Toronto Beaches Film Festival 2015 - Winners Announced
We are pleased to announce our Winners for the 4th Annual Toronto Beaches Film Festival!
- ‘Alegria - A Humanitarian Expedition’
- (28:44m, Switzerland) Documentary dir. Christoph von Toggenburg
- BEST Travel Film
- ‘Happy Town: Surf Suit’
- (5:22m, Canada) Mocumentary dir. Fred Kroetsch
- BEST Short Film
- ‘Life’s A Beach’
- (52:58, United Kingdom) Documentary dir. John Baker
- BEST Activism Film
- ‘Single In South Beach Beach’
- (94:14, USA) Film dir. Alejandro Itkin
- BEST Feature Film
- ‘Start Local’
- (74:12, Midland, Ontario) Film dir. Nate Lacroix
- BEST Eco-Friendly Film
- ‘Strange Rumblings in Shangri La’
- (54:24m, USA) Film/Doc Hybrid dir. Joe Guglielmino (“Joe G”)
- BEST Surf Film
- ‘Sybil and Betts: Requiem For A Friendship’
- (43:42m, Canada) Documentary dir. David Bajurny
- BEST Short Documentary
- ‘Voyage’
- (3:20m, London, Canada) Film dir. Shaughn Cameron
- BEST Kid-Friendly Film
- ‘Walking In Two Worlds’
- (43:10m, USA) Documentary dir. Bo Boudart
- BEST Feature Documentary
- ‘The Paddler Movie’
- (43:10m, Toronto, Canada) Documentary dir. Carey Missler
- TBFF Spirit Award
- The TBFF Spirit Award goes to the filmmaker, documentary or documentary subject who most demonstrates the “Indie Spirit”, through pride of film production, promotion of film, audience engagement and producing a memorable contribution on film. This year we give this award to Carey Missler from Team #The PaddlerMovie who embodies this spirit for his tireless efforts in promoting his film and his passion for making films filled with beach culture –
The 5th Annual Toronto Beaches Film Festival will run July 8-9, 2016. See You There!