A CELEBRATION OF CINEMA ON THE SHORES OF LAKE NIPISSING

We’ll be back in 2021!

Nov 25, 2020 | NBFF2020, News

On behalf of the North Bay Film and the Near North Mobile Media Lab, we would like to We realize that this has been a very stressful year, so we very much appreciate you taking time out of your weekend to hang out with us and watch some great films as a community.

We are very grateful for the generous donations that we received and would like to personally thank all of those who supported us this year by donating. 

This year’s festival drew in over 1,100 views from across Canada, including attendees located in British Columbia all the way to Prince Edward Island. As we begin looking forward to next year’s 2021 festival we hope to adopt more online aspects to the festival, allowing us to reach new audiences and creating greater Canada-wide participation in the scheduled events.

We appreciate all feedback on this year’s virtual screening process and welcome all comments.

2020 North Bay Film Festival Award Winners
We would like to congratulate all of the filmmakers who won awards during this year’s festival.

Audience Choice Award Winner: Happy Place Dir. Helen Shaver

Student Shorts Showcase Winner: Bad Omen Dir. Salar Pashtoonyar

Canadian Shorts Winner: Tsi Teyoto:te (Even In the Silence) Dir. Jonathan Elliott

We would like to sincerely thank all the members of our community that helped make this year’s North Bay Film Festival a success and we can’t wait to have you all join us again next year. Stay tuned for more info in the new year about virtual winter North Bay Film screenings.

Thank again you to all of our Sponsors:

Canadore CollegeKennedy Insurance BrokersNipissing UniversityGateway City BreweryRyan and Arwyn Team, Century 21Ontario Arts CouncilCanada Council for the Arts.