2023 Calgary International Film Festival

The 2023 edition of the Calgary International Film Festival, the 24th edition in the event's history, took place from September 21 to October 1, 2023 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[1]

2023 Calgary International Film Festival
Opening filmGeoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life by Dan Covert
Closing filmHey, Viktor! by Cody Lightning
LocationCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Founded2000
Festival dateSeptember 21–October 1, 2023
Websiteciffcalgary.ca

The festival opened with Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life, a documentary film by Dan Covert about Calgary-born artist Geoff McFetridge, and will close with Cody Lightning's comedy film Hey, Viktor!.[2]

Awards

In 2023, the festival introduced a new CA$5,000 juried prize for Best Canadian Narrative Feature sponsored by Air Canada, as a complement to its existing RBC Emerging Artist Award for first-time Canadian filmmakers. New filmmakers remained eligible for the RBC Award, while Canadian films by more established directors were eligible for the Air Canada award.[3]

Juried award winners were announced on September 25,[4] with audience-voted award winners announced at the conclusion of the festival.[5]

Award Film Filmmaker
Audience Choice Alberta FeatureTales from the RezColin Ahnahktsipiitaa Van Loon, Trevor Solway
Audience Choice Canadian Narrative FeatureHumanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)Ariane Louis-Seize
Audience Choice Canadian Documentary FeatureSummer QampJen Markowitz
Audience Choice International Narrative FeatureThe Persian VersionMaryam Keshavarz
Audience Choice International Documentary FeatureGeoff McFetridge: Drawing a LifeDan Covert
Audience Choice Late ShiftThe PuppetmanBrandon Christensen
Audience Choice Generation NextAitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the SunBanchi Hanuse
Audience Choice Music on ScreenImmediate FamilyDenny Tedesco
Audience Choice Special PresentationsThe Old OakKen Loach
Audience Choice Alberta ShortMONSTRTank Standing Buffalo
Audience Choice Narrative ShortDead Cat (Chat mort)Annie-Claude Caron, Danick Audet
Audience Choice Animated ShortNinety-Five SensesJerusha Hess, Jared Hess
Audience Choice Documentary ShortJack and SamJordan Matthew Horowitz
Air Canada Canadian Narrative FeatureSuzeDane Clark, Linsey Stewart
Air Canada Canadian Narrative Feature, Special Jury CitationCharlie Gillespie (performance)
RBC Emerging Canadian ArtistHumanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)Ariane Louis-Seize
RBC Emerging Canadian Artist, Special Jury CitationAsogSeán Devlin
Hey, Viktor!Cody Lightning
DGC Canadian Documentary FeatureSwan SongChelsea McMullan
DGC Canadian Documentary Feature, Special Jury CitationSummer QampJen Markowitz
International Narrative FeatureAnimalia (Parmi nous)Sofia Alaoui
International Narrative Feature, Special Jury CitationClose to YouElliot Page (performance)
20,000 Species of Bees (20.000 especies de abejas)Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren (direction)
International Documentary FeatureBetween the RainsMoses Thuranira, Andrew H. Brown
Short Film Grand Jury PrizePalm SundayWes Andre Goodrich
Devon Bolton Memorial AwardMONSTRTank Standing Buffalo
Youth by Youth Canada Short Film AwardOperation CarlSandra Hurd
Live Action Short FilmDeath to the Bikini! (À mort le bikini!)Justine Gauthier
Animated Short FilmBoat PeopleThao Lam, Kjell Boersma
Documentary Short FilmThe Last Repair ShopBen Proudfoot, Kris Bowers
Student Short FilmSimoneAisha Amin

Official selections

Canadian Narrative Competition
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AsogSeán DevlinCanada
Fitting InMolly McGlynn
FloatSherren Lee
Hey, Viktor!Cody Lightning
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal PersonVampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentantAriane Louis-Seize
I Don't Know Who You AreM. H. Murray
I Used to Be FunnyAlly Pankiw
In FlamesZarrar Kahn
My AnimalJacqueline Castel
The Queen of My DreamsFawzia Mirza
Red RoomsLes Chambres rougesPascal Plante
RichelieuPier-Philippe Chevigny
SoloSophie Dupuis
SuzeDane Clark, Linsey Stewart
Wild Goat SurfCaitlyn Sponheimer

