Our Awards

Film Festival Awards

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Honourable Mention, Picture This Film Festival | Canada – April 2020

Our Canada, My Story – Kevin Takahide Lee
Award Winner, Canada Shorts Film Festival | Canada – December 2017

under an umbrella we met – Saidur
Finalist, International Short Film Festival | Beveren, Netherlands – December 2017

Our Canada, My Story – Ali Duale
Semi-Finalist, Best Short Fest | Lanark County, Canada – September 2017

Our Canada, My Story – Shawn Jobin
Semi-Finalist, Best Short Fest | Lanark County, Canada – September 2017

Our Canada, My Story – Ali Duale
Finalist, Canadian Diversity Film Festival | Toronto, Canada – June 2017

Our Canada, My Story – Mona Greenbaum
Finalist, Canadian Diversity Film Festival | Toronto, Canada – June 2017

Our Canada, My Story – Ali Duale
Semi-Finalist, Migranti Film Festival | Pollenzo, Italy – June 2017

under an umbrella we met – Saidur
Finalist, Roma Cinema Doc | Rome, Italy – April 2017

under an umbrella we met – Adnan
Rising Star Award Winner, Canada International Film Festival | Vancouver, Canada – April 2016

Film Festival Selections

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West Texas Film Festival, Odessa, USA | November 2019

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Switzerland International Film Festival, Switzerland | December 2018

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Auckland International Film Festival, Auckland, New Zealand | June 2018

Our Canada, My Story – Mona Greenbaum
Women & Minorities in Media Festival, Towson, USA | February 2018

Our Canada, My Story – Shawn Jobin
Queen City Shorts – Regina, Canada | January 2018
Cannes Short Film Festival, Cannes – France | September 2017
Hamilton Music & Film Festival – Hamilton, Canada  | September 2017
300 Second Film Festival – Toronto, Canada | September 2017

Our Canada, My Story – Ali Duale
United Nations Association Film Festival – San Francisco, USA | October 2017
Atlantic Film Festival – Halifax, Canada | September 2017
Global Peace Film Festival – Florida, USA | September 2017
300 Second Film Festival – Toronto, Canada | September 2017
Global Impact Film Festival – Washington DC, USA | August 2017
Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival – Halifax, Canada | April 2017

Our Canada, My Story – Thomas Poulsen
Bluenose Ability Film Festival – Halifax, Canada | November 2017
San Francisco Dance Film Festival – San Francisco, USA | October 2017
Reelworld Super Shorts Film Festival – Toronto, Canada | October 2017
Global Impact Film Festival – Washington DC, USA | August 2017

under an umbrella we met – Saidur
Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival – Vancouver, Canada | November 2017
South Asian Film Festival of Montreal – Montreal, Canada | October 2017
North West Film Fest – Edmonton, Canada | | May 2016

under an umbrella we met – Mina, Men of Islam and Two Syrian Women
North West Film Fest – Edmonton, Canada | | May 2016

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