95th Tofino Film Festival
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| Location | Warren Nevisa National Theater, Tofino, Zian |
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| Festival date | 5 – 12 July 2021 |
The 95th Tofino Film Festival, also known as the 68th Tofino International Film Festival, was held from July 5-12th, 2021. It premiered films of all genres, with the winners in each category being voted on by representatives of participant film coalitions. The most prestigious award in the festival, Best Picture (Pine Award), was a unprecedented tie due to mixed academy votes, and was awarded to Raspberry and Building Dream.
Jury
Official selection
A Soldier's Path
Courage
Mind of the Yellow Tree
Raina
Raspberry
Basuki
Gleitzmann
The Otherworld Paradox
| Title | Country of origin | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| A Soldier's Path | Emmiria | The 1994 EIA mission to rescue one of their agents from a Skithan prison, sparking an international diplomatic crisis. |
| Title | Country of origin | Synopsis |
| Basuki | Siniapore | Amateur soccer players from the Singana slums compete to reach the 2021 Sulifa World Cup. |
| Title | Country of origin | Synopsis |
| Mind of the Yellow Tree | Quetana | A young boy befriends a monster to distract himself from his mother's illness. |
| Title | Country of origin | Synopsis |
| Raspberry | Zamastan | A campaign manager for a presidential candidate finds himself torn between personal gain and morality. |
| Title | Country of origin | Synopsis |
| Raina | Albarine | A young woman with high aspirations through music is forced into a life of renegade crime. |
| Title | Country of origin | Synopsis |
| Courage | Zamastan | A documentary about the Zamastanian Space Agency, the culmination of the space race, landing on the moon, and the Courage program. |
| Title | Country of origin | Synopsis |
| Gleitzmann | Besmenia | The life of Robert Gleitzmann; spanning his mayorship of Laitstadt in the 1960s until the last years of his life in the late 1990s. |
| Title | Country of origin | Synopsis |
| The Otherworld Paradox | Vitosium | Twelve people are trapped in an apartment building, desperately trying to find a way out while dealing with supernatural forces that want them dead. |
| Title | Country of origin | Synopsis |
| Pursue | Lutharia | An affluent couple find a series of video tapes that bring intense fear and crisis to their adoptive familes. |
| Title | Country of origin | Synopsis |
| Doen of Sterven | Beatavic | Sjaak ten Winkel's rise from the streets to the Prime Minister of Beatavic. |
| Title | Country of origin | Synopsis |
| Moriano: A Legacy of Freedom | Vitosium | A documentary about the life of Maggie Moriano. |
| Title | Country of origin | Synopsis |
| Building Dream | Timeria | A nightclub employee struggles to make a living, while balancing a life of modesty and pursuing a romantic encounter. |
| Title | Country of origin | Synopsis |
| The Fearless Cobra’s | Kossmil | A documentary about the Kossmil national football team and its historic showing in the 2021 Sulifa World Cup. |
Awards
- Best Director
Quentin Cooper, for Raspberry - Best Actor
Franz Waldmitz, for Gleitzmann - Best Actress
Ariadna Kelsen-Gray, for The Otherworld Paradox - Best Documentary Feature
Tie - Courage and Moriano: A Legacy of Freedom - Best Picture (Pine Award)
Tie - Raspberry and Building Dream