And the winners of the 2023 SkeenaWild Film and Photo Festival are...

After two sold-out events in Terrace and multiple screenings in communities across Northwest B.C. – Kitimat, Smithers, Prince Rupert and Haida Gwaii, the festival is now online. 

Screening attendees voted on their favourite films and photos, and subsequently, voting opened up to the general public for a week. Now, voting has closed, the votes have been counted and we can now reveal that the winners of each category are as follows; 

Film Winners

Photo Winners

SHORT 

Any Friday In My Town / All For The Kids – Mike Tilson 
(Timecode: 57:57)

 

YOUTH

A Dog’s Dream of the Skeena – Brooklyn Desousa
(Timecode: 1:12)

 

FEATURE

Babine River: A Natural Wonder – Marcus Kilb
(Timecode: 1:27)

WILD PLACES 

Distracted – Richard Eckert


WILD PEOPLE
Jumping Around on Rocks – Hugo Gervais


WILD THINGS

Breaking Down – Jeanine Philippe


YOUTH 

Frosted Tips, the B.C. Edition – Kai Jazen 

 

This year, one photo, in particular,  across all categories, grabbed the panel of independent judges’ attention and was awarded a Special Judges Choice Award for the first time. So we are very pleased to announce that the winner is… 

Into The Void – Kai Jazen

(Youth) 

Prizes for the winners are as follows: 

FILMS:

  • Short – $200 + Aquabatics Smithers $100 Gift Card
  • Feature – $200 + Aquabatics Smithers $100 Gift Card
  • Youth  – $200 + Aquabatics Smithers $100 Gift Card

PHOTOS:

  • Wild Places – $150
  • Wild People – $150
  • Wild Things – $150
  • Youth – $150

JUDGES CHOICE AWARD:

  • $250 Unbound Gear & Apparel Voucher (donated by our community, who wished to remain anonymous).

A huge thank you to our sponsors who made this festival possible:

Visit Terrace, Nature’s Pantry, CFNR Network, Sherwood Mountain Brewhouse Ltd., Wendy Hadley PREC – REMAX Coast Mountains, Unbound Gear & Apparel, The Fix Cafe and Cyclery, Wild Bike, Aquabatics Smithers and Terrace Standard. 

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