Canadian Documentary Competition
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the SunBanchi HanuseCanada
Close the DivideTom Acton
Cover Your EarsSean Patrick Shaul
CynaraSherien Barsoum
I Lost My MomJ'ai placé ma mèreDenys Desjardins
I'm Just Here for the RiotKathleen Jayme, Asia Youngman
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-BelieveRobert McCallum
SubterraneanFrancois-Xavier De Ruydts
Summer QampJen Markowitz
Swan SongChelsea McMullan
UnsyncableMegan Wennberg
We Will Be BraveChrisann Hessing

International Narrative Competition
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
20,000 Species of Bees20.000 especies de abejasEstibaliz Urresola SolagurenSpain
AnimaliaParmi nousSofia AlaouiMorocco, France, Qatar
Benji's HourGabriel KahaneUnited States
Blaga's LessonsUrotcite na BlagaStefan KomanderevBulgaria, Germany
Close to YouDominic SavageCanada, United Kingdom
ElahaMilena AboyanGermany
MartínezLorena PadillaMexico
The Mattachine FamilyAndy VallentineUnited States
The Other WidowהפילגשMaayan RyppFrance, Israel
The Persian VersionMaryam KeshavarzTurkey, United States
RileyBenjamin HowardUnited States
TótemLila AvilésMexico, Denmark, France

International Documentary Competition
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Between the RainsMoses Thuranira, Andrew H. BrownKenya, United Kingdom
Break the GameJane M. WagnerUnited States
Fantastic MachineAxel Danielson, Maximilien Van AertryckDenmark, Sweden
Four Daughtersبنات ألفةKaouther Ben HaniaFrance, Tunisia, Germany, Saudi Arabia
Going Varsity in MariachiAlejandra Vasquez, Sam OsbornUnited States
Great Photo, Lovely LifeAmanda Mustard, Rachel Beth AndersonUnited States
JesszillaEmily SheskinUnited States
On the AdamantSur l'AdamantNicolas PhilibertFrance, Japan
Silver Dollar RoadRaoul PeckUnited States
Smoke Sauna SisterhoodSavvusanna sõsaradAnna HintsEstonia, France, Iceland
Werner Herzog: Radical DreamerThomas von SteinaeckerGermany, United Kingdom
You Can Call Me BillAlexandre O. PhilippeUnited States

Features not in competition
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
About Dry GrassesKuru Otlar ÜstüneNuri Bilge CeylanTurkey, France, Germany, Sweden
Anatomy of a FallAnatomie d'une chuteJustine TrietFrance
The Animal KingdomLe Règne animalThomas CailleyFrance
Big BoysCorey ShermanUnited States
La ChimeraAlice RohrwacherItaly, France, Switzerland
The DelinquentsLos delincuentesRodrigo MorenoArgentina, Brazil, Luxembourg, Chile
A Difficult YearUne année difficileÉric Toledano and Olivier NakacheFrance
DropRamin Eshraghi-YazdiCanada
Dumb MoneyCraig GillespieUnited States
Evil Does Not Exist悪は存在しないRyûsuke HamaguchiJapan
Fallen LeavesKuolleet lehdetAki KaurismäkiFinland, Germany
FaultlineAnna CooleyCanada
Hailey RoseSandi SomersCanada
How to Have SexMolly Manning WalkerUnited Kingdom
How We Ended UsGrant HarveyCanada
If Only I Could HibernateБаавгай болохсон, Baavgai BolohsonZoljargal PurevdashMongolia
Inside the Yellow Cocoon ShellBên trong vỏ kén vàngPhạm Thiên ÂnVietnam, Singapore, France, Spain
Isle of HopeDamian RomayUnited States
Jericho RidgeWill GilbeyUnited Kingdom
Kidnapped RapitoMarco BellocchioItaly, France, Germany
Little BrotherSheridan O'DonnellUnited States
A Little PrayerAngus MacLachlanUnited States
MayhemFarangXavier GensFrance, Thailand
Monster怪物Hirokazu Kore-edaJapan
The Old OakKen LoachUnited Kingdom, France, Belgium
Peak SeasonSteven Kanter, Henry LoevnerUnited States
Perfect DaysWim WendersJapan, Germany
The Pot-au-FeuLa Passion de Dodin BouffantTran Anh HungFrance
The Promised LandBastardenNikolaj ArcelDenmark, Germany, Sweden
The PuppetmanBrandon ChristensenUnited States
Robot DreamsPablo BergerSpain, France
RomiRobert CuffleyCanada
The Royal HotelKitty GreenAustralia, United Kingdom
The Sacrifice GameJenn WexlerCanada, United States
Seven VeilsAtom EgoyanCanada
Sleep잠Jason YuSouth Korea
The Teachers' LoungeDas LehrerzimmerIlker ÇatakGermany
The Ties That BindJames ReckseidlerCanada
TótemLila AvilésMexico, Denmark, France
Vincent Must DieVincent doit mourirStéphan CastangFrance, Belgium
When Evil LurksCuando acecha la maldadDemián RugnaArgentina

