By Out On Screen
The Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) is pleased to announce the esteemed group of 2024 Award recipients. $57,500 CAD in cash and in-kind prizes will be distributed to 2SLGBTQIA+ filmmakers, with the highest accolades bestowed upon the RBC Narrative Change Award winner director Jules Rosskam (USA) for DESIRE LINES, who will receive a cash prize of $5,000 CAD, and the Gerry Brunet Memorial Award: Best British Columbia Short winner directors David Ng and Jen Sungshine for DRAG IS FOR EVERYONE, who will take home a cash prize of $2,500 CAD courtesy of the Directors Guild of Canada, BC as well as a $20,000 camera package prize from Keslow Camera and a $5,000 gear package from Cinelease.
The winner of the RBC Narrative Change Award winner is American director Jules Rosskam for DESIRE LINES, a liberating exploration of transmasculine sexuality that blends narrative and documentary forms. This award comes with a $5,000 cash prize and was determined by an international jury, honouring a Canadian or International feature film that uses the power of cultural strategy to overturn outdated narratives, inspire change, and expand the audience’s perception of 2SLGBTQIA+ identities.
