THE HUSBAND, by Canadian director Bruce McDonald
THE HUSBAND by Canadian director Bruce McDonald, won the prize for Best Canadian Feature Film in the 10th edition of the Borsos Competition at the 2013 Whistler Film Festival. THE HUSBAND is described by the festival as a unique film about the other side of an adulterous affair follows Henry (McCabe-Lokos) as he deals with raising a child while his wife serves a prison sentence for an affair with a 14 year old student. THE HUSBAND had its Western Canadian premiere at the festival and stars Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Sarah Allen, Dylan Authors, August Diehl and Joey Klein.
Tatiana Maslany won WFF’s Best Performance in a Borsos Competition Film Award for the second year in a row, for her role in CAS & DYLAN. In 2012, she won the award for her role in Kate Melville’s PICTURE DAY.
The other 2013 Borsos Competition finalists were:
CAS & DYLAN, dir: Jason Priestley (Western Canadian Premiere)
LOUIS CYR, dir: Daniel Roby (QC, Western Canadian Premiere)
PATCH TOWN, dir: Craig Goodwill (Canadian Premiere)
SIDDHARTH dir: Richie Mehta (Western Canadian Premiere)
UVANGA, dirs: Marie- Hélène Cousineau and Madeline Piujuq Ivalu (Western Canadian Premiere)
The World Documentary Award was awarded to JINGLE BELL ROCKS! directed by Mitchell Kezin. Described as a personal look at the director’s obsession with Christmas tunes, JINGLE BELL ROCKS! features two dozen of Mitchell’s favorite unknown Christmas songs.
The Canadian ShortWork Award went to ANXIOUS OSWALD GREENE, directed by Marshall Axani, the International ShortWork Award went to A GRAND CANAL directed by Johnny Ma, and the ShortWork Student Award went to BACKWARD FALL by UBC’s Andrew Pollins.
Best Mountain Culture Film Award went to THE CRASH REEL, directed by Academy Award nominee Lucy Walker. MPPIA Short Film Award, was won by Nick Citton for THE FUTURE PERFECT, with the completed project having its world premiere screening at next year’s 2014 Whistler Film Festival.
Best Female Directed Narrative Feature was awarded to THE ANIMAL PROJECT directed by Ingrid Veninger; Best Female Directed Documentary was awarded to THE CRASH REEL directed by Lucy Walker; and Special Mention for Documentary Excellence was awarded to HI-HO MASTAHEY directed by Alanis Obomsawin.