Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival

03/06/2025

Here are the Award winners of the 2025 Winnipeg Real to Reel film festival. All Award Categories were voted upon by the audience and all audience choice awards.

Congratulations to all the winners!

BEST PICTURE
BONHOEFFER
Todd Komarnicki United States

NARRATIVE FEATURE FILMS
GOLD WINNER - NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM
BONHOEFFER
Todd Komarnicki United States

SILVER WINNER - NARRATIVE FEATURE
ORDINARY ANGELS
John Gunn - United States

BRONZE WINNER - NARRATIVE FEATURE
THE FORGE
Alex Kendrick - United States

OVERALL AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
ORDINARY ANGELS
John Gunn

INDEPENDENT NARRATIVE FEATURE FILMS
GOLD WINNER - INDEPENDENT FILM

FAITH OF ANGELS
Garrett Batty USA

SILVER WINNER - INDEPENDENT FILM
FIRING SQUAD
Timothy A. Chey USA

BRONZE WINNER - INDEPENDENT FILMS
A CARPENTER'S PRAYER
Matt Webb USA

FAMILY FILM
GOLD WINNER - BEST FAMILY FILM
BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER Dallas Jenkins USA

SILVER WINNER - BEST FAMILY FILM
THE WILD ROBOT

BRONZE WINNER - BEST FAMILY FILM
MIGRATION
Chris Sanders Benjamin Renner Guylo Homsy

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILMS

GOLD WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
FIGHT FOR UKRAINE: FOR THE CHILDREN
Karen Floyd Canada

SILVER WINNER - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
I AM LIVING PROOF
Bob Maddux Canada

BRONZE WINNER - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
DARK HIGHWAY
AnnaJane Edmonds US

SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD
WINNER - SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD
DARK HIGHWAY
AnnaJane Edmonds US

NARRATIVE SHORT FILMS

GOLD WINNER - BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
AFTER SCHOOL
Faustina Dalmacio Canada

SILVER WINNER - NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
A BIRTHDAY TALE
Virgo Velasquez Canada

BRONZE WINNER - NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
HEART-WARE Japan

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS

GOLD WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
THINGS UNSEEN
Alex Reimer Canada

SILVER WINNER - DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
MEKO
Harrison Buck United States

BRONZE WINNER - NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
HELPING HANDS
Jacob Nussbaum Canada

FEATURE SCREENPLAYS
GOLD WINNER - BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY
THE MATTER OF MISTER MILLER
Tamara Green

SILVER WINNER - FEATURE SCREENPLAY
WHAT'S A GIRL TO DO?
THE JANET FOLGER STORY
Janet (Folger) Porter

BRONZE WINNER - FEATURE SCREENPLAY
THE SCARLET THREAD
John Martins Ill

SHORT SCREENPLAYS

GOLD WINNER - BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY IN THE PROMISE OF A BETTER TOMORROW

SILVER WINNER - FEATURE SCREENPLAY
LIFE IS SHORT

03/06/2025

What a stellar year. We have completed the final attendance tally for the festival. Thank you to the 3750 individuals who attended the festival! Thanks for an outstanding year! Award winners coming soon!

02/26/2025

02/26/2025

02/26/2025

02/25/2025

Thank you to everybody, who came out to the film festival. It was a huge success! That’s a wrap on the 15th annual Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival!

02/24/2025

02/23/2025

We had such a great day/night with an awesome turn out. 1480 people in attendance today not including all the volunteers! Almost 1500 people! Last day of the festival tomorrow followed by the awards ceremony! Doors and canteen open at 12:45 pm
3 movie screening times followed by the Awards Ceremony at 8:30 pm

1:45 pm
Shorts films, Wild Robot, White Bird, I Am Living Proof Feature Documentary, Unsung Hero, Testament the Parables Retold,

4:00 pm
A Carpenters Prayer, Ordinary Angels, Someone Like You, Until the Last Promise, Missionary Feature Documentary, Migration

6:15 pm
God’s Not Dead: In God We Trust, Sight, Faith of Angel ROE Canada, Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Firing Squad

02/22/2025

Here is the Interview on CTV Morning Live on February 21, 2025 With Paul Boge the Festival coordinator - Celebrating 15 yearsb of the Film Festival

Festival coordinator Paul Boge shares what audiences can expect during and after screenings.Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.c...

02/22/2025

Here is the Interview from February 21, 2025 on CTV News Morning Live with Alex Reimer from Things Unseen screening as part of this years Festival!

CTV’s Daniel Halmarson learns about the documentary ‘Things Unseen’ at the Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival.Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: ht...

02/22/2025

Here is the Interview from February 21, 2025 on CTV News Morning Live with Faustina Dalmacio from After School screening as part of this years Festival!

CTV’s Daniel Halmarson checks out an award-winning short film shot in Winnipeg.Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/ctvnewsCon...