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The Barrie Film Festival’s 5th Annual Central Ontario Youth Short Film Festival (COYSFF) was an incredible showcase of emerging artists ✨Congratulations to all the filmmakers!Thank you to our Jurors; Gerry Corrigan, Sara Jade Alfaro-Dehghani, Tyler Klementti, and, Raimo StrangisThank you to Amanda Dyke, Culture Development Officer for bringing a warm welcome on behalf of the City of BarrieShout out to the delicious food catered by B’spoke Kitchen and MarketThank you to photographer @JenKlementti for capturing the essence of the night ✨Here are the 2026 Central Ontario Youth Short Film Festival (COYSFF) Award winners!ANIMATION CATEGORY WINNER: Greenback – by Sophie Renton DassDOCUMENTARY CATEGORY WINNER: Collectors – by Nora ComeauEXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY WINNER: You Are What You Eat – by Hana Nour-EldinEXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY RUNNERS-UP:
The Ideaman – by Julian Romano LimSepal House – by Reed HodgkinsonNARRATIVE CATEGORY WINNER:Change – by Hanna BurakNARRATIVE CATEGORY RUNNER-UP:Ms. Hopeless Romantic – by Hana Nour-Eldin & Liliana OcchipintiJURY PRIZE FOR CREATIVE PRODUCTION: Let Him Eat Ketchup – by Jack SteinhartVisit our website to see the list of official selections! Thank you to our sponsors, City of Barrie, Downtown Barrie BIA, the Optimist Club of Barrie, and the Kiwanis Club of Barrie! More photos to come 🙌
Thank you CTV Barrie for highlighting the outstanding emerging filmmakers in our region ✨ Auteurs-in-the-making ✨ #AroundTheRegion #CTVBarrie #coysff
That’s a wrap on TIFF! Great weekend of film, conversation and BFFs!