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The 2026 NorthwestFilmFest has wrapped, and our audiences have spoken!!

🎥Our 2026 NWF Audience Awards go to:
🏆Fav Canadian Feature: FORBIDDEN UNIVERSITY
🏆Fav International Feature: MR.GOALIE
🏆Fav Narrative Short: HATCH
🏆Fav Documentary Short: I WANTED TO HEAR YOUR VOICE

🤩 Congratulations to all of our winners, and thank you to ALL of our amazing filmmakers!
🙏The caliber of films we were privileged to share this year, was everything that we hoped for. 🙏

The 2026 NorthwestFilmFest has wrapped, and our audiences have spoken!!

🎥Our 2026 NWF Audience Awards go to:
🏆Fav Canadian Feature: FORBIDDEN UNIVERSITY
🏆Fav International Feature: MR.GOALIE
🏆Fav Narrative Short: HATCH
🏆Fav Documentary Short: I WANTED TO HEAR YOUR VOICE

🤩 Congratulations to all of our winners, and thank you to ALL of our amazing filmmakers!
🙏The caliber of films we were privileged to share this year, was everything that we hoped for. 🙏

The 2026 NorthwestFilmFest has wrapped, and our audiences have spoken!!

🎥Our 2026 NWF Audience Awards go to:
🏆Fav Canadian Feature: FORBIDDEN UNIVERSITY
🏆Fav International Feature: MR.GOALIE
🏆Fav Narrative Short: HATCH
🏆Fav Documentary Short: I WANTED TO HEAR YOUR VOICE

🤩 Congratulations to all of our winners, and thank you to ALL of our amazing filmmakers!
🙏The caliber of films we were privileged to share this year, was everything that we hoped for. 🙏

The 2026 NorthwestFilmFest has wrapped, and our audiences have spoken!!

🎥Our 2026 NWF Audience Awards go to:
🏆Fav Canadian Feature: FORBIDDEN UNIVERSITY
🏆Fav International Feature: MR.GOALIE
🏆Fav Narrative Short: HATCH
🏆Fav Documentary Short: I WANTED TO HEAR YOUR VOICE

🤩 Congratulations to all of our winners, and thank you to ALL of our amazing filmmakers!
🙏The caliber of films we were privileged to share this year, was everything that we hoped for. 🙏

The 2026 NorthwestFilmFest has wrapped, and our audiences have spoken!!

🎥Our 2026 NWF Audience Awards go to:
🏆Fav Canadian Feature: FORBIDDEN UNIVERSITY
🏆Fav International Feature: MR.GOALIE
🏆Fav Narrative Short: HATCH
🏆Fav Documentary Short: I WANTED TO HEAR YOUR VOICE

🤩 Congratulations to all of our winners, and thank you to ALL of our amazing filmmakers!
🙏The caliber of films we were privileged to share this year, was everything that we hoped for. 🙏

✨ APRIL 8, 2026 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM ✨ AANIKOOBIJIGAN [ANCESTOR/GREAT-GRANDPARENT/GREAT-GRANDCHILD]

🌟OPENING NIGHT🌟

History, spirituality, and the law collide as tribal repatriation specialists fight to return and re-bury Indigenous human remains in Michigan, offering a revealing look at the still-pervasive worldviews that justified collecting them in the first place.

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#repatriation #landback #indigenous #MACPRA #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #yegarts #metrocinema #edmonton #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

✨ APRIL 8, 2026 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM ✨ AANIKOOBIJIGAN [ANCESTOR/GREAT-GRANDPARENT/GREAT-GRANDCHILD]

🌟OPENING NIGHT🌟

History, spirituality, and the law collide as tribal repatriation specialists fight to return and re-bury Indigenous human remains in Michigan, offering a revealing look at the still-pervasive worldviews that justified collecting them in the first place.

