Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival

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Yorkton, Canada May 2009, TBA
Call for Entry Deadline: February 2009, TBA
Festival Data:
- Established: 1950
- Genre: Documentary (click to see)
- Attendance: 379
- Accredited Industry Attendance: 175
- Total Number of Films Submitted: 400
- Total Number of Films Screened: 400
- Total Screenings: 1000
- Competitive
- Has Panels
Festival Website:
http:/ / www.yorktonshortfilm.org/
Festival Description:

The Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival, now entering its 60th year, is the longest running festival of its kind in Canada. Over the years, the festival has garnered an esteemed reputation as one of the country's top film and video festivals; a reputation that attracts outstanding entries and personalities from across Canada.

Established in 1947 as the Yorkton Film Council, the first festival was held in 1950, making it Canada's first Short Film & Video Festival. The very first Golden Sheaf Award was introduced in 1958 and was presented to the most outstanding film entry in the festival. The Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival has undergone many changes since the first festival and is about to celebrate its 60th year of great shorts. It currently presents Golden Sheaf Awards in 17 genre categories, 10 craft awards categories, Cash and Specialty awards. The Festival is held every spring and includes:
- The Golden Sheaf Awards
- Screenings
- Mini-Cinema
- Workshops
- Social Activities
This festival screens short film in competitive Narrative categories that include: Aboriginal, Animation, Children/Youth Productions, Comedy, Drama, Experimental, Multicultural, and Performing Arts and Entertainment.

Documentary categories include: Arts/Culture, Biography, History, Nature/Environment, POV (point of view), Science/Medicine, Series, Short Subject and Social/Political. Films must be Canadian productions under 60 minutes in length.

Email:	info(at)goldensheafawards.com
Phone:	(1) 306 782 7077
Fax:	(1) 306 782 1550
Mailing Address:	49 Smith Street East, Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 0H4 Canada

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JUN 11, 2007 02:22PM FFW Films Editor writes:

Awards for the 2007 Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival

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.
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