Mundy, Charles McCarthy, Waylon McCarthy, Lyle Clutesi, Brandi Mack, Michelle Tom.
Produced by: Alysson Thicke
Ucluelet First Nation
Ucluelet, BC

Best Documentary
“Capturing Stories”
Stories about heroes, intergenerational explorations and self discovery.
Crew: Jeremy Baker,Karsten Brewka,Michael Campbell, Aiden Caldwell, Rudy Charlie, Allison
Conibear,Trent Henry, Jordan Hunt, Kira Littlejohn, Tina Tejano.
Produced by: Dano Underwood
Dunsmuir Middle School
Victoria, BC

Best Film, Best Director : Kane Kirby for “Blood Memory”
Blood Memory was written & directed by Kane Kirton, a young 18 year old film maker from Winnipeg.

Best Actor Award: Vanessa Morriseau in “Blood Memory”
Vanessa Morriseau played the role of Anna, a young aboriginal girl who makes some surprising discoveries on her quest to understand her past.
Blood Memory
Cast: Vanessa Morriseau, Maria Cook, Sam Bear
Crew: Kane Kirton, Page Parisian, Scott Ballantyne, Sam Bear, Dave Berg.
Produced by: John Barett
Argyle Alternative High School
Winnipeg, Manitoba

The Film Scholarship Award for a full tuition to your choice of a week long intensive film program at Guld Island Film & Television School was awarded to Kira Littlejohn from Dunsmuir Middle
School.


2013 Youth FX Performance Awards

Youth FX Voice & Spoken Word Awards
See video taken during auditions at cowichantoday.com

This is our first year to present this new award from the film festival. This audition was open to all youth from 12-29 and the response and talent that came to be seen and heard was incredible.

The sponsors for these awards are Lila Music Centre, Woodshop Recording Studio, and Cowichan Today.com. Two awards were presented this year

In association with the Cowichan Valley Arts Council

1. The Youth FX Voice Mentorship Award: Charlie, Paige & Hannah Trio
Provides the winners with two years of mentorship through the Cowichan Valley Arts Council Youth Outreach Program and $250 to go towards their art.

2. The second award was for the Youth FX Professional Development Award for a professional recording session working with Zack Cohen of Woodshop Recording Studios and a professional video of that recording session working with Phil Ives of CowichanToday.com. This award was given to two young performers: Steven Najera and Hebecca Montoril.

We would like to thank all the film makers, the performers, the artisans, the sponsors, the volonteers, and the audience participants that make this festival the very special event it is each year. Huy tseep q'u

Louise McMurray
Festival Director
Cowichan Aboriginal Film & Art Festival

See video on www.cowichantoday.com of previous festivals