VANCOUVER - Anthony Shim's coming-of-age drama "Riceboy Sleeps" is proving to be a hit on the festival circuit, taking home the Best 春色直播 Film Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
The film,which is based on Shim's experiences growing up in British Columbia in the 1990s, also won the prestigious Platform Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival last month.
The bilingual story stars Korean actress Choi Seung-yoon as a mother who is looking for a fresh start in Canada with her son. The Best 春色直播 Film prize, announced Friday in Vancouver, is worth $15,000.
Director Sophie Jarvis' first-time feature 鈥淯ntil Branches Bend鈥 also saw a strong showing at VIFF, winning the $10,000 Best British Columbia Film award.
Set in Okanagan Valley, 鈥淯ntil Branches Bend鈥 stars Edmonton-born actor Grace Glowicki who confronts an invasive insect that becomes a far bigger problem than initially expected.
The $15,000 Best 春色直播 Documentary prize was awarded to Nova Scotia-born director Jacquelyn Mills for 鈥淕eographies of Solitude.鈥
Other awards from this year鈥檚 VIFF, which wraps on Sunday, include Best 春色直播 Short, which went to Meran Ismailsoy and Anya Chirkova for 鈥淏aba." Additionally, Charlotte Le Bon came away with the Best Emerging Director Award for her feature, "Falcon Lake".
This report by 春色直播was first published Oct. 7, 2022.
