Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf Award - Indigenous

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

Golden Sheaf Award
Awarded forBest Indigenous production
LocationCanada
Presented byYorkton Film Festival
Currently held byNow is the Time, (2019)
Christopher Auchter
Websitewww.yorktonfilm.com

History

In 1947 the Yorkton Film Council was founded.[1]:6 The first Yorkton Film Festival was held in 1950[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 council.[3][4] In 1958 the film council established the Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf Award for 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 2018 the Golden Sheaf Award for best Indigenous production was added to the Accompanying Categories of the film festival competition. The winner of this award is determined by a panel of jurors,[7] selected by the film council. The submission rules specify that productions can either be fiction or non-fiction and need to "explore issues related to indigenous peoples, tell indigenous stories or present indigenous perspectives..." among additional criteria.[8]

Winners

2010s
Year Film Directors Producers | Production Companies References
2018 Holy Angels, 2017 Jay Cardinal Villeneuve Selwyn Jacob, National Film Board of Canada [9][10]
2019 Fast Horse, 2018 Alexandra Lazarowich Niobe Thompson, Handful of Films [11]

2020s
Year Film Directors Producers | Production Companies References
2020 Now Is the Time, 2019 Christopher Auchter Selwyn Jacob; NFB [12][13]

References
  1. Morrel, Kathy (Fall 2011). "The little engine that could: Nettie Kryski and the Yorton Film Festival" (pdf). Saskatchewan History Magazine. 63 (2): 6–12. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. "West To Have Film Festival". Vancouver News-Herald. 12 June 1950. p. 14. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. "Documentary film festival turns spotlight on Yorkton". Regina Leader-Post. 21 October 1954. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  4. "Entries from 16 nations received". Regina Leader-Post. 24 September 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  5. "Documentary film festival turns spotlight on Yorkton". Regina Leader-Post. 21 October 1954. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  6. "2020 Entry Categories". Yorkton Film Festival. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  7. "14 countries enter fourth film festival". Regina Leader-Post. 16 October 1956. p. 2. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  8. "2019 Entry Categories: Accompanying Categories". Yorkton Film Festival. Retrieved 3 October 2020. Programs either fiction or non-fiction that explore issues relating to indigenous peoples, tell indigenous stories or present an indigenous perspective. At least one of the key creative positions (producer, writer or director) must be a person of indigenous descent. See entry form for more on eligibility guidelines and submission details...
  9. "Our Collection: Holy Angels". National Film Board of Canada. 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  10. "Golden Sheaf Award winners for 2018". Yorkton This Week. Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  11. "NSI grad win 2019 Yorkton Golden Sheaf Awards". National Screen Institute. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  12. "Our Collection: Now Is the Time". National Film Board of Canada. 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  13. "Golden Sheaf Awards presented for 2020". Yorkton This Week. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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