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Check out the winners of Toronto Indie Shorts

The 10th edition of Toronto Indie Shorts brings together short films of all genres to compete in various sections of the IMDb qualifying virtual festival. Toronto Indie Shorts has been growing in popularity in the past few years. The festival mainly focuses on arthouse narrative, experimental, animation and documentaries from international and Canadian talents. The festival was founded by a group of film scholars, film critics and filmmakers from York University of Toronto. It is our pleasure to announce the winners of the latest edition of Toronto Indie Shorts.




Best Narrative: A Little Sun Director: Danny Caporaletti



Best Director Apart Director: Ziling “Jolyn” Mei ​

Honorable mention Documentary Racially Constructed Directors: Desmond Blackman, Noreen Abena Osei-Tutu ​ ​

Best Script Deadly Invisible Enemies Writer: Harold L. Brown ​ ​

Best Producer Georgios Hartofilakidis Thursday Night Sorbet ​


​ Best Actor Joseph Lopez Apart ​ ​ Best Actress Emily Ruhl 13TH STEPPING ​

​ Best Cinematography For I Am Dead Dominika Podczaska Best Documentary & Best Edit Not Your Average Neighbour Director: Chee Wei Tay Editor: Chen Sing Yap

Best comedy You've Matched Director: Justin Poage ​ ​

Best Science fiction What the Prophets Last Say to Earth Writer: Justin Schumann

Best Series Kat Killed My Cat Javier Navarrete ​ ​


Best music video directing Skeletons Director: Sebastián Vargas Flor ​


Best Music Video Fade Into You Director: Krizia Vega


​ Honorable mention music video "You Don't Need a Reason" Director: Angel Estrada Fuentes ​ ​ Best music video Animation Beluah Spa - Noon Garden Director: Alistair Brown ​ ​ Best Animation Shine Director: THEODORE DALEY ​


Best Experimental The skinning of the eel Director: Christine Comeau ​ ​ Honorable mention experimental I've Been Afraid Director: Cecelia Condit Best Student project MARTYN Director: Richard La ​ ​

Best Composer Martin McDougall Bitter Suite ​ ​ Best Indie short Echo Director: Gizem Özmen


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