The Yorkton Film Festival is proud to announce the winners of the 2021 Golden Sheaf Awards! The Awards were handed out on Thursday, May 27 at the virtual Golden Sheaf Awards ceremony.
“We had an absolutely wonderful collection of films this year, and we’re so excited that we’re able to recognize the work that is being done by Canadian content creators through these awards,” said YFF Executive Director Randy Goulden.
“Our awards have a great national reputation, and for many filmmakers a Golden Sheaf is often the first award they might have won, which certainly helps them in building future projects and gaining recognition without our cultural industry,” Goulden added.
This year’s Best of Festival winner was the production Captive, directed by Mellissa Fung. Fung is a Canadian journalist who speaks with girls who were once hostages of a terrorist organization in Nigeria, and comes to terms with some of her own traumatic experiences.
Captive also won the Golden Sheaf for Documentary Social/Political, as well as the awards in the Emerging Filmmaker, Research, and Mental Health categories.
The Ruth Shaw Award (Best of Saskatchewan) was presented to the documentary series Flat Out Food: ohtâpamihowin. Flat Out Food is a six-episode documentary series that traces unique Saskatchewan ingredients from the field (or forest) to the plate, and features engaging discussions about Indigenous cuisine.
2021 Golden Sheaf Award Winners
Indigenous – Presented by the Painted Hand Casino
Otanimm/ Onnimm (Daughter/Father)
Director(s):Neko Wong-Houle, Terrance Houle
Animation – Presented by Telefilm Canada
4 North A
Director(s):Jordan Canning , Howie Shia
Producer(s):Annette Clarke
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Children’s & Youth Production – Presented by SaskTel
All-Round Champion
Director(s): Graeme Lynch
Producer(s):Matthew Hornburg, Mark J.W. Bishop, Steve Sloan, Michael A. Dunn, Andra Johnson Duke, Jim Bell, Marney Malabar
Production Company: marblemedia
Multicultural – Under 30 Minutes – Presented by Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan
Eternal Igloo
Director(s):Mostafa Keshvari
Producer(s): Mostafa Keshvari
Production Company: BC Minorities for Film and TV Society
Multicultural – Over 30 Minutes – Presented by the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan
The Arctics
Director(s):Naomi Mark, Marty O'Brien
Producer(s):Marty O'Brien, Naomi Mark, Suzanne E. Greening
Production Company: Midnight Light Media
Community Television – Presented by Access Communications
Geoff Phillips – Painter
Director(s): Matt Holland
Producer(s): Matt Holland
Production Company: Bamboo Shoots
Lifestyle & Reality – Presented by the City of Yorkton
Restaurants on the Edge
Director(s):Justin Harding, Rob Brunner
Producer(s): Matthew Hornburg, Mark J.W. Bishop, Courtney Hamlet, Steven Mars, Donna Luke, Rob Brunner, Justin Harding
Production Company: marblemedia
Documentary Arts & Culture – Presented by SaskCulture
Nuxalk Radio
Director(s): Banchi Hanuse
Producer(s):Jessica Hallenbeck, Dave Shortt
Production Company: Knowledge Network
Documentary History & Biography – Presented by Bailey’s
Mr. Emancipation: The Walter Perry Story
Director(s):Preston Chase
Producer(s): The Walter Perry Freedom Foundation
Production Company: The Walter Perry Freedom Foundation
Documentary Point of View (POV) – Presented by Canada Media Fund
Clydesdale: Saving The Greatest Horse
Director(s):Ian Lilley
Producer(s):Dugald Maudsley, Gillian Main, Fiona White, Janice Forsyth
Production Company: Infield Fly Productions & Stream Scotland
Series – Presented by Rogers/CityTV Saskatchewan
Dancehall, Deejays & Distortion
Director(s):Carmen Pollard
Producer(s):Carmen Pollard
Production Company: Diving Bell Films Inc.
Documentary Social/Political – Presented by SK Arts
Captive
Director(s):Mellissa Fung
Producer(s):Stuart Coxe
Production Company: Antica Productions
Documentary Science/Nature/Technology – Presented by Java Post Production
Reef Rescue
Director(s):Su Rynard
Producer(s):Merit Jensen Carr, Aaron Floresco
Production Company: Merit Motion Pictures, Film à Cinq
Mental Health - Presented by Yorkton Mental Health Drop In Centre
Captive
Director(s):Mellissa Fung
Producer(s):Stuart Coxe
Production Company: Antica Productions
Performing Arts & Entertainment – Presented by the Government of Saskatchewan, Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport
Porous
Director(s):Eric Hill, Adrienne Adams, Ania Ślusarczyk, Ian Campbell, Mike Rollo, Elian Mikkola, Evie Ruddy, Kyath Battie
Producer(s): Amber Goodwyn
Experimental – Presented by Sask Lotteries
Eidolon
Director(s):Mike Rollo
Producer(s):Mike Rollo
Short Subject – Non-Fiction – Presented by Creative Saskatchewan
Love in Quarantine
Director(s):Millefiore Clarkes
Producer(s): Rohan Fernando
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Short Subject – Fiction – Presented by Saskatchewan Media Production Industry Association
kwêskosîw (she whistles)
Director(s):Thirza Cuthand
Producer(s):Sera-Lys McArthur
Production Company: Fanning Feathers Productions
Scripted – Presented by Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Promise Me
Director(s):Alison Duke
Producer(s): Fonna-Tasha Seidu, Lucas Joseph
Production Company: Oya Media Group
Emerging Filmmaker – Presented by RBC Foundation
Captive
Director(s):Mellissa Fung
Producer(s):Stuart Coxe
Production Company: Antica Productions
Student Production – Presented by Wavelength Entertainment
Bad Omen
Director(s): Salar Pashtoonyar
Producer(s): Salar Pashtoonyar
Director – Non-Fiction – Presented Norman & Margaret Jewison Charitable Foundation
Mazzarello
Director(s): Carmen Rachiteanu
Producer(s): Marie-Christine Roussel
Production Company:INIS
Director – Fiction – Presented by Norman & Margaret Jewison Charitable Foundation
Promise Me
Director(s):Alison Duke
Producer(s): Fonna-Tasha Seidu, Lucas Joseph
Production Company: Oya Media Group
Research – Presented by the Yorkton Business Improvement District
Captive
Director(s):Mellissa Fung
Producer(s):Stuart Coxe
Production Company: Antica Productions
Kathleen Shannon Award – Presented by National Film Board of Canada
Kalinga (Care)
Director(s):Kent Donguines
Producer(s):Robin Macabulos, Maxime Beauchamp
Production Company: Aimer Films Inc.
Ruth Shaw Award (Best of Saskatchewan) – Presented by the Yorkton Film Festival
Flat Out Food: ohtâpamihowin
Director(s):Adrian Halter
Producer(s):Adrian Halter, Jenn Sharp
Production Company: HalterMedia Inc.
Best of the Festival
Captive
Director(s):Mellissa Fung
Producer(s):Stuart Coxe
Production Company: Antica Productions