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#repatriation #landback #indigenous #MACPRA #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #yegarts #metrocinema #edmonton #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

✨ APRIL 8, 2026 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM ✨ AANIKOOBIJIGAN [ANCESTOR/GREAT-GRANDPARENT/GREAT-GRANDCHILD]

🌟OPENING NIGHT🌟

History, spirituality, and the law collide as tribal repatriation specialists fight to return and re-bury Indigenous human remains in Michigan, offering a revealing look at the still-pervasive worldviews that justified collecting them in the first place.

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#repatriation #landback #indigenous #MACPRA #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #yegarts #metrocinema #edmonton #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

✨ APRIL 8, 2026 9:00 PM - 10:32 PM ✨ SHE CRIED THAT DAY

🌟OPENING NIGHT🌟

SHE CRIED THAT DAY follows Christine Means as she seeks justice for her sister’s death and becomes a voice in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives movement in New Mexico, emphasizing the deep impact of this crisis on families and communities.

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#mmiw #mmiwgt2s #shecriedthatday #justice #endviolence #advocacy #justice #solidarity #activism #indigenousrights #protectindigenouswomen #justicefordione #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #yegarts #metrocinema #edmonton #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

✨ APRIL 8, 2026 9:00 PM - 10:32 PM ✨ SHE CRIED THAT DAY

🌟OPENING NIGHT🌟

SHE CRIED THAT DAY follows Christine Means as she seeks justice for her sister’s death and becomes a voice in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives movement in New Mexico, emphasizing the deep impact of this crisis on families and communities.

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#mmiw #mmiwgt2s #shecriedthatday #justice #endviolence #advocacy #justice #solidarity #activism #indigenousrights #protectindigenouswomen #justicefordione #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #yegarts #metrocinema #edmonton #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

✨ APRIL 8, 2026 9:00 PM - 10:32 PM ✨ SHE CRIED THAT DAY

🌟OPENING NIGHT🌟

SHE CRIED THAT DAY follows Christine Means as she seeks justice for her sister’s death and becomes a voice in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives movement in New Mexico, emphasizing the deep impact of this crisis on families and communities.

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#mmiw #mmiwgt2s #shecriedthatday #justice #endviolence #advocacy #justice #solidarity #activism #indigenousrights #protectindigenouswomen #justicefordione #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #yegarts #metrocinema #edmonton #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

🫂 APRIL 9, 2026 6:45 PM - 8:22 PM 🫂 HOLDING LIAT

*Oscar shortlisted for 2026 Academy Awards.

In the weeks unfolding after Liat is kidnapped by Hamas, her father resists efforts to use her captivity to justify escalating violence in Gaza, exposing political and emotional rifts within the family as they struggle to find a way to bring her home.

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#holdingliat #radicalempathy #onefamilysstory #jewishfilm #crisis #gaza #israel #jewishsolidaritywithpalestine #justiceforpalestine #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #yegarts #metrocinema #edmonton #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

🫂 APRIL 9, 2026 6:45 PM - 8:22 PM 🫂 HOLDING LIAT

*Oscar shortlisted for 2026 Academy Awards.

In the weeks unfolding after Liat is kidnapped by Hamas, her father resists efforts to use her captivity to justify escalating violence in Gaza, exposing political and emotional rifts within the family as they struggle to find a way to bring her home.

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#holdingliat #radicalempathy #onefamilysstory #jewishfilm #crisis #gaza #israel #jewishsolidaritywithpalestine #justiceforpalestine #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #yegarts #metrocinema #edmonton #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

👗 APRIL 9, 2026 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM 👗SUBURBAN FURY

SUBURBAN FURY examines the 1975 assassination attempt on U.S. President Gerald Ford by Sara Jane Moore, a conservative, middle-aged, single mother from the San Francisco suburbs who became radicalized while working as an FBI informant.

