Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best British Columbia Film explained

The Vancouver Film Critics Circle presents an award for Best British Columbia Film as part of its annual critics awards program, honouring the best films made within the Canadian province of British Columbia within the previous year.

Winners

2000s

YearFilmDirector(s)
2005It's All Gone Pete TongMichael Dowse[1]
Eve and the Fire HorseJulia Kwan[2]
A Simple CurveAubrey Nealon
2006FidoAndrew Currie[3]
Everything's Gone GreenPaul Fox[4]
Mount PleasantRoss Weber
Unnatural & AccidentalCarl Bessai
2007American VenusBruce Sweeney[5]
Confessions of an Innocent ManDavid Paperny[6]
Brett Harvey
2008Fifty Dead Men WalkingKari Skogland[7]
Edison and LeoNeil Burns[8]
Stone of DestinyCharles Martin Smith
2009Facing AliPete McCormack[9]
ExcitedBruce Sweeney[10]
A Shine of RainbowsVic Sarin

2010s

YearFilmDirector(s)
2010Fathers & SonsCarl Bessai[11]
Sturla Gunnarsson[12]
Mighty JeromeCharles Officer
2011People of a FeatherJoel Heath[13]
Daydream NationMichael Goldbach[14]
Sisters & BrothersCarl Bessai
2012Beyond the Black RainbowPanos Cosmatos[15]
Becoming Redwood[16]
Camera ShyMark Sawers
Random Acts of RomanceKatrin Bowen
2013Down RiverBenjamin Ratner[17]
Oil Sands KaraokeCharles Wilkinson[18]
When I WalkJason DaSilva
2014ViolentAndrew Huculiak[19]
Everything Will BeJulia Kwan[20]
PreggolandJacob Tierney
2015Charles Wilkinson[21]
EadweardJosh Epstein, Kyle Rideout[22]
No Men Beyond This PointMark Sawers
2016Hello DestroyerKevan Funk[23]
Aim for the RosesJohn Bolton[24]
Nettie Wild
Window HorsesAnn Marie Fleming
2017Never Steady, Never StillKathleen Hepburn[25]
GregoireCody Bown[26]
Luk'Luk'IWayne Wapeemukwa
The Road ForwardMarie Clements
2018Edge of the KnifeGwaai Edenshaw, Helen Haig-Brown[27]
N.O.N.Zebulon Zang[28]
This Mountain LifeGrant Baldwin
When the Storm FadesSeán Devlin
2019The Body Remembers When the World Broke OpenKathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers[29]
Because We Are GirlsBaljit Sangra[30]
RafHarry Cepka

2020s

YearFilmDirector(s)
2020ChainedTitus Heckel[31]
Brother, I CryJessie Anthony[32]
Jennifer Abbott, Joel Bakan
2021Portraits from a FireTrevor Mack[33]
Be StillElizabeth Lazebnik[34]
Someone Like MeSteve J. Adams, Sean Horlor
2022Riceboy SleepsAnthony Shim[35]
Doug and the Slugs and MeTeresa Alfield[36]
Until Branches BendSophie Jarvis
2023SeagrassMeredith Hama-Brown[37]
FloatSherren Lee[38]
I'm Just Here for the RiotKathleen Jayme, Asia Youngman
WaaPaKeJules Arita Koostachin