Documentaries not in competition
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AnselmAnselm – Das Rauschen der ZeitWim WendersGermany
Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a LifeDan CovertUnited States
Immediate FamilyDenny TedescoUnited States
Joan Baez: I Am a NoiseMiri Navasky, Maeve O'Boyle, Karen O'ConnorUnited States
Kiss the FutureNenad Cicin-SainBosnia and Herzegovina, United States, Ireland
The Lebanese Burger MafiaOmar MouallemCanada
Patria y Vida: The Power of MusicBeatriz LuengoSpain
They Shot the Piano PlayerDispararon al pianistaFernando Trueba, Javier MariscalSpain, France, Netherlands
The Stones & Brian JonesNick BroomfieldUnited Kingdom
Without Leaving Anyone BehindSylvester NdumbiCanada

Episodic
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Tales from the RezTrevor Solway, Colin Ahnahktsipiitaa Van LoonCanada
Telling Our StoryKim O'BomsawinCanada

Shorts
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
27Flóra Anna BudaFrance, Hungary
6 Minutes per Kilometre6 minutes/kmCatherine BoivinCanada
At LastResmiye EmirTurkey
Basri and Salma in a Never-Ending ComedyBasri & Salma Dalam Komedi Yang Terus BerputarKhozy RizalIndonesia
Beauty VisaKate He, Simeon HuUnited Sttes
Between Earth & SkyAndrew NadkarniUnited States
Blond NightNuit blondeGabrielle DemersCanada
Boat PeopleThao Lam, Kjell BoersmaCanada
The BreakthroughDaniel SinclairUnited States
CalfJamie O'RourkeIreland
Catherine & MichaelKathy FuscoUnited States
Chemical SomniaScott PortingaleCanada
Christopher at SeaTom CJ BrownFrance
Closing DynastyLloyd Lee ChoiUnited States
Coaching While BlackAlex EskandarkhahCanada
Coddle No MoreNicholas BentgenUnited States
ConvictionBruce Thomas MillerCanada
Counter ClockwiseRoman ShipleyCanada
Dead CatChat mortAnnie-Claude Caron, Danick AudetCanada
Death & RamenTiger JiUnited States
Death to the Bikini!À mort le bikini!Justine GauthierCanada
DetourKargo ChenHong Kong
Dicks That I LikeJohanna GustinGermany
Don't Come In...YetIsaac ElliottAustralia
EevaLucija Mrzljak, Morten TšinakovCroatia, Estonia
The Family PortraitLea VidakovicCroatia, France, Serbia
The Firefighter's BallLe Bal des pompoersBaptiste DrapeauFrance
FishmongerNeil FerronUnited States
The GatewayKamala Parel-NuttallCanada
The Girl with the Red BeretJanet PerlmanCanada
Go for GoldJohn TorresCanada
GrillJade Hærem AksnesNorway
Hide Your CrazyAustin KaseUnited States
High End DyingHelen LiuCanada
HiraethEmma McDonaldCanada
Hit Man: Secrets of LiesElias PlagianosUnited States
HooksCharles PariséCanada
Human ResourcesRessources humainesTrinidad Plass, Titouan Tillier, Isaac WenzekFrance
I Have No Tears and I Must CryLuis Fernando PuenteUnited States
In the HeatSam ChouCanada
It's a DateNadia ParfanUkraine
Jack and SamJordan Matthew HorowitzUnited States
Jinn JulianJae SterlingCanada
The Key to the Heart of TimeMJ HansenCanada
A Kind of TestamentStephen VuilleminFrance
