11/11/2024
2024 SILVER WAVE DRUM ROLL…..!
Nominees for Best Student Short:
1. Cold Soda by Huayi Yu
2. In The Red by Tae Sax
3. Lost Thread by Jack Sanders
Winner: Lost Thread by Jack Sanders
Nominees for Excellence in Sound Design in a New Brunswick Short Film:
1. Tyler Warren Ellis for The Peninsula
2. Zach Pelletier for Stuck
3. Tibor Pece for Yesterday's Weather
Winner: Zach Pelletier for Stuck
Nominees for Excellence in Music Composition in a New Brunswick Short Film:
1. Teagan Anderson-Léger for The Job
2. Ethan Ash for The Peninsula
3. Zach Pelletier for Stuck
Winner: Zach Pelletier for Stuck
Nominees for Excellence in Art Direction in a New Brunswick Short Film:
1. Jared Carney for Yesterday's Weather
2. Donovan Richard, Rebekah Johnson, and Marie-Helene Morell for Death of a Spy
3. Lauren Powell for Stuck
Winner: Jared Carney for Yesterday's Weather
Nominees for Excellence in Picture Editing in a New Brunswick Short Film:
1. Theo Khmelnitsky for My Yesterday, My Tomorrow
2. Brennan Garnett for Yesterday's Weather
3. Peter Titus for Stuck
Winner: Peter Titus for Stuck
Nominees for Excellence in Cinematography in a New Brunswick Short Film:
1. Theo Khmelnitsky for My Yesterday, My Tomorrow
2. Tyler Warren Ellis for The Peninsula
3. Ty Giffin for Stuck
Winner: Theo Khmelnitsky for My Yesterday, My Tomorrow
Nominees for Best Experimental Short Film:
1. An Impression of Everything by Millefiore Clarkes
2. Somber Tides by Chantal Caron
3. Father Archie by Todd Fraser
Winner: Somber Tides by Chantal Caron
Nominees for Best Animated Short Film:
1. Potter's Mirror by Katherine O'Connor
2. Happy Campers by Gordon Mihan
3. Who Is The Zookeeper by Masha Vasilkovsky, Ruah Edelstein, and Jinghan Zhang
Winner: Potter's Mirror by Katherine O'Connor
Nominees for Best Documentary Feature Film:
1. Alone by Dirk-Michael Schulz
2. A Sobering Story by Ryan La Via
3. Celestial Q***r: The Life, Work and Wonder of James MacSwain by Eryn Foster and Sue Johnson
Winner: Celestial Q***r: The Life, Work and Wonder of James MacSwain by Eryn Foster and Sue Johnson
Nominees for Best Atlantic Canadian Short Film:
1. Bedlamer by Alexa Jane Jerrett
2. Remnants by Barrett Hooper
3. Gaslit by Anna MacLean
Winner: Bedlamer by Alexa Jane Jerrett
Nominees for Best Canadian Short Film:
1. Strangers by Leah Doz
2. Hatch by Alireza Kazemipour and Panta Mosleh
3. Gone Before Your Eyes by Cara Yeates
Winner: Gone Before Your Eyes by Cara Yeates
Nominees for Best International Short Film:
1. Room Taken by TJ O'Grady-Peyton
2. Dawn Every Day by Amir Youssef
3. Us & In Between by Katia Shannon
Winner: Room Taken by TJ O'Grady-Peyton
Nominees for Best Documentary Short and the DOC Atlantic Award:
1. I Was Here by Alyson Margaret Richards
2. Grand River Grand by Susan Rodgers
3. Back To Camp 41 by Greg Hemmings
Winner: Grand River Grand by Susan Rodgers
Nominees for Best Feature Film:
1. Drive Back Home by Michael Clowater
2. Nothing Wrong by Samuel Plante
3. Do I Know You from Somewhere? by Arianna Martinez
Winner: Drive Back Home by Michael Clowater
Nominees for the Lex Gigeroff Award for Excellence in Screenwriting in a New Brunswick
Short Film:
1. Asha Bear for A Walk in my Moccasins
2. Ryan Griffith, Jason McIntyre, and Brennan Garnett for Yesterday's Weather
3. Peter Titus for Stuck
Winners: Ryan Griffith, Jason McIntyre, and Brennan Garnett for Yesterday's Weather
Nominees for Outstanding Supporting Performance by a gender non-conforming or female performer in a New Brunswick Short:
1. Krista Beardy for A Walk In My Moccasins
2. Courtney Steeves for Yesterday's Weather
3. Armin Panjwani for Yesterday's Weather
Winner: Courtney Steeves for Yesterday's Weather
Nominees for Outstanding Supporting Performance by a gender non-conforming or male performer in a New Brunswick Short:
1. Garrett MacLaughlin for Death Of A Spy
2. Darrius Pirie for A Walk In My Moccasins
3. Jason McIntyre for Yesterday's Weather
Winner: Jason McIntyre for Yesterday's Weather
Nominees for Outstanding Lead Performance by a gender non-conforming or female performer in a New Brunswick Short:
1. Rebekah Johnson for Death of a Spy
2. Maggie Vaughan for Caregivers
3. Natasha Barlow for A Walk In My Moccasins
Winner: Maggie Vaughan for Caregivers
Nominees for Outstanding Lead Performance by a gender non-conforming or male performer in a New Brunswick Short:
1. Chris Rogers for Stuck
2. Jake Martin for Yesterday's Weather
3. Samuel Grove for The Job
Winner: Chris Rogers for Stuck
Nominees for Best Genre Short Film:
1. Yesterday's Weather by Brennan Garnett
2. Stuck by Peter Titus
3. Death of a Spy by Rebekah Johnson
Winner: Yesterday's Weather by Brennan Garnett
Nominees for Best New Brunswick Short Film:
1. My Yesterday, My Tomorrow by Theo Khmelnitsky
2. Yesterday's Weather by Brennan Garnett
3. Stuck by Peter Titus
Winner: Stuck by Peter Titus
Silver Wave WIFT-AT Salute - sponsored by the JL Legacy Fund.
Winner: Jillian Acreman
Jim Lavoie Film Professional Recognition Award - sponsored by the JL Legacy Fund.
Winner: Strike Pictures!
Brian Carty Film Volunteer Recognition Award – sponsored by Picaroons.
Winner: Jon Blizzard
New Brunswick Crew Excellence Award - sponsored by IATSE 849 and IATSE 667.
Winner: Ashley Phinney
2024 JL John Young Filmmaker Award – sponsored by the NB Film Co-op, JL Legacy Fund, Young and Guitard families, No Fear Films, Tony Merzetti, and generous donations from the public.
Winner: Cierrah Gibbs for her project Dirty Laundry
CBC/NB Joy Award – sponsored by NB Film Co-op and CBC.
Winner: Kris Rogers for his project Get It Right
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Fredericton Capital Region Tourism
Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund
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Picaroons Roundhouse
Picaroons Traditional Ales
DOC Atlantic
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