We first thank the entire Toronto Beaches Film Festival Technical Support Team. With a very small operating budget, they accomplish all their online without a hitch, so we can broadcast live to Social Media and through our own CineBox so Audiences Around The Block and Around the World can engage with ease and a real sense of ‘Community.’
We could not do anything without your invaluable months of hard and diligent work.
Thank You Tech Team!
We Are Pleased to Announce the Winners of #TBFF2022
11th Annual Toronto Beaches Film Festival
Best Animated Film (Animal Activism)
- Behind The Jugular
Dir. Maksim Kubarka - Belarus
Best Kid Friendly Film (Surfing)
- Tube Rider Apprentice (Aprendiz de tube rider)
Dir. Alexandre “Alex” - Indonesia/Brazil
Best Shark Film
- The Sand Eating Shark
Dir. Bertrand Loyer – France, Brazil
Best Conservation Activism Film (Water)
- La Rivière
Dir. Christian Fleury - Quebec
Best Environmental Film (Water)
- Fresh Water
Dir. Ian Planchon - USA
Dir. Lynn Melling - USA
Best Marine Biology Film
- Resurrecting Eden
The Coralfighters of Curaçao
Dir. Florian Guthknecht - Belgium
Best Experimental Surf Film
- Euforia
Dir. Alejandro Maytorena Martinez - Mexico
Dir. Octavio Coutiño - Mexico
Best Surf Film (Short)
- Dandoy
Dir. Christian Rosillo - Philippines, Spain
Best Surf Film (Long Form)
- Sweet Adventure
Dir. Peter Hamblin - South Africa, United Kingdom
Best Surf Girl Film
- Bigger Than Me
Dir. Claire Gorman - Australia, United States
Featuring Surfer Wrenna Delgado
Best Road Trip Film
- Alaska: Anchorage To Seward
Dir. Brady Skye - United States
Best Extreme Adventure Film
(Land, Sea, Sky)
- Chase That Feeling
Dir. Matthew Gilsenan - Australia
Dir. Blake Thornton - Australia
Best Sports Film
(Surf, Skater)
- Sweet Adventure
Dir. Peter Hamblin - South Africa, United Kingdom
Best Cinematography
- Chase That Feeling
Christian Whyte DOP
(posthumously)
Best Cinematography
- Chase That Feeling
Colin Clarke DOP
Best Editing
- Sweet Adventure
Editor TBA
The TBFF Spirit Award always goes to a Film or Filmmaker that Inspires, Engages and Brings Important Messages to a Worldwide Community.
This year, 2022 has the on-going uncertainty of a worldwide pandemic that still looms.
The global message is Cherish Every Moment. Get out in the fresh outdoors, challenge yourself beyond your limits, and bring a message to a community that can be inspired by your efforts. There’s only one film that gives this message loud and clear and remembers those that inspire them to keep the adventure going. This year our TBFF Spirit Award goes to…
- Chase That Feeling
Dir. Matthew Gilsenan - Australia
Dir. Blake Thornton - Australia