Toronto Student Film Festival
The Toronto Student Film Festival (TSFF) is a premier event for youth to showcase their talent in a wide variety of short film genres. TSFF has attracted film makers from many different countries. Prizes have focused on work experiences in the industry, scholarships to film making programmes, money, and film equipment.
History
In the fall of 2005, three grade twelve students from Crescent School in Toronto, Ontario approached their teacher, Jamie MacRae, with the idea of creating a new student film festival specifically designed to showcase youth talent, and creativity. The festival would provide an opportunity for students from any part of the world to screen their media works and short films. The TSFF Founding Committee was made up of these three Crescent School students – Zack Russell, Gordon Steiner, and David Whyte, Jamie MacRae (Head of Media Arts, Crescent School, Colin Lowndes Head of Crescent’s Upper (High) School, and entertainment executive Pat Macdonald. Now the committee is run from Royal St. George's College in Toronto.
Festivals
2012 FInalists
Film Title |
Director(s) |
Award(s) |
|---|---|---|
Ben Brook |
Special Jury Selection |
|
Charlie Redd |
Special Jury Selection |
|
Race of the Dead |
Jesse Bostick |
N/A |
David |
Ben Roberts |
N/A |
iRony |
Chris Finn |
N/A |
Misha Scott |
Best Drama |
|
Brain Drain |
Joseph Milando |
N/A |
Lauren Lindberg |
Best Documentary |
|
Sarah Devlin |
Best Experimental |
|
Family Portrait |
Julia Galle |
N/A |
Moustache Boy |
Jahar Aronija |
N/A |
Mined Over Matter |
Peter Lilly |
N/A |
Nocturnal Matter |
Keaton Manning |
N/A |
We Real Cool |
Gabriel Rodriguez Fuller |
N/A |
Doppler Affect |
Spencer Barton |
N/A |
Max Parr |
Best Film |
|
Eric Hayes |
Best Film Ages 12-16 |
|
Matt Raymond |
Best Cinematography |
|
Le Petit Chef |
Sarah Martin |
N/A |
Alyssa Evans |
Best Sound Editing |
|
Sledge |
Adam Zivo |
N/A |
Jack Schwartz |
TSFF Executive Committee's Choice Award |
|
Bedroom Brawl |
Zach Silverstein |
N/A |
Blue Skies |
Megan Bercaw |
N/A |
Strophe/Antistrophe/Catastrophe |
Sarah Devlin |
N/A |
Think Brilliance |
Diego Hernandez De la Rocha |
N/A |
2011 Finalists
Film Title |
Director(s) |
Award(s) |
|---|---|---|
A Divorce |
Beini Huang |
Best Film |
Max Parr |
Best Canadian Film |
|
Ngee Ann |
Special Jury Selection |
|
N/A |
Best Music Video |
|
Skyler Page |
Best Writing |
|
N/A |
Best Documentary |
|
Josh Thomas |
Best Animation |
|
Claire Morse |
Best Film Ages 12-17 |
|
Oliver Lauder |
Best Editing |
|
Adam Bovoletis |
Best Cinematography |
|
Nicola Humon |
N/A |
|
Ben McKinnon |
N/A |
|
Adam Zivojinovic |
N/A |
|
Catherin Maltais |
N/A |
|
Jesse Bostick |
N/A |
|
Veronica Brown |
N/A |
|
Jeremy Sickels |
N/A |
|
Chris Finn |
N/A |
|
Ben McKinnon |
N/A |
|
Erika Verhagen |
N/A |
|
Neve Dickson |
N/A |
|
Alex Metcalfe |
N/A |
|
Ian Welty |
N/A |
|
Oli Girling |
N/A |
Judges
2013
- Ron Mann
- Susan Coyne
- Richard Crouse
2012
- Jesse Wente
- Martha Burns
- Ron Mann
2011
- Sarah Polley
- Jane Tattersal
- Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas
2010
- Niv Fichman
- Deepa Mehta
- Paul Gross