2022 Awards
We are thrilled to share the winners and honourable mentions of our F-O-R-M awards, recognizing films that impacted juries and audiences alike! These awards came with a cash prize for the filmmakers. Congrats and thank you to audiences and committees for your contributions in selecting awards.
Learn more about all F-O-R-M 2022 films in our festival program guide here.
Most Memorable Youth Short Film presented by SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs
WINNER: NOAH by Sam Adam-Johnston, Canada
HONOURABLE MENTION: PEACE PIECE by Kaya Joy Tsurumi, Canada
The SFU Youth Jury is proud to present the Most Memorable Youth Film award to NOAH (Sam Adam-Johnston, Canada). The jury was composed of SFU Contemporary Arts students who held different perspectives while in deliberation with one another. NOAH challenged the jury’s preconceived notions on what movement-on-screen looks like by expanding and exploring the characteristics of filmmaking. Its innovative combination of dance, skateboarding and editing made for a seamlessly original story. Peace Piece (Kaya Joy Tsurumi, Canada) also left a lasting impression on the jury as a film that experiments and embraces joy—this film embodies a warm hug!
Thanks to the SFU Youth Jury: Amélia Simard, Gabriel Ordoñez-Cifuentes, Radin Khodadadi
About NOAH
NOAH is a non-dialogue film that attempts to showcase the patterns and similarities between skateboarding and dance through movement and expression.
Director: Sam Adam-Johnston // Starring: Oliver New, Naomi Gwynn // Cinematographer: Daynis ZedSound // Design: Andre Lorenzana
HONOURABLE MENTION:
Audience Choice Award presented by F-O-R-M and voted on by 2022 audiences
WINNER: SOMETHING TO FORGET ME BY Corinne Lagmuir and Erin Lum
HONOURABLE MENTIONS: PASSING PHASES Jarrnen Lau Zong Xian Singapore + SÔNG XÔ/BREAKING WAVES Solara Thanh-Binh Dang, Canada
Something to Forget Me By (Corinne Langmuir + Erin Lum, Canada) is the film that left a lasting impression on YOU, the audience! Warm and specific with a lot of sting, viewers were captivated by the film’s thought-provoking storyline. The expressive use of movement brought new sensations and left a bittersweet aftertaste. Audiences were also moved by the stunning visual storytelling of Passing Phases (Jarren Lau Zong Xian, Singapore) and Sóng Xô / Breaking Waves (Solara Thanh-Binh Dang, Canada).
Thanks to all the audience members who casted their vote — we love hearing which films resonated with you!
About Something To Forget Me By:
SOMETHING TO FORGET ME BY is a love letter to friendship, childhood, and bittersweet goodbyes. When two ex-friends reunite after falling out, they dance through the memories of the summer before they decide to forget each other.
Directors: Corinne Langmuir and Erin Lum // Choreographers, Performers: Erin Lum and Shona Kiyama // Editor: Corinne Langmuir // Director of Photography: Belen Garcia // Original Music: Fabio Henao Caviedes
HONOURABLE MENTIONS:
Artistic Committee Award presented by F-O-R-M and selected by our 2022 Artistic Committee
WINNER: PROWL Ankita Alemona + Raam Kumar (Commissioned Artsits) Canada/India
HONOURABLE MENTIONs: KANTO Alfonso Sales and CROSSING WATERS Candace Kumar, Canada
The F-O-R-M 2022 Artistic Committee was wowed by Prowl (Ankita Alemona + Raam Kumar, Canada/India). The primal energies of the two warriors came to life through this incredible mix of martial arts and dance. The film’s multi-framing editing techniques allowed us to interpret the body’s anatomy with newfound clarity and creativity—Prowl breathed life onto the screen in ways that we have never seen before. The Artistic Committee would also like to recognize Kanto - for its playful movement explorations and comedic and layered approach to an everyday gesture and Crossing Waters - for its intersections of beautiful music, culture and dance, SLAY 💅🏼" — 2022 Artists Committee
Thanks to the 2022 Artistic Committee: Alger Ji-Liang, Sophie Dow, Hayden Pereira
About PROWL:
PROWL delves into the journey of two huntresses' determination, fragility and willingness to fight. With slow agile crawls and fast decisive attacks, they weave intricate webs to enchant their prey, revealing the immense power, readiness and emotional preparation needed to pursue the hunt. The immense uncertainty as to whether they themselves will become prey pushes them, again and again, to prove their ability to survive in a brutal world. This piece thus visually and somatically depicts the various realities of the burden of becoming and staying ‘The Huntress.’
Director & Choreographer: Raam Kumar // Concept by: Ankita Alemona // Dancers & Collaborators: Ankita Alemona, Johanna A. Rodrigues // Executive Producer: Nautanki Creations // Creative Producers: Kalaathmika Productions in collaboration with: The New Normal // Director of Photography and Editor: Priyanshi Vasani
Composer & Sound Designer: Padmanabhan J // Grips & Lights: D&A Productions (Goa) // Lightmen: Masoom Shaklen, Sandeep Kumar // Driver: Sunil Yadav // Filmed in: Goa, India