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#suburbanfury #SaraJaneMoore #GeraldFord #president #assassinationattempt #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #yegarts #metrocinema #edmonton #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

👗 APRIL 9, 2026 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM 👗SUBURBAN FURY

SUBURBAN FURY examines the 1975 assassination attempt on U.S. President Gerald Ford by Sara Jane Moore, a conservative, middle-aged, single mother from the San Francisco suburbs who became radicalized while working as an FBI informant.

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#suburbanfury #SaraJaneMoore #GeraldFord #president #assassinationattempt #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #yegarts #metrocinema #edmonton #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

🌲 APRIL 10, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:21 AM 🌲 FUTURE COUNCIL

Director Damon Gameau takes eight kids on the ultimate school excursion: a road trip across Europe to seek solutions to the climate crisis in a school bus powered by biofuel.

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#futurecouncil #climatechange #inspirational #advocacy #hope #compost #kidsactivities #familyfriendly #kids #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #yegarts #metrocinema #edmonton #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

🌲 APRIL 10, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:21 AM 🌲 FUTURE COUNCIL

Director Damon Gameau takes eight kids on the ultimate school excursion: a road trip across Europe to seek solutions to the climate crisis in a school bus powered by biofuel.

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#futurecouncil #climatechange #inspirational #advocacy #hope #compost #kidsactivities #familyfriendly #kids #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #yegarts #metrocinema #edmonton #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

👵🏼🎥 APRIL 10, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:39 PM 👵🏼🎥 SILVER SCREAMERS

Preceded by the short film SPEEDING, OF COURSE

SILVER SCREAMERS is a heartwarming and spine-tingling documentary that follows a group of spirited senior citizens as they embark on an extraordinary adventure far outside their comfort zone: creating a horror film.

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#silverscreamers #antiagism #seniors #fun #newexperiences #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #yegarts #metrocinema #edmonton #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

👵🏼🎥 APRIL 10, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:39 PM 👵🏼🎥 SILVER SCREAMERS

Preceded by the short film SPEEDING, OF COURSE

SILVER SCREAMERS is a heartwarming and spine-tingling documentary that follows a group of spirited senior citizens as they embark on an extraordinary adventure far outside their comfort zone: creating a horror film.

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#silverscreamers #antiagism #seniors #fun #newexperiences #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #yegarts #metrocinema #edmonton #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

🩺 APRIL 10, 2026 4:00 PM - 5:59 PM 🩺 MUGANGA

Preceded by the short film DESPUÉS DEL SILENCIO.

Congolese doctor and future Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege risks his life treating survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and finds renewed commitment after receiving support from Belgian surgeon Guy Cadière.

Denis Mukwege, médecin congolais et futur Prix Nobel de la paix, soigne — au péril de sa vie — des milliers de femmes victimes de violences sexuelles en République démocratique du Congo. Sa rencontre avec Guy Cadière, chirurgien belge, va redonner un souffle à son engagement

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#muganga #denismukwege #congo #nobellaureate #frenchfilm #french #guycadiere #yeglocal #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #metrocinema #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

🩺 APRIL 10, 2026 4:00 PM - 5:59 PM 🩺 MUGANGA

Preceded by the short film DESPUÉS DEL SILENCIO.

Congolese doctor and future Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege risks his life treating survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and finds renewed commitment after receiving support from Belgian surgeon Guy Cadière.

Denis Mukwege, médecin congolais et futur Prix Nobel de la paix, soigne — au péril de sa vie — des milliers de femmes victimes de violences sexuelles en République démocratique du Congo. Sa rencontre avec Guy Cadière, chirurgien belge, va redonner un souffle à son engagement

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#muganga #denismukwege #congo #nobellaureate #frenchfilm #french #guycadiere #yeglocal #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #metrocinema #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

💪 APRIL 10, 2026 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM 💪 NEVER GET BUSTED!

Producer in attendance. Q&A to follow!

NEVER GET BUSTED! tells the story of former Texas narcotics officer Barry Cooper, who became an anti-drug war activist teaching people how to avoid police searches and exposing corrupt officers. From the Executive Producers of Tiger King!

