Air Canada enRoute Film Festival
| Location | Canada |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Hosted by | Air Canada & enRoute Magazine |
| Language | English, French |
| Website | http://www.enroutefilm.com |
The Air Canada enRoute Film Festival is an annual film festival of short films hosted by Air Canada and its in-flight magazine and audio-visual entertainment enRoute Magazine. Films are shown in flight and screened theatrically in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
Background
The festival began in 2007.[1] The festival has a different jury each year consisting of film industry professionals including famous actors, writers, directors and producers. The festival's purpose is to generate exposure for emerging filmmakers.
2007
2007 Jury: Atom Egoyan, Piers Handling, Robert Lantos, Donald Sutherland, Denise Robert, Patrick Huard, David La Haye, Torill Kove, Paul Gratton, Geoff Pevere and Hussain Amarshi.[1]
2007 Award Winners:
- Best Student Film - James Vandewater - Upside-Down Girl
- Achievement in Animation - David Seitz - Forest Frenetic
- Achievement in Direction - Aaron Beckum - Who Wants to be an Amerikan
- Destination Inspiration Award - Carmen Forsberg - Q'oyllur Ritti
- Canadian Reflections Award - Paul St. Amand - Parallels
2008
2008 Jury: Dan Aykroyd, Wendy Crewson, Colm Feore, Arsinée Khanjian, Andrea Martin, Patricia Rozema, Rob Stewart, Yves Simoneau and Noah Cowan.
2008 Award Winners:
- Best Student Film - Jacquelyn Mills - For Wendy
- Achievement in Animation - Eva Cvijanovic - Play
- Achievement in Direction - Brandon Cronenberg and Jonathan Hodgson - Broken Tulips
- Achievement in Cinematography - Benjamin Schuetze - Damian and Ende
- Cineplex People's Choice Award - Sébastien Rist and Sarah Quinn - This Little Piggy
2009
In 2009, the festival opened up submissions to more than just film students, changing the aim of the festival to emerging filmmakers.
2009 jury: Remy Girard, Judy Gladstone, Deepa Mehta, Lisa Ray, and Michael McGowan.
2009 Award Winners:
- Best Short Film - Sarah Fortin for Synthétiseur
- Achievement in Direction - Sarah Fortin for Synthétiseur
- Achievement in Cinematography - Leigh Ann Maynard for A Season to Wither
- Achievement in Animation - Leigh Ann Maynard for A Season to Wither
- Best Documentary- Jake Chirico for The Freshwater Plague
2010
2010 Jury: Alan Cumming, Carlo Rota, Denis Villeneuve, Jason Priestley, Jeremy Podeswa, Kari Skogland, Sheila McCarthy.[2]
2010 Winners:
- Best Short Film - Adam Shamash - La Khaima - The Tent of Mile-End
- Achievement in Direction - Adam Shamash - La Khaima: The Tent of Mile-End
- Achievement in Cinematography - Shervin Kermani and Aita Jason - Sofia
- Achievement in Animation - King Mugabi - Red Snow
Awards were presented October 13 at the Drake Hotel.[3]
2011
2011 Jury: Atom Egoyan, Don Carmody, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Molly Parker, Jean-Marc Vallée.[4]
2011 Winners:
- Best Short Film - Miles Jay and Orlee-Rose Strauss, Blink
- Achievement in Direction - Miles Jay - Blink
- Achievement in Animation - Timothy Chan - A Starry Night A Starry Night
- Achievement in Cinematography - Rhonda's Party
2012
2012 Jury: Jay Baruchel, Niv Fichman, Mary Harron, Alison Pill, Gordon Pinsent, Callum Keith Rennie, Saul Rubinek, Jacob Tierney and Karine Vanasse.[5][6]
2012 Winners:
- Best Short Film - Fernand-Philippe Morin-Vargas, Noeud papillon
- Achievement in Direction - Alexander Carson, We Refuse to Be Cold
- Achievement in Cinematography - Danielle Sahota and Davina Rimmer, We Blinded the Sun
- Achievement in Documentary - Justin Friesen, Let's Make Lemonade[7]
- People's Choice Award - Justin Friesen, Let's Make Lemonade[8]
The 2012 gala was held at the Panorama Lounge in Toronto with Master of Ceremonies Ben Mulroney.[9] In 2012, the winner of the best film award received a cash prize of $5,000 and a paid trip to the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.[5]
2013
2013 Jury: Suzanne Clément, Enrico Colantoni, Wendy Crewson, Sarah Gadon, Evan Goldberg, Martin Katz, Michael McGowan, Chloé Robichaud.
2013 Winners:
- Best Short Film - Andrew Moir, Just As I Remember
- Achievement in Direction - Sophie Jarvis, The Worst Day Ever
- Achievement in Cinematography - Roman Tchjen and Vaishni Majoomdar, Walk the Moon
- Achievement in Animation - Eileen Peng, Godfather Death
2014
2014 Jury: Don McKellar, Louise Archambault, Jennifer Baichwal, Luc Déry, Michael Fukushima, Guy Maddin, Gia Milani, Andrew Moir, Jennifer Podemski, Laura Vandervoort.
References
- ^ a b enRoute | enRoute Student Film Festival 2007
- ^ "Air Canada's enRoute Film Festival announces 2010 jury" on SMR
- ^ Serra, Laura (17 October 2010). "enRoute Film Festival". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ Art & Culture Maven: Air Canada's enRoute Film Festival 2011 - Jury Announced
- ^ a b Twiss, Jordan (18 October 2012). "Air Canada reveals enRoute Festival finalists". Playback (website). Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ Plummer, Sean (7 November 2012). "Air Canada enRoute Film Festival showcases short films". MSN. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ enRoute | Let's Make Lemonade
- ^ enRoute | Let's Make Lemonade
- ^ http://www.pressplus1.com/canadian-film-articles/air-canadas-enroute-film-festival-2012