Vancouver Web Series Festival
| Vancouver Web Series Festival | |
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| Country | Canada |
| First awarded | 2013 |
| Official website | http://www.vancouverwebfest.com |
The Vancouver Web Series Festival, also known as the Vancouver Web Fest, is a web series festival based in Vancouver, Canada. It was the first ever Canadian festival dedicated solely to celebrating the progressive evolution of entertainment and programming created exclusively for the Internet.[1][2][3][4][5] The festival was founded in 2013 by Canadian film and television producer, writer and entrepreneur Suzette Laqua, and had its inaugural event May 2 through May 4, 2014.[6][7]
The 2nd annual event was held March 6 through March 8, 2015, at Performance Works on Vancouver’s Granville Island and was covered by various media and press outlets including the popular Canadian industry journal Playback.[8][9] The 3rd annual event will be held March 18 through 20, 2016, at the same location.[10]
The awards ceremony was named as one of the 12 'Must Attend' web series events for creators and fans of online content by Raindance.[11] In 2015, The Province newspaper called the festival "the future of broadcast."[12]
Award categories
- Best Overall Series
- Best Canadian Series
- Best Foreign Series
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Director
- Best Screenplay
- Best Cinematography
- Best Original Score
- Best Sound Design
- Best Special Effects
- Best Drama Series
- Best Comedy Series
- Best Action/Adventure Series
- Best Animation Series
- Best Documentary Series
- Best Family Series
- Best Fantasy Series
- Best Horror Series
- Best Musical Series
- Best Mystery Series
- Best Reality Series
- Best Science Fiction Series
- Best Thriller Series
Past Winners
3rd: 2016
- Best Overall Series: Riftworld Chronicles (Canada)
- Best Canadian Series: The Banks (French: Les Berges) (Canada)
- Best Foreign Series: Persuasive (France)
- Best Actor: Jarod Joseph, Coded
- Best Actress: Sarah Jane Seymour, Rapt
- Best Director: Stuart Gillies, The Drive
- Best Screenplay: Mathew Murray and Garrett Hnatiuk, Teenagers (Canada)
- Best Cinematography: Jens Bambauer, Number of Silence (Germany)
- Best Original Score: Arthur (Switzerland)
- Best Sound Design: Airlock (Australia)
- Best Special Effects: Phoenix Run (USA)
- Best Drama Series: The Banks (French: Les Berges) (Canada)
- Best Comedy Series: Couch Surfing U.S.A. (USA)
- Best Action/Adventure Series: Sudden Master (Canada)
- Best Animation Series: Uberdude (Canada)
- Best Documentary Series: Stories Of Youth: A Portrait Of A Generation (Norway)
- Best Family Series: Ty The Pie Guy (USA)
- Best Fantasy Series: Walking In Circles (USA)
- Best Horror Series: Il Sonnambulo (USA)
- Best Mystery/Thriller Series: The Rolling Soldier (USA)
- Best Reality Series: Listen Up: Making it at Berklee College of Music (USA)
- Best Science Fiction Series: Riftworld Chronicles (Canada)
- Dailymotion Choice Award: Manic Pixie Dream Wife (USA)
2nd: 2015
- Best Overall Series: Guidestones: Sunflower Noir (Canada)
- Best Canadian Series: Whatever, Linda (Canada)
- Best Foreign Series: Dynamo (USA)
- Best Actor: Joe Sofranko, Complete Works
- Best Actress: Hope Lauren, Nasty Habits
- Best Director: Peter DeLuise, PARKED
- Best Screenplay: Discrepance (France)
- Best Cinematography: Guidestones: Sunflower Noir (Canada)
- Best Original Score: Whatever, Linda (Canada)
- Best Special Effects: Disrien (Canada)
- Best Drama Series: Whatever, Linda (Canada)
- Best Comedy Series: LARPs (Canada)
- Best Action/Adventure Series: Caper (USA)
- Best Animation Series: Food Flix (Canada)
- Best Documentary Series: Foodists (Canada)
- Best Family Series: Ruby Sky P.I. (Canada)
- Best Fantasy Series: Les Jaunes (Canada)
- Best Horror Series: Stricken (Canada)
- Best Mystery Series: L.A. Macabre (USA)
- Best Reality Series: Dress Up! with George B. Style (USA)
- Best Science Fiction Series: Still (USA)
- Best Thriller Series: Asset (Canada)
1st: 2014
- Best Overall Series: Libres (Spain)
- Best Canadian Series: The True Heroines (Canada)
- Best Foreign Series: Sin Via Propia (UK)
- Best Actor: Gil Reiker, Libres
- Best Actress: Katie Boland, Long Story, Short
- Best Drama Series: Cuckoo (Ireland)
- Best Comedy Series: inSAYSHABLE (Canada)
- Best Action/Adventure Series: Wastelander Panda (Australia)
- Best Animation Series: Under the Hud (Canada)
- Best Documentary Series: Vancouver Cycle Chic (Canada)
- Best Fantasy/Science Fiction Series: Deja Vu (Colombia)
- Best Horror Series: The Syndicate (UK)
- Best Musical Series: Destroy the Alpha Gammas (USA)
- Best Mystery/Thriller Series: Ruby Sky P.I. (Canada)
- Best Reality Series: Tailgate32 (USA)
- People's Choice: Kid's Town (Canada)
See also
References
- ↑ 29, Danielle Ng See Quan July. "Canadian web fests launching in 2014". Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ↑ "Vancouver Magazine".
- ↑ "15 locally made web series screening at Vancouver Web Fest". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. www.straight.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ↑ "Vancouver Web Fest - Vancouver Events". www.ticketstonight.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ↑ "Up Close and Personal at the 2nd Annual Vancouver Web Fest". VAFF 19. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ↑ "First-ever Vancouver Web Fest coming in May". Vancity Buzz. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ↑ "Vancouver Web Fest Details Are Here". Snobby Robot. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ↑ 16, Julianna Cummins January. "Parked, My Lupine Life among Vancouver Web Fest nominees". Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ↑ "Vancouver Web Fest 2014 Winners". The Press Pass. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ↑ "Vancouver Web Fest". www.vancouverwebfest.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ↑ "12 Must Attend Events for Web Series Creators - Raindance". Raindance. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Vancouver Web Fest is the future of broadcast". www.theprovince.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ↑ 23, Julianna Cummins March; 2016. "Riftworld, Sudden Master win at Vancouver Web Fest". Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ↑ "Vancouver Web Fest". www.vancouverwebfest.com. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ "Vancouver Web Fest award winners include Libres, The True Heroines, Sin Vida Propia". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
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