Borsos Competition

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The Borsos Competition is the main awards program for Canadian feature films screening at the annual Whistler Film Festival.[1] Introduced for the first time in 2004, the juried competition presents five awards annually to honour films, actors, screenplays, directors and cinematographers in Canadian cinema.

The award is named in memory of Canadian film director Phillip Borsos.[2]

The festival also presents several other awards, which are not part of the Borsos Competition.

Best Canadian Feature Film[]

Year Film Filmmaker(s) Ref
2004 The Papal Chase Kenny Hotz [3]
2005 Exiles in Lotusland [4]
2006 The Secret Life of Happy People (La vie secrète des gens heureux) Stéphane Lapointe [5]
2007 Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil) Stéphane Lafleur [6]
2008 3 Seasons Jim Donovan [7]
2009 Vital Signs (Les signes vitaux) Sophie Deraspe [8]
2010 The Whistleblower Larysa Kondracki [9]
2011 Keyhole Guy Maddin [10]
2012 Picture Day [11]
2013 The Husband Bruce McDonald [12]
2014 Felix and Meira (Félix et Meira) Maxime Giroux [13]
2015 River Jamie M. Dagg [14]
2016 Before the Streets (Avant les rues) Chloé Leriche [15]
2017 All You Can Eat Buddha Ian Lagarde [16]
Allure Carlos and Jason Sanchez
2018 A Colony (Une colonie) Geneviève Dulude-De Celles [17]
2019 Antigone Sophie Deraspe [18]
2020 Little Orphans Ruth Lawrence [19]
2021 Cinema of Sleep Jeffrey St. Jules [20]

Best Performance in a Borsos Competition Film[]

From 2006 to 2010, separate awards were presented for actors and actresses. Since 2012, only one gender-neutral award for best performance is presented.

Year Actor Film Ref
2006 Catherine De Léan The Secret Life of Happy People (La vie secrète des gens heureux) [5]
Andrew Walker Steel Toes
2007 Maya Batten-Young River [6]
Rupinder Nagra Amal
2008 Clark Johnson Nurse.Fighter.Boy [7]
Carinne Leduc 3 Seasons
2009 Vital Signs (Les signes vitaux) [8]
Woody Harrelson Defendor
2010 Raphaël Lacaille Jo for Jonathan (Jo pour Jonathan) [9]
Martha Plimpton Small Town Murder Songs
2011 None presented [10]
2012 Marie-Évelyne Lessard Fair Sex (Les Manèges humains) [11]
Tatiana Maslany Picture Day
2013 Tatiana Maslany Cas & Dylan [12]
2014 Hadas Yaron Felix and Meira (Félix et Meira) [13]
2015 Paul Savoie The Diary of an Old Man (Le Journal d’un vieil homme) [14]
2016 Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs The Sun at Midnight [15]
2017 Evan Rachel Wood Allure [16]
2018 Émilie Bierre A Colony (Une colonie) [17]
2019 Nahéma Ricci Antigone [18]
2020 Rémy Girard You Will Remember Me (Tu te souviendras de moi) [21]
2021 Dayo Ade Cinema of Sleep [20]

Best Director of a Borsos Competition Film[]

Year Director Film Ref
2014 Maxime Giroux Felix and Meira (Félix et Meira) [13]
2015 Jamie M. Dagg River [14]
2016 Chloé Leriche Before the Streets (Avant les rues) [15]
2017 Ian Lagarde All You Can Eat Buddha [16]
2018 Geneviève Dulude-De Celles A Colony (Une colonie) [17]
2019 Sophie Deraspe Antigone [18]
2020 Sophie Dupuis Underground (Souterrain) [21]
2021 Luc Picard Confessions of a Hitman (Confessions) [20]

Best Screenplay of a Borsos Competition Film[]