KolajGülce Besen DilekGermany
KonpaAl'Ikens PlancherUnited States
Lo-Tech RealityGuillermo Garcia LopezSpain
Losing BlueLeanne AllisonCanada
Making Money in Manitou, ManitobaAustin LadouceurCanada
MineEsabella StricklandCanada
MonstrTank Standing BuffaloCanada
My Eyes Are Up HereNathan MorrisUnited Kingdom
Mystic TigerMarc Martínez JordánSpain
Nai Nai & Wai Po: Grandma & GrandmaSean WangUnited States
NianMichelle KrusiecUnited States
Ninety-Five SensesJerusha Hess, Jared HessUnited States
No More KîyâmLese SkidmoreCanada
Noodles ForeverMcKinley CarlinUnited States
OkemJoshua OkwuosaNigeria, United States
Old Dragon ManDouglas CookCanada
Only YouJames David DuricCanada
Operation CarlSandra Rachel HurdCanada
The Orchestra Chuck BuiltChristopher StoudtUnited States
OvertimeJenny Lee-GilmoreCanada
Pacific BellSandrine BéchadeCanada
Palm SumdayWes Andre GoodrichUnited States
Piece by PieceReza RasouliAustria
PoofMargaret MillerUnited States
Power SignalOscar BoysonUnited States
Pussy LoveLinda KraussGermany
Rise of Afrobeats in the PrairiesFahad SuleimanCanada
SalopicaSerenella Sol, Callum McCormackCanada
Shadow Brother SundayAlden EhrenreichUnited States
SimoneAisha AminUnited States
Soleil de nuitFernando Lopez Escriva, Maria Camila AriasCanada
The SoupJohn TorresCanada
The Sperm BankMargaux SusiUnited States
Suzy Makes CupcakesJayson TherrienCanada
The Syrian CosmonautCharles Emir RichardsTurkey
Third WheelKevin HaefelinJapan, Switzerland
TinyRitchie Hemphill, Ryan HachéCanada
Two One TwoShira AvniQuebec
Unveiled TraditionsLili Yas TayefiCanada
Wave RiderDustin ChokCanada
Well Wishes My Love, Your LoveGabriel Gabriel GarbleMalaysia, Sweden
White AntShalini AdnaniIndia, United Kingdom
YellowbirdTsvetelina Zdraveva, Jerred NorthUnited States
ZipAva Maria SafaiCanada

Special Experiences
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Heartland
Special gala screening of episode #250		Dean BennettCanada
How to Fail as a Popstar
with Q&A and musical performance by Vivek Shraya		Vanessa MatsuiCanada
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
with new live score by Chad VanGaalen		Wallace WorsleyUnited States
Smoke Signals
retrospective screening linked to competition title Hey, Viktor!		Chris EyreUnited States

References
  1. Stephen Hunt, "CIFF lineup includes 20 Canadian feature premieres, including lots of Alberta content". CTV Calgary, August 31, 2023.
  2. Aryn Toombs, "CIFF opens and closes festival with pair of award winning, crowd pleasing Canadian films". LiveWire Calgary, August 30, 2023.
  3. Aryn Toombs, "Calgary International Film Festival adds new competition to 2023". LiveWire Calgary, August 16, 2023.
  4. Aryn Toombs, "Winners of 2023 CIFF competitions unveiled". LiveWire Calgary, September 25, 2023.
  5. "Summer Qamp, Drawing a Life audience favourites at CIFF". LiveWire Calgary, October 3, 2023.
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