Toronto Film School Celebrates 2020 Festival of Films Virtually
The 2020 Toronto Film School Festival of Films went virtual this year.
The annual showcase took place during an all-day, online screening on Thursday, Dec. 3 – and featured the best short films, documentaries, commercials and music videos created by Toronto Film School students and graduates.
Yale Massey, Director of the Film Production Program, applauded each and every one of those students who played a part in bringing this year’s amazing lineup of 64 projects to the screen – from the directors and actors, to the crew members and post-production.
“Congratulations to all the filmmakers involved in the festival, all the crew, every single one of you – it doesn’t matter what you did, if you participated on any of these films, sit back, relax and enjoy this screening,” he told viewers at the beginning of the eight-hour event.
In total, this year’s Toronto Film School Festival of Films saw the screening of 10 commercials and public service announcements, 14 music videos, 13 documentaries, and 27 short films.
Toronto Film School’s Emmy-winning Executive Producer in Residence, Andrew Barnsley was on hand to announce the nominees in 16 different award categories.
“What a day of screening it’s been watching all the talent that has come out of the Toronto Film School classrooms and sets. It makes me very proud to watch these and see the level that you’re all working at,” he said before announcing the 2020 nominees.
“It truly is an honour to be nominated and this year’s class of nominees is really quite impressive.”
The nominees for the 2020 Toronto Film School Festival of Films nominations are:
Best Picture:
The Adjustment
Red Underwear
My Special Date
Insomniac Idiot
Vitamin
The Burning Cold
Best Director:
Red Underwear | Jamyang Kunga Tenzin
The Adjustment | Talia Faubert
My Special Date | Ayush Anand
Vitamin | Natalia Aranguren & Yeimy Daza
The Burning Cold | Naser Vafi
Best Producer:
CODA | Isabela Popolizio
Last Man | Igor Trushin
My Special Date | Jamyang Kunga Tenzin
Red Underwear | Alam Loyo & Jamyang Kunga Tenzin
The Adjustment | Talia Faubert
Best Female Performance:
Natalia Aranguren |Vitamin
Alex Nicolescu | Begin Again
Sani Jalalzadeh | The Burning Cold
Mary Kwarteng | Third Scar
Heather Headley | The Adjustment
Best Male Performance:
Joseph Dancey | Begin Again
Michael Abram | Nice Guy
Jamyang Kunga Tenzin | Red Underwear
Kiran Yashwanth | The Envelope
Niko Combitsis | The Adjustment
Best Screenplay:
Insomniac Idiot | David Garcia Delgadillo
Vitamin | Natalia Aranguren, Mario Alberto Aranguren & Yeimy Daza
The Adjustment | Talia Faubert
Begin Again | Alex Nicolescu
Red Underwear | Jamyang Kunga Tenzin
The Burning Cold | Naser Vafi
Best Cinematography:
All for You
The Adjustment
Red Underwear
My Special Date
Heavy Footed
Best Documentary:
A Few From the Top | Ian Christison
Gezi Park Protests | Ece Gokcek
Mothering in Quarantine | Kyisha Williams
Forget Me Not | Camille Allaire
Impetuous | Fen John Kanichukkattu
Till the End | Jakob Pansieri
Stories from Sparrow Lake | Valerie Stanton
Jamie Got Ghosted | Jamie Norrie
Best Sound:
Heavy Footed
Vitamin
Sonambulo (Sleepwalker)
The Envelope
CODA
Best Visual Effects:
All For You
Life & Death
Waiting Room
Red Underwear
Sonambulo (Sleepwalker)
Best Film Editing:
The Adjustment
Sonambulo (Sleepwalker)
The Envelope
My Special Date
Red Underwear
Best Production Design:
Red Underwear
Heavy Footed
Vitamin
CODA
Lyrics
Best Commercial:
Casper | Mario Aguilera
End of the Rope | Pulkit Mehndiratta
Remember Living | Noel Pendawa
Cheerios | Pulkit Mehndiratta
Heineken | Yi Zhang (Leo)
Best Music Video:
All For You | Simeon Ross
Black Grrl Magik | Kyisha Williams and Fonna Seidu
Heading Home | Jeremy Vandenhelm
Bye | Kendal Straughn
Waiting Room | Noel Pendawa
5 In The Morning | Jamie Norrie
Stop Trying to be God | Ahmed El Gabbour (Basko) & Stephanie Chaisson
Motion Design Award:
Abigail Thorson
Dhara Leuva
Rachel Boudreau Richard
Alifyah Doraib Kisat
Angela Chulkova
Rebecca Jaek
Best Graduating Video Game:
Litany of the Cursed | Summer 2019
A Lynx’s Tale | Fall 2019
Ironlight | Winter 2020
Kaiju Bash | Winter 2020
Catavaneer | Spring 2020
Junkin’ Drivers | Spring 2020
The winners will be announced on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.
