Granville Street, Vancouver, home of several VIFF venues.
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'Nina Roza' and 'How We Stand' lead VIFF's 2026 award winners

Banchi Hanuse's 'Ceremony', about the disappearance of ooligan from Bella Coola, won the Tides Award as the 45th festival wrapped.

Granville Street, Vancouver, home of several VIFF venues.

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Geneviève Dulude-De Celles' 'Nina Roza' won the Summit Award at the 45th Vancouver International Film Festival, Variety reports. Nyla Innuksuk's 'In the Heart of the South' took the Horizon Award.

Marie Clements' 'How We Stand', a story of sisters separated by tragedy, won the Arbutus Award for B.C. filmmaking. Banchi Hanuse's 'Ceremony', about the Nuxalk Nation's efforts to protect its lands and waters, won the Tides Award.

Banu Sıvacı's 'Hear the Yellow' won the Vanguard Award, and Yu Yu's animated 'Pre-Parenting' won the Short Forum Award. The festival ran from Oct. 1 to 11.

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