Notes and References

  1. https://www.straight.com/article/kudos-all-round "Kudos all round"
  2. https://www.straight.com/article/get-ready-for-our-golden-globes "Get ready for our Golden Globes"
  3. "The Rocket, Children of Men honoured by Vancouver film critics". Vancouver Sun, January 16, 2007.
  4. Craig Takeuchi, "News from Hollywood North". The Georgia Straight, January 10, 2007.
  5. https://www.straight.com/article-132042/news-from-hollywood-north "News from Hollywood North"
  6. Craig Takeuchi, "News from Hollywood North". The Georgia Straight, February 6, 2008.
  7. https://variety.com/2009/film/awards/vancouver-critics-praise-milk-1117998449/ "Vancouver critics praise ‘Milk’"
  8. Craig Takeuchi, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations announced". The Georgia Straight, January 5, 2009.
  9. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/vancouver-critics-pick-i-killed-my-mother-1.883233 "Vancouver critics pick I Killed My Mother"
  10. Craig Takeuchi, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle: Up in the Air, J'ai tué ma mí¨re lead nominations". The Georgia Straight, January 4, 2010.
  11. http://playbackonline.ca/2011/01/11/incendies-barneys-lead-vancouver-critics-awards/ "Incendies, Barney’s lead Vancouver Critics Awards"
  12. Glen Schaefer, "Incendies gets five nods from Vancouver film critics". The Province, January 4, 2011.
  13. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/vancouver-critics-name-the-artist-top-film-of-2011/article4085811/ "Vancouver critics name The Artist top film of 2011"
  14. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2012/01/02/vfcc-announces-its-12th-annual-award-nominees/ "VFCC Announces 12th Annual Award Nominees"
  15. http://playbackonline.ca/2013/01/08/beyond-the-black-rainbow-war-witch-win-at-vancouver-critics-awards/ "Beyond the Black Rainbow, War Witch win at Vancouver critics awards"
  16. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2012/12/27/2013-vfcc-nominees-announced/ "2013 VFCC Nominees Announced!"
  17. "The Dirties cleans up in Vancouver; Film critics give top prizes to Matt Johnson, 12 Years a Slave". Edmonton Journal, January 9, 2014.
  18. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2013/12/22/and-the-2014-vfcc-nominees-are/ "And the 2014 VFCC nominees are..."
  19. https://www.straight.com/movies/800226/tu-dors-nicole-and-mommy-top-canadian-winners-vancouver-film-critics-circle-awards "Tu dors Nicole and Mommy top Canadian winners at Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards"
  20. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2014/12/22/2015-nominees-announced/ "2015 Nominees Announced"
  21. http://povmagazine.com/blog/view/vancouver-film-critics-honour-haida-gwaii "Vancouver Film Critics Honour ‘Haida Gwaii’"
  22. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2015/12/14/2016-nominees-announced/ "2016 Nominees Announced"
  23. http://playbackonline.ca/2017/01/11/hello-destroyer-wins-big-with-vfcc/ "Hello Destroyer wins big with VFCC"
  24. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2016/12/16/2017-nominees-announced/ "2017 Nominees Announced"
  25. https://www.straight.com/movies/1016041/never-steady-never-still-takes-big-prizes-vancouver-film-critics-circle-awards "Never Steady, Never Still takes the big prizes at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards"
  26. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2017/12/15/2018-nominees-announced/ "2018 Nominees Announced"
  27. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2019/01/08/haida-language-mystery-thriller-edge-of-the-knife-named-top-canadian-feature-film.html "Vancouver Film Critics Circle names Edge of the Knife top Canadian feature film"
  28. Josh Cabrita, "2019 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 14, 2018.
  29. https://www.tricitynews.com/vancouver-film-critics-award-the-body-remembers-when-the-world-broke-open-1.24047775 "Vancouver film critics award 'The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open'"
  30. Adrian Mack, "Marriage Story dominates Vancouver Film Critics Circle noms". The Georgia Straight, December 13, 2019.
  31. https://www.northernstars.ca/vfcc-vote-for-violation/ "VFCC Vote for Violation"
  32. Jorge Ignacio Castillo, "POSSESSOR AND CHAINED DOMINATE THE VFCC NOMINATIONS FOR BEST IN CANADIAN FILM". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, February 3, 2021.
  33. Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog named year's best feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". Vancouver Sun, March 8, 2022.
  34. Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations". Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2022.
  35. https://www.northernstars.ca/vancouver-film-critics-like-i-like-movies/ "Vancouver Film Critics Like I Like Movies"
  36. Web site: Vancouver Film Critics Announce Nominees . Northern Stars . January 23, 2023 . January 23, 2023.
  37. Web site: VFCC Loves 'BlackBerry' . Northern Stars . February 13, 2024 . February 13, 2024.
  38. Taimur Sikander Mirza, "BlackBerry, Seagrass lead VFCC’s Canadian nominees". Playback, January 23, 2024.