Winners – November 2026

Best International Narrative Short: Assya’s Silence / certificate

Best Documentary Short: Flaneur / certificate

Best Canadian Narrative Short: Just Another F*cking Short Film / certificate

Best Student Short Film: Village Mart / certificate

Best Mobile Film: The Great Divide / certificate

Best Experimental Short: A Palette Of Rich Colours / certificate

Best Animated Short: Mighty Joe Mui / certificate

Best Music Video: Aise Na Pagal Karo / certificate

Best Actor in Short: Varinder Chawla (Still I am Happy) / certificate

Best Actress in Short: Camilla Fosso (Out of Sync) / certificate

Best Female Directing in Short: A COAT FOR FELIX / certificate

Best Male Directing in Short: Rehearsal / certificate

Best Short First Time Filmmaker: Hockey Mom / certificate

Best Script in Short: The Nine Lives / certificate

Best Unproduced Short Script: Shalom Kolontarov The Hero / certificate

Best Make Up in Short: SOB / certificate

Best Original Score in Short: The Cue / certificate

Best Cinematography in Short: CORPS LIQUIDE / certificate

Best Comedy in Short: Co-Parenting / certificate

Best Thriller in Short: The Collector / certificate

Best Sci-Fi in Short: The Shadow Project / certificate

Best Horror in Short: FACES / certificate

Best Short on Social Justice: Knock Knock / certificate

Best Short LGBTQ+ Film: Out of Checklist / certificate

Best Short Women’s Issue Film: Seasons of the Witch / certificate

Best Environmentalist Short Film: AnimalZone: No Horsing Around – Welcome to Donkeyland! / certificate

Best Costume Design in Short: Separate Roads / certificate

Best Short Kid/Family: Darling Angel / certificate

Best Micro Short: Dear Brian / certificate

Best Trailer: NATURMORT – Driven by Silence | Trailer / certificate

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Classic Car EnVy / certificate

Best International Feature Film: Nemesis (2026) / certificate

Best International Documentary: Invasive: Modern Dentistry Reimagined / certificate

Best Canadian Documentary: Stuck / certificate

Best Feature Human Rights Film: Code Noir / certificate

Best Directing in a Feature Film: Nemesis (2026) / certificate

Best First Time Feature Filmmaker: The flavour of Kiebebe / certificate

Best Actor in Feature Film: Nino Spallacci (Love Lives On) / certificate

Best Actress in Feature Film: Mukta Barve (Maya) / certificate

Best Costume Design in Feature: KALA PANI / certificate

Best Make Up in Feature: KALA PANI / certificate

Best Script for a Feature Film: Uncertain Eyes – Feature / certificate

Best Cinematography in Feature Film: Fofito: The Movie / certificate

Best Unproduced Script for a Long Feature Film: THIS IS HOW HE SURVIVES / certificate

Best Male Director in a Feature Film: Blade of the Waning Kingdom / certificate

Best Female Director in a Feature Film: MY SWEET SUNS / certificate

Best Original Score in a Long Feature: Code Noir / certificate

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About Cift

Toronto Independent Festival of Cift is a seasonal celebration of the best of short and long feature films in contemporary cinema. The festival aims to bring the most acclaimed Internationally produced short and long films of the year to Toronto’s screens in an effort to present a comprehensive cross-section of talents and showcase the depth and diversity of cinema.

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