Vancouver Web Series Festival
The Vancouver Web Series Festival, also known as the Vancouver Web Fest, is a web series festival based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is known as the first ever Canadian festival dedicated solely to entertainment and programming created exclusively for the Internet.[1]
| Vancouver Web Series Festival | |
|---|---|
 Festival Logo | |
| Country | Canada |
| First awarded | 2013 |
| Website | http://www.vancouverwebfest.com |
In 2017, IndieWire called the festival "one of the leading destinations for quality web content".[2] Raindance dubbed it one of the "must attend" web series events for creators and fans of online content.[3] The Province described the festival as "the future of broadcast."[4]
Background
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.[5][6] 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 Playback.[7][8] The 3rd annual event was held March 18 through 20, 2016, at the same location.[9] The 4th annual festival took place March 17 through 19, 2017.[10]
The fifth annual festival took place at a new location, the Vancouver Convention Centre, from April 19 to 21, 2018.[11]
Awards
The festival presents screenings of their official selections and hosts an awards ceremony at the end of each festival; award-winners receive silver trophies and certain categories include financial or in kind prizes. Main awards include Best Canadian Series, Best of B.C., Best Foreign Series, and other craft or genre-specific categories such as Best Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay.
Current categories
- Best Overall Series
- Best Canadian Series
- Best of B.C.
- 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 Dramedy Series
- Best Comedy Series
- Best Animation Series
- Best Documentary Series
- Best Fantasy Series
- Best Horror Series
- Best Reality Series
- Best Science Fiction Series
Past winners
5th: 2018
- Best of Festival Award: Inconceivable (Canada)
- Best Canadian Series: Teenagers (Canada)
- Best Foreign Series: Scout (Australia)
- Best of B.C.: Girls vs. The City (Vancouver)
- Best International Series: Thesha (South Africa)
- Best Actor: Jason Gendrick, Trouble Creek
- Best Actress: Odessa Young, High Life
- Best Director: Stacey K. Nlack & Shea E. Butler, Trouble Creek
- Best Screenplay: Fluffy Marky (Canada)
- Best Cinematography: Filth City (Canada)
- Best Original Score: Spiral (Canada)
- Best Sound Design: The Drive (Canada)
- Best Special Effects: The Last 7 (Malaysia)
- Best Visual Effects: Strowlers (USA)
- Best Drama Series: Nasty Habits (USA)
- Best Comedy Series: The Dangers of Online Dating (Canada)
- Best Dramedy Series: Adulthood (Canada)
- Best Animation Series: This is Desmondo Ray! (Australia)
- Best Documentary Series: KYNNSTLAH: A Series of Artist Portraits (Germany/USA)
- Best Family Series: Scout & The Gumboot Kids (Canada)
- Best Fantasy Series: The Dreamcatcher (Australia)
- Best Horror Series: Burkland (Belgium)
- Best Pilot (under 30 minutes): The Last 7 (Malaysia)
- Best Pilot (over 30 minutes): The Gamers: The Shadow Menace (USA)
- Best Reality Series: House Call with Dr. Yvette Lu (Canada)
- Best Science Fiction Series: Restoration (Australia)
- Best Virtual Reality Project: The Great (Mexico)
4th: 2017
- Best Overall Series: The Wizards of Aus (Australia)
- Best Canadian Series: That's My DJ (Canada)
- Best Foreign Series: Scout (Australia)
- Best of B.C.: This Is That (Vancouver)
- Best Actor: Paul Witton, Dropping the Soap
- Best Actress: Rosie Lourde, Starting From Now
- Best Director: D. W. Waterson, That's My DJ
- Best Screenplay: This Is That (Vancouver)
- Best Cinematography: Thornbrook (USA)
- Best Editing: InVancity (Vancouver)
- Best Original Score: The Wizards of Aus (Australia)
- Best Sound Design: Telegraph Cove (Canada)
- Best Special Effects: Discocalypse (Germany)
- Best Visual Effects: The Wizards of Aus (Australia)
- Best Drama Series: Nasty Habits (USA)
- Best Comedy Series: Sublets (USA)
- Best Action/Adventure Series: Surf Therapy (France)
- Best Animation Series: The Adventure of a Broken Heart (Australia)
- Best Documentary Series: No Strings Attached (Norway)
- Best Family Series: Fluffy Marky (Canada)
- Best Fantasy Series: The Wizards of Aus (Australia)
- Best Horror Series: Or So the Story Goes... (USA)
- Best Musical Series: Roo-ining Christmas (USA)
- Best Mystery Series: Petrol (Canada)
- Best Reality Series: Late Bloomer (USA)
- Best Science Fiction Series: Conversations from the Afterlife (USA)
- Best Thriller Series: Kill Skills (France)
- Carter Mason Award of Excellence: Ed Brando
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: 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)
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See also
- Web television
- List of Web television series
- Web series
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