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with Ingrid Veninger
The Challenge: Create a 5-minute (maximum) short film with a minimum
of resources in one week.
Three teams will work under the mentorship of filmmaker Ingrid Venninger
to produce micro budget short films in the week before the film festival.
The Teams:
Simon D’Amours: Off The Beaten Track / Documentary
Chris Clarke, Cathie Findlay-Brook: Lamentable Losses / Animation
Alyssa Friessen, Diego Martin, Nicole Becker: Page 567 / Drama
Films will be screened before the awards at 9:30 pm in the ballroom

The Made In The Yukon (MITY) award is designed
to honour and enable Yukon artists. It provides
tangible benefits to Yukon filmmakers, allowing
them to further their craft.
MITY AWARD designed by Veronica Verkley
MITY PROFESSIONAL ELIGIBLE FILMS
Cent-free Nation
Wedding On Mussel Island
Pieces
Self Portrait with Migraine
How Salt Found Pepper
Seaforth’s Legacy: Return to Agira
Drifting Home
A Question
Life At The River
My Friend Ann
First Prize
• $1000 cash (KIAC)
• $1000 grip rental package (NFVIA)
•  creening of their film at the 2014 Tromso
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International Film Festival
2nd Prize
• $500 cash
• $500 Video Equipment Rental (KIAC)

Born in Bratislava and raised in
Canada, Ingrid Veninger formed pUNK
Films Inc. in 2003 with a ‘nothing
is impossible’ manifesto. An awardwinning producer, Ingrid’s credits
include 6 feature films in the past
6 years: GAMBLING, GODS AND
LSD (TIFF 2002, Genie Award Best
Documentary), THE LIMB SALESMAN
(TIFF 2004, Gotenborg, Vladivostok),
ONLY (TIFF 2008, Rome, Slamdance), NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY (TIFF 2008,
10 Genie Nominations including Best Motion Picture, Karlovy Vary,
Mannheim-Heidelberg). MODRA (TIFF 2010, Canada’s TOP TEN, Bratislava,
Sao Paulo), i am a good person/i am a bad person (TIFF 2011, MoMA, Goa),
and THE END OF TIME (TIFF 2012, Masters Programme, Locarno, Busan, IDFA).
In 2012, Ingrid executive produced 5 features for $5000, and launched the
1KWAVE in Toronto. THE ANIMAL PROJECT (World Premiere, TIFF 2013) is her
latest feature as writer/producer/director.
www.punkfilms.ca

miTy emerging Artist ELIGIBLE FILMS
The MITY Emerging Artist Award is open to
filmmakers who have made 3 films or less.
Daisy’s Christmas
The History of Typography
Like a River
Pippi Goes On Strike
You Don’t Know Jack
Grey Matters
Global Warming
Deal With It Sister
Life is a Dance
Sound Faith
1st Place
• $300 cash
• $500 Video Equipment Rental (KIAC)
2nd Place
• $200 cash
• $400 Video Equipment Rental (KIAC)
miTy yOuTh award
• $100 cash (KIAC)

2014 Dawson City International Short Film Festival

The lOdesTar award
Lodestar
1.  star that is used as a point of reference;
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especially the North Star.
2.  guiding principle, interest, or ambition.
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The Lodestar Award is given to the best Canadian
or International film, which exemplifies the
guiding principles of the art of independent
short film/video making — freedom of expression,
authenticity, exemplary artistry despite
limitations, and clarity of vision.
• $500 cash
•  terling Silver DCISFF pin hand crafted by
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Sharon Edmonds
Yukon Brewing audience ChOice award
(Chosen by audience ballot; all films eligible)
• $250 cash (Yukon Brewing)
Screening intro pieces by:
Marten Berkman
Brian Lye
Veronica Verkley

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