Best of...

Best of Festival - Sponsored By CBC
"Terminus"
Producer: Carlo Trulli
Director: Trevor Cawood
Production Company: Spy Films

Best Of Saskatchewan – Sponsored by SaskFilm
Wapos Bay: Guardians (Aboriginal)
Producer: Anand Ramayya, Dennis Jackson, Melanie Jackson, Derek Mazur
Director: Dennis Jackson
Production Company: Wapos Bay Productions Inc.
Category Awards

Aboriginal – Sponsored by APTN
Reservation Soldiers
Producer: Trish Dolman, Trish Williams
Director: Lisa Jackson
Production Company: Screen Siren Pictures

Animation – Sponsored by Tyrell Media Corporation
Yellow Sticky Notes
Producer and Director: Jeff Chiba Stearns
Production Company: Meditating Bunny Studio

Children’s Productions – Sponsored by Access Communications
Oma’s Quilt
Producer: Svend-Erik Eriksen
Director: Izabela Bzymek
Production Company: National Film Board Of Canada

Comedy
Jon Dore Television Show: Ready For Love
Producer: John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Lindsay Cox, Jon Dore, Ed Macdonald
Director: Matt Hawkins
Production Company: Insight Production Company Ltd.

Drama – Sponsored by Saskatchewan Arts Board
"Terminus"
Producer: Carlo Trulli
Director: Trevor Cawood
Production Company: Spy Films

Experimental – Sponsored by Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
Machine With Wishbone
Producer and Director: Randall Okita

Lifestyle – Sponsored by The City Of Yorkton
Sarah’s House: Basement
Producer: Michael Prini, Sarah Richardson
Director: Andrea Griffith, Lissa Fraser Kerr
Production Company: Primevista Television Inc.

Performing Arts & Entertainment – Sponsored by RBC Financial Group
End Of The Rope
Producer and Director: Eva Colmers
Production Company: No Problem Productions

Youth Productions –Sponsored by Sasktel
I Have Seen The Future
Producer and Director: Cam Christiansen
Production Company: The Thinktank

Documentary – Arts/Culture – Sponsored by Multicultural Council Of Saskatchewan
Embracing Da Kink
Producer: Trey Anthony, Joel Gordon
Director: Joel Gordon
Production Company: V-Formation Productions Inc.

Documentary – History - Sponsored by History Television
Secret Of The Snake Goddess, The
Producer: Ed Barreveld
Director: Christian Bauer, Nikos Dayandas
Production Company: Storyline Entertainment Inc.

Documentary – Nature/Environment – Sponsored By SaskPower
Buried At Sea
Producer: John Wesley Chisholm
Director: John Wesley Chisholm, Kent Martin
Production Company: Arcadia Entertainment Inc.

Documentary – Point Of View – Sponsored by Painted Hand Casino
Daughters Of The Revolution
Producer and Director: Aeyliya Hussain

Documentary – Science/Medicine
Nature Of Things, The: The Science Of The Senses - Touch
Producer: Michael Allder, Merit Jensen Carr, Erna Buffie
Director: Bonnie Dickie
Production Company: Merit Motion Pictures

Documentary – Social/Political
Inside Time
Producer: Jason Young
Director: Annette Clarke
Production Company: National Film Board Of Canada

Documentary Series
Departures
Producer: Steven N. Bray, Jessie Wallace
Director: Andre Dupuis
Production Company: Departures Entertainment Inc.

Craft Awards

Best Director Fiction
Colony, The (Aboriginal)
Producer: John Christou
Director: Jeff Barnaby
Production Company: Eye Steel Film

Best Director Non-Fiction
Departures: Ascension Island (Doc Series)
Producer: Steven N. Bray, Jessie Wallace
Director: Andre Dupuis
Production Company: Departures Entertainment Inc

Research – Sponsored by MidCanada Production Services
Nature Of Things, The: The Science Of The Senses - Touch (Doc- Science/Medicine)
Producer: Michael Allder, Merit Jensen Carr, Erna Buffie
Director: Bonnie Dickie
Research: Bonnie Dickie, Donna Gall, Elizabeth Klinck, Wendy Rowland
Production Company: Merit Motion Pictures

Special Awards

Emerging Filmmaker – Sponsored by SMPIA
Sur La Terre Comme Au Ciel
Producer and Director: Herve Demers
Production Company: Les Films Herve Demers

Founder’s Award – Presented by The Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival
Buried At Sea
Producer: John Wesley Chisholm
Director: John Wesley Chisholm, Kent Martin
Production Company: Arcadia Entertainment Inc.

NFB Kathleen Shannon Award – Sponsored by The National Film Board Of Canada
Shattered Dreams
Producer: Gina Binetti, Marta Nielsen and Ian Brewster
Director: Marta Nielsen
Production Company: Eternity Inc.

Jury Awards

Super Phoenix
Producer and Director: Sylvie Rosenthal
Production Company: Les Productions Sylvie Rosenthal

Capturing A Short Life
Producer and Director: Sheona McDonald
Production Company: Dimestore Productions Inc.

Hitler’s Canadians
Producer: Ed Barreveld
Director: Douglas Williams
Production Company: Storyline Entertainment Inc.

Golden Sheafs were awarded to films in 19 genre categories and 16 craft categories. Other awards included various Jury awards and cash prizes as well as the prestigious Best of Festival Award. A full listing of all the award winners from the 2007 Golden Sheaf awards can be found on the Festival website at www.yorktonshortfilm.org. The awards celebrate the great short films from across.

The Golden Sheaf Award of Excellence winner was “Mississippi Cold Case” which also took home Golden Sheafs for Documentary Social/Political, Director – Nonfiction, Editing – Nonfiction and Research. The film was directed and produced by David Ridgen.

Another big winner was “Screening”, which won Golden Sheafs for Drama, Director – Fiction, Editing – Fiction, Overall Sound – Fiction, Photography - Fiction, and Performance Female (Martha Burns). “Screening was produced by Philip Svoboda and Anthony Green and Directed by Anthony Green.”

The Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival is the longest running film festival in North America. In the 60 years of its existence the festival has developed a tradition of recognizing excellent films and providing great professional development and learning opportunities. The Festival recognizes outstanding Canadian short films and rewards the very best with the annual Golden Sheaf Awards. Visit www.yorktonshortfilm.org for more information.