Awards

Held Sunday of each festival, the Red Bicycle Awards mark the closing of VIFF, where nominees from eligible screening sections compete for the Quartermaster Award, which recognizes excellence in feature filmmaking, and the Burton Award, which recognizes excellence in short filmmaking. Individual nominees also compete for: 

• Best Screenplay
• Best Director
• Best Actor (inclusive of all sexes and genders)
• Best Supporting Actor (inclusive of all sexes and genders)
• Best Cinematography
• Best Editing
• Best Original Music
• Best Production Design
• Best Costume Design
• Best Stunt

Narrative Features are considered for all Red Bicycle Awards, while Documentary Features are only considered for the Quartermaster Award, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing. Narrative Shorts and Documentary Shorts compete only for the Burton Award. Consideration does equate to actual nomination for the Red Bicycle Awards, which is determined solely by Vashon Film Institute’s Executive Team.

Non-jury awards include the Audience Award for favorite feature and short film, as voted by VIFF’s patrons. Films in all screening sections are eligible for the Audience Award.

VIFF23 NOMINEES

Best Screenplay

Law Chen & Jerry Hsu Starring Jerry as Himself
David Elliot, Lance Larson & Jas Shelton
Deadland
Charlotte Levack I Like Movies
Charlotte Regan Scrapper
Paris Zarcilla Raging Grace

Best Director

Jordan Albertsen Boom: A Film About the Sonics
Charlotte Levack I Like Movies
Rocío Mesa Tobacco Barns
Charlotte Regan Scrapper
Paris Zarcilla Raging Grace

Best Actor

Lola Campbell Scrapper
Jessica Michael Davis Escaping Ohio
Jerry Hsu Starring Jerry as Himself
Jennifer Kim Somewhere Quiet
Isaiah Lehtinen I Like Movies

Best Supporting Actor

Leanne Best Raging Grace
Harris Dickinson Scrapper
Romina D’Ugo I Like Movies
McCaul Lombardi Deadland
Alin Uzun Scrapper

Best Cinematography

Joel Honeywell Raging Grace
Molly Manning Walker Scrapper
Rico Moran I Like Movies
Conor Murphy Somewhere Quiet
Jas Shelton Deadland

Best Editing

Jordan Albertsen Boom: A Film About the Sonics
Matteo Bini & Billy Sneddon Scrapper
Susan K. Hoover The Herricanes
Sofi Marshall Somewhere Quiet
Mark Shapiro & Douglas Brian Miller Downwind

Best Original Music

Jon Clarke Raging Grace
Patrick Jonsson Scrapper
Ariel Marx Somewhere Quiet
Paloma Peñarrubia Tobacco Barns
Christopher Dean White Deadland

Best Production Design

Amy Beth Addison Raging Grace
Claudia Dall’Orso I Like Movies
Elena Muntoni Scrapper

See former nominees/winners

JURY

Each year, VIFF selects 5 motion picture professionals to serve on its jury. Juror obligations include reviewing all of the films selected by VFI to screen at VIFF and submitting votes necessary to determine the relevant Red Bicycle Award winners. Prior to juror voting, nominations for awards are determined by VFI.

VIFF23 JURY

See former juries