2009 Vancouver International Film Festival Award Winners

Posted by editor@vimooz.com on October 17, 2009 under Vancouver International Film Festival | Be the First to Comment

Eva with her laptop at the hospital in Nimisha Mukerji and Gillian Lowry's 65_REDROSES

Eva with her laptop at the hospital in Nimisha Mukerji and Gillian Lowry's 65_REDROSES

The 28th annual Vancouver International Film Festival has wrapped its 16-day run and Xavier Dolan’s first feature film “I Killed My Mother (J’ai tue ma mere),” about a young gay man’s relationship with his mother won the  jury prize for best Canadian film.

Filmmakers Nimisha Mukerji and Gillian Lowry and their film 65 Red Roses were also big winners taking home the awards for Women in Film & Television Vancouver Artistic Merit Award, VIFF Most Popular Canadian Film Award, and National Film Board’s Most Popular Canadian Documentary Award.

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