The Yorkton Film Festival juries have completed the first round of selections for the 2020 awards.
鈥淲e had a large number of submissions again this year, which made reviewing all the films no easy task for our juries,鈥� said YFF Executive Director Randy Goulden. 鈥淏ut our juries have completed their work and have selected the nominees who will be going forward for this year鈥檚 Golden Sheaf Awards.鈥�
Over the last 73 years, the Yorkton Film Festival has become the premiere event for Canadian filmmakers to showcase their work, with the most rigorous adjudication process of any festival.
This year the festival convened 19 juries in eight cities across Canada -- Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, Swift Current, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax. Each jury consisted of five industry members who adjudicated submissions in their category.
鈥淥ur thanks to these dedicated industry professionals for volunteering their time and expertise in making this year鈥檚 Golden Sheaf Awards, and every Golden Sheaf Awards, possible,鈥� Ms. Goulden stated.
The festival now has nominees in 18 main categories, along with six accompanying categories, which concludes the first-round selections. The second round, at which craft nominees and the Best of the Festival winner will be selected, will start shortly.
A full listing can also be found on our festival website,
