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!