Director Ariana Louis-Seize (Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person) received the TELEFILM-Canada One to Watch award.

BlackBerry, the fictionalized retelling of the rise and fall of the trailblazing Canadian start-up, collected five wins at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Male Actor, and Supporting Male Actor. Matt Johnson’s film won every category it was nominated for.

In turn, both the British Columbia awards went to the family drama Seagrass: Best BC Director (Meredith Hama-Brown) and BC Film. Another film made in the province, Satan Wants You (about the satanic panic hysteria during the 80’s) won Best Documentary.

The co-writer/director of Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, Ariana Louis-Seize was rewarded with the TELEFILM-Canada One to Watch award, with a prize worth $1,000. The protagonist of Humanist Vampire, Sara Montpetit, won Best Female Actor.

The winner of Best BC Director, Meredith Hama-Brown, was awarded $500, provided by the Directors Guild of Canada, BC District. As the winner of Best BC Film, the producers of Seagrass are to receive $500, courtesy of the Canadian Media Producers Association, BC Producers Branch.

These are the winners per category:

BEST PICTURE: BlackBerry

BEST DIRECTOR: Matt Johnson, BlackBerry

BEST SCREENPLAY: Matt Johnson & Matthew Miller, BlackBerry

BEST MALE ACTOR: Jay Baruchel, BlackBerry

BEST FEMALE ACTOR: Sara Montpetit, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR: Glenn Howerton, BlackBerry
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR: Nyha Huang Breitkreuz, Seagrass

BEST DOCUMENTARY: Satan Wants You

TELEFILM-CANADA ONE TO WATCH AWARD: Ariana Louis-Seize, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

CMPA-BC BEST BC FILM AWARD: Seagrass

DGC-BC BEST BC DIRECTOR AWARD: Meredith Hama-Brown, Seagrass

By number of awards:

BlackBerry: 5
Seagrass: 3
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person: 2

Satan Wants You: 1