Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf Award - Director

The Golden Sheaf Award for the best Director is presented by the Yorkton Film Festival.

Golden Sheaf Award
Awarded forBest Director
LocationCanada
Presented byYorkton Film Festival
Currently held byBest Director (Fiction) The Physics of Sorrow (2019) Theodore Ushev
Best Director (Non-Fiction) Shannon Amen (2019) Chris Dainty
Websitewww.yorktonfilm.com

History

In 1947 the Yorkton Film Council was founded.[1]:6 In 1950 the first Yorkton Film Festival was held in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada.[2] During the first few festivals, the films were adjudicated by audience participation through ballot casting and winners were awarded Certificates of Merit by the film festival council.[3][4] In 1958 the film council established the Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf Award for the category Best of Festival, awarded to the best overall film of the festival.[5] Over the years various additional categories were added to the competition. As of 2020, the Golden Sheaf Award categories included: Main Entry Categories, Accompanying Categories, Craft Categories, and Special Awards.[6]

In 1973 the Golden Sheaf Award for the best Direction was added to the Craft Categories of the film festival competition and later was changed to best Director. The winner of this award is determined by a panel of jurors[7] chosen by the film council. The title of these awards have varied from festival to festival over the years and are presented to the best director(s)/direction of dramatic productions, documentaries or other factual productions.[6]

Winners

1970s
Year Film Directors Producers | Production Companies References
1973 Best Direction

The Veteran and the Lady

 Canadian Broadcasting Centre CBC [8]
1975 Best Direction

Man Who Chooses the Bush, 1975

 Tom Radford[9] National Film Board of Canada [10][11]
1977 Best Direction

Horse Latitudes

 Peter Rowe Rosebud Films [12][13]
1979 Best Direction

The Case of Barbara Parsons, 1978

 Morten Parker Parker Film Associates [14]

1980s
Year Film Directors Producers | Production Companies References
1980 Best Direction

The Night Before, The Morning After, 1980

 Barry Hearley Mercury Pictures Inc. [15]
1981 Best Direction (Film)

After the Axe, 1982

 Sturla Gunnarsson Sturla Gunnarsson, Steve Lucas;NFB [16][17]
Best Direction (Video)

The Persons' Case,

 John Wright ACCESS Alberta [17]
1982 Best Direction (Film)

End Game in Paris, 1982

 Veronika Soul Wolf Koenig; NFB [18][19]
Best Direction (Video)

The Catch, 1982

 Allan Kroeker CKND - TV [19]
1983 Best Direction

In the Fall

 Allan Kroeker CKND - TV [20]
1984 Best Direction

La Route des étoiles, 1983

 André Melançon Les Productions Prism Inc. [21]
1985 Best Direction

Pluie d'Ete, 1985

 Francois D'Auteuil SDA Productions [22]
1986 Best Direction

Sonia, 1986

 Paul Baillargeon NFB [23]
1987 Best Direction

Thieves Like Us

 Steve DiMarco Argent Films [24][25]
1988 Best Direction

L'emprise, 1988

 Michel Brault NFB [26][27]
1989 Best Director

The Defender, 1989

 Stephen Low NFB [28][29]

1990s
Year Film Directors Producers | Production Companies References
1990 Best Director

Justine's Film (Le film de Justine), 1989

 Jeanne Crépeau Les films de l'autre Cinema Libre [30]
1991 Best Director

Nuits d'Afrique, 1990

 Catherine Martin Les Productions Vernazza [31]
1992 Best Drama Director

Les Sauf-conduits (letters of Transit), 1991

 Manon Briand Cinema Libre [32]
1993 Best Direction

Something to Cry About, 1993

 Terry Steyn Terry Steyn, Swirling Storm Productions [33]
1994 Best Direction

aidSCARE aidsCARE

 Ron Meraska Lynn Harvey; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation [34]
1995 Best Direction

Blame It on the Blues, 1996

 David Acomba, Brian Orser Morgan Earl; CBC Television [35]
1996 Best Direction

Curtains, 1995

 Mark Morgenstern, Stephanie Morgenstern Mark Morgenstern, Stephanie Morgenstern [36]
1997 Best Direction

Zie 37 Stagen, 1997

 Sylvain Guy Sylvain Guy, Marcel Giroux, GPA Films Inc. [37]
1998 Best Direction

Chile, Obstinate Memory, 1997

 Patricio Guzmán Yves Jeanneau, Eric Michels; NFB [38]
1999 Best Direction

Keys to Kingdoms, 1999

 Nathaniel Geary Wendy Hyman; Gearfilm, Roam Pictures [39]

2000s
Year Film Directors Producers | Production Companies References
2000 Best Direction

My Father's Hands, 1999

 David Sutherland Jennifer Holness; Hungry Eyes/Film Food [40]
2001 Best Direction for a Documentary

Out of the Fire, 2000

 Shelley Saywell Shelley Saywell; Bishani Film Productions, Inc. [41]
Best Direction for a Drama

Moon Palace 2000

 David Weaver Tashi Bieler; Momentum Productions [41]
2002 Best Director - Documentary

Joseph Giunta : a silent triumph, 2001

 Pepita Ferrari Pepita Ferrari; Films Piche Ferrari Inc. [42]
2003 Best Direction (Dramatic)

Ashore, 2002

 Justin Simms Anna Petras / Justin Simms; Newfound Films Inc. [43]
Best Direction (Non-Dramatic)

The Boys of Buchenwald, 2002

 Audrey Mehler David Paperny; Paperny Films Inc. [43]
2004 Best Direction Dramatic

