2025 WIFT+ Toronto Showcase

2025 Selected Projects will be announced on Tuesday, April 1, 2025

2024 SELECTED PROJECTS

Bad Accountant – Rabiya Mansoor (Producer, Writer)

Unibrow – Nedda Sarshar (Director, Writer)

Redlights – Jane MacRae (Editor)

Meteor – Atefeh Khademolreza (Director, Producer, Writer)

Llamas at the Laundromat – Martha Grant (Animator, Director, Producer, Writer)

Rock the Cradle – Asis Sethi (Editor, Director, Writer)

Less Than Kosher – Shaina Silver-Baird (Producer, Writer)

Loud & Here – Josiane Blanc (Director, Writer)

The Pleasure is all Mine – Vanessa Sandre (Director, Producer, Writer)

WINNERS & PRIZES

In the last five years, WIFT+ Toronto has awarded more than $80,000 in cash prizes at our annual Showcase, through support from the Foundation for WIFT+ Toronto.

The following prizes were awarded at the WIFT+ Toronto Showcase in 2024:

BEST WRITING (as chosen by the Jury)

Shaina Silver-Baird (Less Than Kosher (Episode 1: The Synagogue Viv Hasn’t Been to in 15 Years))

With this prize, Silver-Baird accepted a cash prize of $2,000 from the Foundation for WIFT+ Toronto; a consultation with Script Reader and Story Editor Jamie Gaetz; and the opportunity to sit in two CBC writing rooms.

BEST DIRECTING (as chosen by the Jury)

Asis Sethi (Rock the Cradle)

With this award, Sethi received a cash prize of $2,000 from the Foundation for WIFT+ Toronto; a virtual meeting with a DGC – Ontario director; and two Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto memberships.

BEST of SHOWCASE (as chosen by the Jury)

Vanessa Sandre (The Pleasure is All Mine)

With this prize, Sandre collected $2,000 from the Foundation for WIFT+ Toronto; a $2,500 certificate for post-production work at Company 3 Toronto; and a meeting with Andrew Frank, Co-President, Mongrel Media.

AUDIENCE CHOICE (as chosen by everyone in attendance)

Vanessa Sandre (The Pleasure is All Mine)

With this prize, Vanessa received $2,000 from the Foundation for WIFT+ Toronto and a gift certificate for equipment rental from Grande Camera. In celebration of WIFT+ Toronto’s 40th anniversary, Grande Camera doubled their donation to $5,000 for this year’s winner.

The Best in Showcase, Best Directing, and Best Writing awards are determined by a volunteer jury composed of WIFT+ Toronto members. This year’s jury members were Autumn Scott, Cynthia Crofoot, Kari Hollend, Katarzyna Anielak, Katerina Kova, Oksana Sirju, Rachel Faircloth, Sabrina Lorie, Shagun Kanwar, Shantha Roberts, and Tonjha Richardson.

The 2024 WIFT+ Toronto Showcase is supported by the following organizations: presenting sponsor, TIFF; supporting sponsor, DGC Ontario; event partner, Company 3; and event supporters, CBC, the Foundation for WIFT+ Toronto, Grande Camera, Jamie Gaetz, Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto, and Mongrel Media.