Art Film Spirit Awards is an international competition dedicated to the spirit of indie filmmaking, arts and cinema. The festival devotes itself to the language of cinema and arthouse filmmaking from all over the globe.
Every edition, the committee selects jury members from the previous award winning artists and various film graduates and film scholars from York University and Ryerson University in Toronto. The members vote for the best of each category. It is our pleasure to announce the winners of Art Film Spirit Awards.

Best Narrative Feature
Director: Zsolt Pozsgai

Best Documentary Film
A love letter to Léopold L. Foulem Director: Renée Blanchar

Best Narrative Short
Homing Instinct Director: Lydia Dean Pilcher

Best Director:
The Return Director: Shelagh McLeod

Best Short Comedy
Interracial Couple In A Cheerios Ad Director: Christine Lakin

Best Short Science Fiction
V838 Director: Oliver Kane

Best Short Animation
My Dear Son Director: Lilian Fu

Best Experimental Documentary
Mirror Sky Director: Sara Siegel

Best Experimental
FOG Director: Bill Jackson

Best Short Cinematography
Sword JUYEOL HAN

Best Student Film
Interpretive Dance Director: Anne Brashier

Best Series-Web-Pilot
Chateau Laurier -Season 2 Director: James Stewart

Best Actor
Trevor Cothren

Best Actress
Ellida
Katrina Syran

Best Editor
Lawla
Guillaume Simonin

Best Composer
Julia
Víctor Muñoz

Best Indie Film
MARIPOSA Y SU FLOR Director: Elena Mozzhelina

Best Screenplay
Diary After Death
Nadine Weathersby