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#barrycooper #nevergetbusted #expertwitnessservices #consultwithbarry #illegalarrest #yeglocal #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #metrocinema #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

💪 APRIL 10, 2026 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM 💪 NEVER GET BUSTED!

Producer in attendance. Q&A to follow!

NEVER GET BUSTED! tells the story of former Texas narcotics officer Barry Cooper, who became an anti-drug war activist teaching people how to avoid police searches and exposing corrupt officers. From the Executive Producers of Tiger King!

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#barrycooper #nevergetbusted #expertwitnessservices #consultwithbarry #illegalarrest #yeglocal #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #metrocinema #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

🚘 APRIL 10, 2026 9:30 PM - 10:52 PM 🚘 NOW! MORE! YES!

Preceded by the Short Film CLOWN SONG

NOW! MORE! YES! follows legally blind Milwaukee used car salesman and aspiring picture car wrangler Tim “TW” Hansen as he chases ambitious film-car schemes and creative dreams, often bending the rules while revealing the resilience behind his unconventional life.

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#nowmoreyes #twhansen #independentfilm #cars #usedcars #yeglocal #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #metrocinema #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

🚘 APRIL 10, 2026 9:30 PM - 10:52 PM 🚘 NOW! MORE! YES!

Preceded by the Short Film CLOWN SONG

NOW! MORE! YES! follows legally blind Milwaukee used car salesman and aspiring picture car wrangler Tim “TW” Hansen as he chases ambitious film-car schemes and creative dreams, often bending the rules while revealing the resilience behind his unconventional life.

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#nowmoreyes #twhansen #independentfilm #cars #usedcars #yeglocal #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #metrocinema #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

☕️ APRIL 11, 202611:00 AM - 12:30 PM ☕️
SHORTS FOR BREAKFAST (Documentary)

🍪 Free coffee and cookie for the first 40 audience members, courtesy of our friends @coffee.bureau and @brio.bakery!! 🍪

This shorts package Includes:

🔹BALANCE - @luizacocora
Directed by Luiza Cocora | 21 min | Canada
A 12-year-old Ukrainian gymnast who has resettled in Montreal after fleeing war strives to rebuild her identity and sense of belonging.

🔹HANDWOVEN - @handwovendoc
Directed by Dasha Levin, Mason Cazalet, Mihika Das, Matthew Wisdom | 9 min | India/Ireland/Mexico/USA
A lyrical portrait of Nikyle Begay, a nonbinary shepherd and weaver working to preserve their way of life through the traditional art of weaving.

🔹YOU PLAY TOO MUCH - @youplaytoomuchanim
Directed by Rob Shaw | 13 min | USA
A series of stop-motion animated vignettes about friendship, bullies, and the rules of the schoolyard. Fred Armisen narrates these stories based on the life of director Rob Shaw.

🔹STICKMAN: ART FOR THE REBEL SOUL - @kalyn.bliss
Directed by Kalyn Edworthy | 3 min | Alberta, Canada
A hard and fast micro documentary about the power of art and music, featuring the legendary Alberta painter Stickman.

🔹A BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE - @kylescheurmann
Directed by Lachlan Ross | 15 min | Canada
Kyle Scheurmann paddles through endangered forests on Vancouver Island, using bold artwork to spotlight a largely unseen environmental crisis.

🔹PORTRAITS - @quanluong_
Directed by Quan Luong | 8 min | Canada
An intimate look into the life of Hung, a sketch artist in the middle of a bustling night market in Da Nang, Vietnam.

🔹MOOKIE, MO, AND ME - @delraydroneshots
Directed by Ryan McInerney | 12 min | USA
A stunning visual documentary of a man and his dog enjoying their morning routine—a 600 metre open ocean swim.

🔹I WANTED TO HEAR YOUR VOICE - @davidgbarbas
Directed by James Pellerito | 12 min | USA
Through recorded voicemails, we follow the struggles of a son caring for his mother with severe dementia.