Youkali Hotel, 2004

 David Mortin Stephen Onda; WestWind Pictures Ltd, Enigmatico Films Inc. [44]
Best Direction Non-Dramatic

Hardwood, 2005

 Hubert Davis Erin Faith Young; Hardwood Pictures Inc., NFB, Faith Films [44]
2005 Best Director Fiction

Shadow Pleasures, 2004

 Veronica Tennant Peter Gentile; Eccentric Things Inc., Veronica Tennant Productions [45]
Best Director Non-Fiction

Shipbreakers, 2004

 Michael Kot Ed Barreveld, Michael Kot, Peter Starr; Storyline Entertainment/NFB [45]
2006 Best Direction Fiction

Alice & Bastard, 2005

 Ana Valine Ana Valine; Rodeo Queen Pictures [46]
Best Direction Non-Fiction

Big Sugar, 2005

 Brian McKenna Arnie Gelbart/Stephen Phizicky/Sylvia Wilson; Galafilm [46]
2007 Best Direction Fiction

Screening, 2006

 Anthony Green Philip Svoboda, Anthony Green [47]
Best Direction Non-Fiction

Mississippi Cold Case, 2007

 David Ridgen David Ridgen; CBC Television [47]
2008 Best Director Fiction

The Colony, 2013

 Jeff Barnaby John Christou, Eye Steel Film [48]
Best Director Non-Fiction

Departures: Ascension Island

 Andre Dupuis Steven N. Bray, Jessie Wallace; Departures Entertainment Inc [48]
2009 Best Director Fiction

Record, 2009

 Dylan Reibling Dylan Reibling [49]
Best Director Non-Fiction

40 Years of One Night Stands: The Story of Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet, 2008

 Jeff McKay Merit Jensen Carr, Patti Ross Milne; Merit Motion Pictures, Inside Out Productions [49]

2010s
Year Film Directors Producers | Production Companies References
2010 Best Director Fiction

Countdown, 2009

 Jordan Canning Jordan Canningg, Laura Churchill; Get Set Films [50]
Best Director Non-Fiction

Silent Bombs: All for the Motherland, 2009

 Rob King Gerald B. Sperling; 4 Square Entertainment [50]
2011 Best Director Fiction

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life, 2010

 Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski Marcy Page (NFB), Spike Jonze, Vincent Landay; NFB [51]
Best Director Non-Fiction

Liberia '77, 2011

 Jeff Topham Melanie Wood; Stranger Productions Inc [51]
2012 Best Director Fiction

Long Branch, 2011

 Dane Clark, Linsey Stewart Jordan Gross, Mike MacMillan; Dark Hope Entertainment Inc. [52]
Best Director Non-Fiction

Do You Really Want to Know?, 2012

 John Zaritsky Kevin Eastwood; Optic Nerve Films [52]
2013 Best Director Fiction

inSAYSHAble, 2012

 Jeff Beesley Mark Montague, Amy Matysio; Minds Eye Entertainment [53]
Best Director Non-Fiction

The Portrait, 2014

 Lea Marin Hubert Davis; NFB [53]
2014 Best Director Fiction

Thomas, 2012

 Pedro Pires, Robert Lepage Lynda Beaulieu, Johanne Bergeron; Les Productions du 8e Art, NFB [54]
Best Director Non-Fiction

Oil Sands Karaoke, 2013

 Charles Wilkinson Charles Wilkinson, Tina Schliessler, Kevin Eastwood, Murray Battle; Shore Films [54]
2015 Best Director (Fiction)

The Orphan and the Polar Bear, 2013

 Neil Christopher Louise Flaherty, Neil Christopher; Taqqut Productions [55]
Best Director (Non-Fiction)

Tricks on the Dead: The Story of the Chinese Labour Corps in WWI, 2015

 Jordan Paterson Jordan Paterson, Jun Zhan; Rare Earth Media Inc. [55]
2016 Best Director (Fiction)

Never Steady, Never Still, 2017

 Kathleen Hepburn Tyler Hagan, James Brown; Experimental Forest Films, Christie Street Creative [56]
Best Director (Non-Fiction)

Driving with Selvi, 2015

 Elisa Paloschi Elisa Paloschi; Eyesfull [56]
2017 Best Director (Fiction)

Show and Tell, 2017

 Reem Morsi Sally Karam; Sixth Avenue Productions [57]
Best Director (Non-Fiction)

I Am the Blues, 2016

 Daniel Cross Daniel Cross, Bob Moore; EyeSteelFilm [57]
2018 Best Director (Fiction)

The Things You Think I'm Thinking, 2017

 Sherren Lee Charlie Hidalgo, Sherren Lee; Meraki Moving Pictures [58]
Best Director (Non-Fiction)

The Skin We're In, 2017

 Charles Officer Gordon Henderson, Stuart Henderson; 90th Parallel Productions Ltd [58]
2019 Best Director (Fiction)

Tomorrow, 2018

 Andrew Tarbet Txell Sabartés; Voodoo Productions [59][60]
Best Director (Non-Fiction)

El Toro, 2018

 Danielle Sturk Danielle Sturk; Ray Films [59][60]

2020s
Year Film Directors Producers | Production Companies References
2020 Best Director (Fiction)

The Physics of Sorrow, 2019

 Theodore Ushev Marc Bertrand; NFB [61]
Best Director (Non-Fiction)

Shannon Amen, 2019

 Chris Dainty Maral Mohammadian; NFB [61]

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