2008

Best Short Film Award
Recipient:
Campbell Blackman, Director, Legacy
(United Kingdom, 2006, Mini HDV 18 min.); Toronto Premiere

Sponsored by:
Mpenzi: Black Women’s International Film and Video Festival® ($50.00)

Jennifer Hodge de Silva Award
Recipient:   
Dee Rees, Director, Pariah
(USA 2007, 35MM 27 min.)

Sponsored by:
Mpenzi: Black Women’s International Film and Video Festival®  ($100.00)

In 2006, Mpenzi: Black Women’s International Film and Video Festival® introduced two awards.

Award for Best Short Film (maximum 25 minutes)
The award for Best Short Film is presented in recognition of the Mpenzi: Black Women’s International Film and Video Festival® Advisory Committee. The recipient of this award is selected by the audience (by ballot) the night of the festival.

Jennifer Hodge de Silva Award (long form 26-60 minutes)
The Jennifer Hodge de Silva Award was established by the Mpenzi: Black Women’s International Film and Video Festival® Advisory Committee to celebrate the career and life of seminal pioneer African Canadian filmmaker Jennifer Hodge de Silva. The award is selected by the Advisory Committee in advance of the festival. It is presented to the filmmaker of the best long form film which has achieved excellence in challenging contemporary notions of race, gender and / or sexuality.

For more info on the Jennifer Hodge de Silva click here.

To view recipients & sponsors of these awards, please click here.