As challenging as it was to sort through hundreds of submissions in order to put on the 15th Dawson City International Short Film Festival, it’s even harder to pick the winning entries. The DCISFF screenings offer so many quality short films, in a wide variety of genres and formats, and spanning the gamut from hilarious to heartrending, that juries and audiences alike have great difficulty singling out individual films for awards.

Nevertheless, the hand wringing and agonizing is over, and the decisions have been made. Congratulations to all the filmmakers whose films were displayed over the four days of the Festival, but special kudos to these entries selected for formal recognition for the Lodestar Award (for best film from outside the Yukon), Audience Award, and MITY (Made in the Yukon) awards.