Silver Wave Film Festival

07/10/2026

Are you still with us? 👀

This is your final warning—submissions for the 2026 Silver Wave Film Festival close TONIGHT.

⏳ Deadline: TONIGHT (July 10th) �
🔗 Submit now: https://filmfreeway.com/SilverWaveFilmFestival

P.S. Shoutout to Britany Sparrow for this beautiful shot from last year's Viewers' Choice winner, Still Your Song! ✨

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07/07/2026

72 Hours to Go ⏳

Get your final cuts in before the window closes.

(Featuring a stunning still from last year's submission, What It Means To Float by River Atkinson).

🚨 Deadline: July 10th �
🔗 Submit now: https://filmfreeway.com/SilverWaveFilmFestival

07/06/2026

Still thinking about all the incredible energy from our 2025 Silver Wave Awards Gala! 🏆✨

Filmmakers, this could be you on stage next! But time is almost out ⏳

Submissions close THIS FRIDAY, July 10th. Don't miss your chance to be part of SWFF 2026!

🔗 Submit your film now: https://filmfreeway.com/SilverWaveFilmFestival

🏆Announcing the 2025 Silver Wave Award Winners!🏆

Presented by: Jane Leblanc Legacy Fund, CBC, IATSE 667, IATSE 849, Picaroons Brewing Company, DOC Atlantic, and the New Brunswick Filmmakers' Co-operative

Best International Short Film: The Pomegranate

Best Experimental Short Film: Serious and Lively

Best Animated Short Film: Mangittatuarjuk (The Gnawer of Rocks)

Best Student Short Film: Waters Flow With No Sorrow

Best Documentary Film: Modern W***e

DOC Atlantic Award: Anita Louise and the Wild Women

Best Canadian Short Film: Halfway Haunted

Best Atlantic Canadian Short Film: The Girls

Best Feature Film: What We Dreamed of Then

Excellence in Sound Design in an NB Short Film: Amber Deer

Excellence in Music Composition in an NB Short Film: Adam Dincorn for No Straws

Excellence in Picture Editing in an NB Short Film: Rebecca Tinsley for Oculus

Excellence in Cinematography in an NB Short Film: Ty Giffin for A Silent Film

Excellence in Art Direction in an NB Short Film: Jillian Acreman for The Peculiar Sleeping Patterns of Edgar Heck

Lex Gigeroff Excellence in Screenwriting in an NB Short Film: Gill Salmon for A Silent Film

Outstanding Supporting Performance in an NB Short Film: Camryn Gaudet for Never Got Back My Shirt

Outstanding Lead Performance in an NB Short Film: Jean-Michel Cliche for A Silent Film

Best Genre Short Film: A Silent Film

Best New Brunswick Short Film: Oculus

Recipient of the JL Silver Wave WIFT-AT Salute: Vanessa King

Recipient of the JL Jim Lavoie Film Professional Recognition Award: Sandy Hunter, Cazador Inc

Recipient of the Picaroons Brian Carty Volunteer Recognition Award: Steve Foster

Recipient of the New Brunswick Film Crew Excellence Award: Jeremy Brubacher

Recipient of the JL John Young Filmmaker Award: Courtni Soucy for her project Evanescent

Recipient of the CBC New Brunswick Joy Award: Tammy Boyer for her project Flash Forward

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07/05/2026

We've been quiet, your film shouldn't be 🎬

Submissions are officially rolling in, and the countdown is on. — and yes, that's a still-frame from last year's submission, "The Third Dream”.

⏳ Deadline: July 10th
🔗 Submit your film now: https://filmfreeway.com/SilverWaveFilmFestival