Year Screenwriter Film Ref
2014 Maxime Giroux Felix and Meira (Félix et Meira) [13]
2015 Jamie M. Dagg River [14]
2016 The Cyclotron [15]
2017 Grayson Moore Cardinals [16]
2018 Robert Budreau Stockholm [17]
2019 Sophie Deraspe Antigone [18]
2020 Gail Maurice, , Québexit [21]
2021 Sarah Fortin Nouveau Québec [20]

Best Cinematography in a Borsos Competition Film[]

Year Cinematographer Film Ref
2015 Dylan Macleod He Hated Pigeons [14]
2016 Mathieu Laverdière The Cyclotron [15]
2017 Sara Mishara Allure [16]
2018 Michel La Veaux The Fireflies Are Gone (La disparition des lucioles) [17]
2019 Celiana Cárdenas The Cuban [18]
2020 The Marina [21]
2021 Diego Guijarro Carmen [20]

References[]

  1. ^ Katherine Monk, "Whistler film festival set to soar". Vancouver Sun, December 3, 2004.
  2. ^ Alexandra Gill, "Whistler film festival launches Borsos award". The Globe and Mail, December 4, 2004.
  3. ^ "Film fest feast proves there's more to life than VIFF". WestEnder, December 9, 2004.
  4. ^ Alexandra Gill, "Documentary takes feature award at Whistler". The Globe and Mail, December 5, 2005.
  5. ^ a b Fiona Hughes, "Happy People tops Whistler Fest awards". Vancouver Courier, December 6, 2006.
  6. ^ a b Yvonne Zacharias, "Lafleur takes top prize at Whistler; Continental, A Film Without Guns judged to be best new Canadian feature". Vancouver Sun, December 3, 2007.
  7. ^ a b Fred Lee, "Whistler fest shines on Canadian films; Justice gala supports first responders". National Post, December 13, 2008.
  8. ^ a b Marke Andrews, "Quebec director Sophie Deraspe wrote, directed and shot Borsos winner". Vancouver Sun, December 7, 2009.
  9. ^ a b Graeme McRanor, "It's a wrap for 10th anniversary of Whistler Film Festival; Highlights included a chat with filmmakers Monte Hellman, Bruce McDonald and Atom Egoyan and a new home for the film fest". Vancouver Sun, December 6, 2010.
  10. ^ a b Maggie Langrick, "Winnipeg filmmaker's Keyhole named best Canadian feature". Vancouver Sun, December 5, 2011.
  11. ^ a b Glen Schaefer, "Teen angst film takes top award". The Province, December 3, 2012.
  12. ^ a b Etan Vlessing, "The Husband prevails in Whistler at the Borsos". Playback, December 9, 2013.
  13. ^ a b c d Etan Vlessing, "Whistler: 'Felix and Meira' Makes Clean Sweep of Borsos Competition". The Hollywood Reporter, December 7, 2014.
  14. ^ a b c d e Etan Vlessing, "Rossif Sutherland's 'River' Wins Big at Whistler Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter, December 12, 2015.
  15. ^ a b c d e Jordan Pinto, "Before the Streets wins big in Whistler". Playback, December 5, 2016.
  16. ^ a b c d e Brandon Barrett, "Two-way tie for WFF's coveted Borsos Award". Pique Newsmagazine, December 6, 2017.
  17. ^ a b c d e Adrian Mack, "Québécois film A Colony sweeps Whistler Film Fest awards". The Georgia Straight, December 3, 2018.
  18. ^ a b c d e Adrian Mack, "Antigone sweeps as Whistler film festival wraps". The Georgia Straight, December 11, 2019.
  19. ^ "Newfoundland and Labrador film ‘Little Orphans’ wins top prize in Whistler". Global News, December 21, 2020.
  20. ^ a b c d e Charlie Smith, "Cinema of Sleep wins Borsos award for best Canadian feature at Whistler Film Festival". The Georgia Straight, December 20, 2021.
  21. ^ a b c d Lauren Malyk, "Little Orphans wins Best Canadian Feature at WFF". Playback, December 21, 2020.
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