» 2026 COYSFF

The Barrie Film Festival’s 5th Annual Central Ontario Youth Short Film Festival (COYSFF) is a regional competition for students enrolled in high schools across Central Ontario. On September 16, 2026, the official selections were presented at the Five Points Theatre in Barrie. Following the screening, awards were presented in four categories. Below is the list of films screened and the award winners.

2026 COYSFF Award winners:

Animation Category:

WINNER: GREENBACK– directed by Sophie Renton Dass – Innisdale Secondary School

Documentary Category:

WINNER: COLLECTORS – directed by Nora Comeau – Etobicoke School of the Arts

Experimental Category:

WINNER: YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT – directed by Hana Nour-Eldin – Etobicoke School of the Arts
Co-RUNNER-UP: THE IDEAMAN – directed by Julian Romano Lim – Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute
Co-RUNNER-UP: SEPAL HOUSE – directed by Reed Hodgkinson – Etobicoke School of the Arts

Narrative Category:

WINNER: CHANGE – directed by Hanna Burak – Innisdale Secondary School
RUNNER-UP: MS. HOPELESS ROMANTIC – directed by Hana Nour-Eldin & Liliana Occhipinti – Etobicoke School of the Arts

Jury Prize for Creative Production:

WINNER: LET HIM EAT KETCHUP – directed by Jack Steinhart – Earl Haig Secondary School