GAME

2017 // 14 mins. // Written, Directed & Edited by Joy Webster

A young boy struggles to endure his sister's twisted games and accept his mother's death.

Awards & Nominations:

  • Winner of the National Screen Institute's A&E Short Filmmakers Award 2020

  • Winner of Golden Sheaf Award for Best Short Subject - Fiction, Yorkton Film Festival 2018

  • Winner of Golden Sheaf Award for Best Emerging Filmmaker, Yorkton Film Festival 2018

  • Winner of Best Short Film, Canadian Film Fest 2018

  • Winner of Best Director, Toronto New Wave 2018

  • Winner of Best Actress - Ava Preston, Toronto New Wave 2018

  • Winner of a Jury Award for Best Actor in a Short Film - Jack Fulton, Canadian Film Fest 2018

  • Winner of a Gold Remi Award at WorldFest Houston International Film Festival 2018

  • Winner of the Agency 71 Blue Wave Award for Outstanding Canadian Film at Lakeshorts International Short Film Festival 2018

  • Winner of Best Score at 30 Under 30 Film Festival 2017

  • Winner of Audience Choice Award at Toronto Youth Shorts 2018

  • Winner of Best Ensemble Cast at Jefferson State Flixx Festival 2018

  • Nominated for Golden Sheaf Award for Best of Fest, Yorkton Film Festival 2018

  • Nominated for Golden Sheaf Award for Best Director - Fiction, Yorkton Film Festival 2018

  • Nominated for Best Actor in a Short Film Ages 8-10 - Jack Fulton, Joey Awards 2018

  • Nominated for Best Cinematography at Oregon Short Film Festival 2018

Official Selections:

  • New Filmmakers Los Angeles 2018 (Los Angeles, CA)

  • San Diego International Film Festival 2017 (San Diego, CA)

  • Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival 2017 (Sudbury, ON)

  • Oaxaca FilmFest 2018 (Oaxaca, Mexico)

  • Carmel International Film Festival 2017 (Carmel, CA)

  • 30 Under 30 Film Festival 2017 (New York City, NY)

  • Dam Short Film Festival 2018 (Boulder City, NV)

  • Oregon Short Film Festival 2018 (Portland, Oregon)

  • Spokane International Film Festival 2018 (Spokane, WA)

  • Fort Myers Film Festival 2018 (Fort Myers, FL)

  • Omaha Film Festival 2018 (Omaha, NE)

  • Canadian Film Fest 2018 (Toronto, ON)

  • Lakeshorts International Short Film Festival 2018 (Toronto, ON)

  • Muscat International Film Festival 2018 (Muscat, Oman)

  • Kansas City Film Festival (Kansas City, MO)

  • WorldFest Houston International Film Festival 2018 (Houston, TX)

  • Yorkton Film Festival 2018 (Yorkton, SK)

  • Toronto New Wave 2018 (Toronto, ON)

  • Montana Film Festival 2018 (Missoula, MT)

  • Toronto Youth Shorts 2018 (Toronto, ON)

  • Jefferson State Filxx Festival (Fort Jones, CA)

  • NSI Online Film Festival 2019

Produced with the assistance of Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council

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