The Vancouver Film Critics Circle presents an award for Best British Columbia Film as part of its annual critics awards program, honouring the best films made within the Canadian province of British Columbia within the previous year.
Winners
2000s Year Film Director(s) 2005 It's All Gone Pete Tong Michael Dowse "Kudos all round". The Georgia Straight, February 9, 2006. Eve and the Fire Horse Julia Kwan "Get ready for our Golden Globes". The Georgia Straight, January 19, 2006. A Simple Curve Aubrey Nealon2006 Fido Andrew Currie "The Rocket, Children of Men honoured by Vancouver film critics". Vancouver Sun, January 16, 2007. Everything's Gone Green Paul Fox Craig Takeuchi, "News from Hollywood North". The Georgia Straight, January 10, 2007. Mount Pleasant Ross Weber Unnatural & Accidental Carl Bessai2007 American Venus Bruce Sweeney "News from Hollywood North". The Georgia Straight, February 13, 2008. Confessions of an Innocent Man David Paperny Craig Takeuchi, "News from Hollywood North". The Georgia Straight, February 6, 2008. The Union: The Business Behind Getting High Brett Harvey2008 Fifty Dead Men Walking Kari Skogland "Vancouver critics praise ‘Milk’". Variety, January 13, 2009. Edison and Leo Neil Burns Craig Takeuchi, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations announced". The Georgia Straight, January 5, 2009. Stone of Destiny Charles Martin Smith2009 Facing Ali Pete McCormack "Vancouver critics pick I Killed My Mother". CBC News, January 13, 2010. Excited Bruce Sweeney Craig Takeuchi, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle: Up in the Air, J'ai tué ma mí¨re lead nominations". The Georgia Straight, January 4, 2010. A Shine of Rainbows Vic Sarin
2010s Year Film Director(s) 2010 Fathers & Sons Carl Bessai "Incendies, Barney’s lead Vancouver Critics Awards". Playback, January 11, 2011. Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie Sturla Gunnarsson Glen Schaefer, "Incendies gets five nods from Vancouver film critics". The Province, January 4, 2011. Mighty Jerome Charles Officer 2011 People of a Feather Joel Heath "Vancouver critics name The Artist top film of 2011". The Globe and Mail, January 10, 2012. Daydream Nation Michael Goldbach "VFCC Announces 12th Annual Award Nominees". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, January 2, 2012. Sisters & Brothers Carl Bessai 2012 Beyond the Black Rainbow Panos Cosmatos "Beyond the Black Rainbow, War Witch win at Vancouver critics awards". Playback, January 8, 2013. Becoming Redwood Jesse James Miller "2013 VFCC Nominees Announced!". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 27, 2012. Camera Shy Mark Sawers Random Acts of Romance Katrin Bowen 2013 Down River Benjamin Ratner "The Dirties cleans up in Vancouver; Film critics give top prizes to Matt Johnson, 12 Years a Slave". Edmonton Journal, January 9, 2014. Oil Sands Karaoke Charles Wilkinson "And the 2014 VFCC nominees are...". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 22, 2013. When I Walk Jason DaSilva 2014 Violent Andrew Huculiak "Tu dors Nicole and Mommy top Canadian winners at Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards". The Georgia Straight, January 6, 2015. Everything Will Be Julia Kwan "2015 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 22, 2014. Preggoland Jacob Tierney 2015 Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World Charles Wilkinson "Vancouver Film Critics Honour ‘Haida Gwaii’" . Point of View, January 7, 2016. Eadweard Josh Epstein, Kyle Rideout "2016 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 14, 2015. No Men Beyond This Point Mark Sawers 2016 Hello Destroyer Kevan Funk "Hello Destroyer wins big with VFCC". Playback, January 11, 2017. Aim for the Roses John Bolton "2017 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 16, 2016. Koneline: Our Land Beautiful Nettie Wild Window Horses Ann Marie Fleming 2017 Never Steady, Never Still Kathleen Hepburn "Never Steady, Never Still takes the big prizes at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards". The Georgia Straight, January 9, 2018. Gregoire Cody Bown "2018 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 15, 2017. Luk'Luk'I Wayne Wapeemukwa The Road Forward Marie Clements 2018 Edge of the Knife Gwaai Edenshaw, Helen Haig-Brown "Vancouver Film Critics Circle names Edge of the Knife top Canadian feature film". Toronto Star, January 8, 2019. N.O.N. Zebulon Zang Josh Cabrita, "2019 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 14, 2018. This Mountain Life Grant Baldwin When the Storm Fades Seán Devlin 2019 The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers "Vancouver film critics award 'The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open'" . Tri-City News, January 7, 2020. Because We Are Girls Baljit Sangra Adrian Mack, "Marriage Story dominates Vancouver Film Critics Circle noms". The Georgia Straight, December 13, 2019. Raf Harry Cepka
2020s Year Film Director(s) 2020 Chained Titus Heckel "VFCC Vote for Violation" . Northern Stars, March 10, 2021. Brother, I Cry Jessie Anthony Jorge Ignacio Castillo, "POSSESSOR AND CHAINED DOMINATE THE VFCC NOMINATIONS FOR BEST IN CANADIAN FILM". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, February 3, 2021. The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel Jennifer Abbott, Joel Bakan 2021 Portraits from a Fire Trevor Mack Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog named year's best feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". Vancouver Sun, March 8, 2022. Be Still Elizabeth Lazebnik Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations". Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2022. Someone Like Me Steve J. Adams, Sean Horlor 2022 Riceboy Sleeps Anthony Shim "Vancouver Film Critics Like I Like Movies" . Northern Stars, February 14, 2023. Doug and the Slugs and Me Teresa Alfield Until Branches Bend Sophie Jarvis 2023 Seagrass Meredith Hama-Brown Float Sherren Lee Taimur Sikander Mirza, "BlackBerry, Seagrass lead VFCC’s Canadian nominees". Playback, January 23, 2024. I'm Just Here for the Riot Kathleen Jayme, Asia Youngman WaaPaKe Jules Arita Koostachin 2024 Can I Get a Witness? Ann Marie Fleming Jamie Casemore, "Can I Get a Witness? leads winners for 2025 VFCC Awards". Playback, February 19, 2025. Ari's Theme Nathan Drillot, Jeff Lee Petry Nicholas Sokic, "Ann Marie Fleming’s Can I Get A Witness? leads VFCC noms". Playback, January 23, 2025. The Chef and the Daruma Mads K. Baekkevold 2025 Foreigner Ava Maria Safai Andrew Tracy, "‘Nirvanna the Band’ tops Canadian winners at VFCC Awards". Playback, February 24, 2026. Blue Heron Sophy Romvari Andrew Tracy, "Mile End Kicks, ‘Nirvanna’ lead noms for Vancouver critics’ awards". Playback, January 21, 2026. Forward Nic Collar
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