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickest and more info!

#shortfilms #documentary #filmfest #yegfilm #yegfilmfest #yegevents #yegarts #edmonton #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta #yeglocal

☕️ APRIL 11, 202611:00 AM - 12:30 PM ☕️
SHORTS FOR BREAKFAST (Documentary)

🍪 Free coffee and cookie for the first 40 audience members, courtesy of our friends @coffee.bureau and @brio.bakery!! 🍪

This shorts package Includes:

🔹BALANCE - @luizacocora
Directed by Luiza Cocora | 21 min | Canada
A 12-year-old Ukrainian gymnast who has resettled in Montreal after fleeing war strives to rebuild her identity and sense of belonging.

🔹HANDWOVEN - @handwovendoc
Directed by Dasha Levin, Mason Cazalet, Mihika Das, Matthew Wisdom | 9 min | India/Ireland/Mexico/USA
A lyrical portrait of Nikyle Begay, a nonbinary shepherd and weaver working to preserve their way of life through the traditional art of weaving.

🔹YOU PLAY TOO MUCH - @youplaytoomuchanim
Directed by Rob Shaw | 13 min | USA
A series of stop-motion animated vignettes about friendship, bullies, and the rules of the schoolyard. Fred Armisen narrates these stories based on the life of director Rob Shaw.

🔹STICKMAN: ART FOR THE REBEL SOUL - @kalyn.bliss
Directed by Kalyn Edworthy | 3 min | Alberta, Canada
A hard and fast micro documentary about the power of art and music, featuring the legendary Alberta painter Stickman.

🔹A BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE - @kylescheurmann
Directed by Lachlan Ross | 15 min | Canada
Kyle Scheurmann paddles through endangered forests on Vancouver Island, using bold artwork to spotlight a largely unseen environmental crisis.

🔹PORTRAITS - @quanluong_
Directed by Quan Luong | 8 min | Canada
An intimate look into the life of Hung, a sketch artist in the middle of a bustling night market in Da Nang, Vietnam.

🔹MOOKIE, MO, AND ME - @delraydroneshots
Directed by Ryan McInerney | 12 min | USA
A stunning visual documentary of a man and his dog enjoying their morning routine—a 600 metre open ocean swim.

🔹I WANTED TO HEAR YOUR VOICE - @davidgbarbas
Directed by James Pellerito | 12 min | USA
Through recorded voicemails, we follow the struggles of a son caring for his mother with severe dementia.

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickest and more info!

#shortfilms #documentary #filmfest #yegfilm #yegfilmfest #yegevents #yegarts #edmonton #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta #yeglocal

🌲APRIL 11, 2026 1:00 PM - 1:44 PM 🌲 THE SECRET LONG TREE SOCIETY

🏆 Edmonton Film Prize Finalist! 🏆

Q&A to follow!

Planting a thousand, thousand-year-old trees is the not-so-simple mission of The Secret Long Tree Society, a group of passionate arborists and tree nerds in Edmonton, Alberta. But a thousand-year project comes with unique challenges. How do you even pass on your message over that much time? What trees should you plant and where? If the project works, do you risk accidentally creating a tree cult?

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#secretlongtreesociety #trees #ecology #cbc #yegmade #yeglocal #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #metrocinema #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

🌲APRIL 11, 2026 1:00 PM - 1:44 PM 🌲 THE SECRET LONG TREE SOCIETY

🏆 Edmonton Film Prize Finalist! 🏆

Q&A to follow!

Planting a thousand, thousand-year-old trees is the not-so-simple mission of The Secret Long Tree Society, a group of passionate arborists and tree nerds in Edmonton, Alberta. But a thousand-year project comes with unique challenges. How do you even pass on your message over that much time? What trees should you plant and where? If the project works, do you risk accidentally creating a tree cult?

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#secretlongtreesociety #trees #ecology #cbc #yegmade #yeglocal #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #metrocinema #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta