Reel Asian, presented by National Bank, announced the award winners of juried feature and short film prizes at an Awards Ceremony and Reception hosted at Momofuku Daisho on November 13, 2016.

Menkes Audience Choice Award:
MIXED MATCH (Director Jeff Chiba Stearns, Canada 2016)

Fasken Martineau Best Feature Film Award:
APOCALYPSE CHILD (Director Mario Cornejo, Philippines 2015)

National Bank Best First Feature Film Award:
THE LOCKPICKER (Director Randall Okita, Canada 2016)

Special Mention:
LOST DAUGHTER (Director Chen Yu-Jie, Taiwan 2016)

Centennial Best Canadian Film or Video Award:
WINDOW HORSES (Director Ann Marie Fleming, Canada 2016)

Animasian Award
NUTAG-HOMELAND (Director Alisi Telengut, Canada 2016)

Special Mention:
THE WRONG BLOCK (Director Sam Chou, Canada 2016)

Air Canada Short Film or Video Award
A CELLO IN THE SUBWAY (Director Iven Tu, Canada 2016)
THE HEART’S SCAR (Directors Thuy Le & Tiago Espirito Santo, Vietnam 2016)
THE TIME AGENT (Director Jude Chun, South Korea 2016)
THE THRESHOLD (Director Nishant Roy Bombarde, India 2015)

DGC & WIFT-T Film Award
36 QUESTIONS (Director Jennifer Su, Canada 2016)

Truth To Power Documentary Award
BAD RAP (Director Salima Koroma, USA 2016)

So You Think You Can Pitch? Awards
Emerging Category:
FORBIDDEN TIKKA MISALA by Rahul Chaturvedi

Established Category:
180 by Vivian Lin & Jennifer Millington

 Congratulations to all of our filmmakers and award winners!

The Menkes Audience Choice Award will be announced after the festival. Don’t forget to vote!