ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The annual Silver Wave Film Festival features something for everyone. The event offers a showcase of international, multicultural, French, and English programming of all genres and lengths and a comprehensive industry series which brings experienced and emerging producers and filmmakers together.

Silver Wave is jam packed with exciting events and programming with diversity and depth. The Festival is the brainchild of the board and staff at the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative and is the staff's volunteer labour.

Awards & Prizes

1) Best NB Short Film (open to eligible short NB films/videos)

2) Lex Gigeroff Excellence in Screenwriting in a NB Short Film (open to eligible short NB films/videos

3) Excellence in Cinematography in a NB Short Film (open to eligible short NB films/videos

4) Excellence in Art Direction in a NB Short Film (open to eligible short NB films/videos

5) Excellence in Sound Design in a NB Short Film (open to eligible short NB films/videos

6) Excellence in Picture Editing in a NB Short Film (open to eligible short NB films/videos

7) Excellence in Music Composition in a NB Short Film (open to eligible short NB films/videos

8) Outstanding Performance by a NB Actor (open to eligible short NB films/videos

9) Outstanding Performance by a NB Actress (open to eligible short NB films/videos

10) Outstanding Performance by a NB Supporting Actor (open to eligible short NB films/videos

11) Outstanding Performance by a NB Supporting Actress (open to eligible short NB films/videos

12) Best Documentary Short Film (open to eligible documentaries under 60 minutes)

13) Best Documentary Feature Film (open to eligible documentaries 60 minutes and over)

14) Best Experimental Short Film (open to eligible short films/videos)

15) Best Animated Short Film (open to eligible short films/videos)

16) Best Genre Short Film (non-drama films including comedy (open to eligible short films/videos)

17) Best Student Short Film (dependent on number of submissions, open to eligible student films)

18) Best Atlantic Canadian Short Film (open to eligible Atlantic Canadian Shorts outside NB)

19) Best Canadian Short Film (open to eligible Canadian shorts outside of the Atlantic Region)

20) Best International Short Film (open to eligible International shorts)

21) Best Feature Film

22) Jim Lavoie Professional Film Recognition Award (for a person, group or organization that has contributed significantly to film and video in NB in a professional capacity) ($250 cash award)

23) Brian Carty Film Volunteer Recognition Award (for a person, group or organization that has contributed significantly to film and video in NB in a volunteer capacity) ($500 cash award)

24) Silver Wave WIFT-AT Salute (for a woman or gender diverse person who has contributed significantly to film and video in NB) ($250 cash award)

25) NB Film Crew Excellence Award (for a person that has contributed significantly to film and video in NB as a crew person in a volunteer capacity) ($1000 cash award)

26) Jane LeBlanc Filmmaker Award (for first and second time filmmakers
• $200 in workshops/training from the NBFC (2023)
• $1000 cash from The LeBlanc Family and generous donations
• $1000 in equipment and post services from NBFC
• $80 (full membership two years) from the NBFC
• Workshopping of winning screenplay Presented by the New Brunswick Filmmakers’
Co-operative, Tony Merzetti & the LeBlanc Family

27) CBC/New Brunswick Joy ($9,000)
• $2,500 in cash from CBC
• $1,000 in cash from New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative
• $5,500 in equipment or facilities from the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative

28) Viewer’s Choice Award
Chosen by the fest audience online and in person

Rules & Terms

All films suitable for festival showcasing are accepted from around the world.
The festival is focused on shorts primarily but does accept fictional feature films annually for in person and online screenings.

At the discretion of the festival programmers, please be aware that your film may be screened virtually or in person.

Films must not be older than 3 years.
The majority of the awards are focused on NB shorts made by NB resident filmmakers.
There are specific awards for films from away.
For non-English films, subtitles are required.
When submitting please include full crew & cast lists, address, email, posters, stills, headshots and bios and film project info.
Online, private links are the preferred method to view films (Youtube, Vimeo)
Filmmakers must have the rights to all images and music in their film.

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  • Mostafa Keshvari

    Just amazing! great people and great films. We were honored to be a part of this important film festival.

    February 2023
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  • Erica Meus-Saunders

    Silver Wave is such a special film festival! It was a privilege to share in this experience.

    January 2023
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  • Joke Duwaerts

    Great festival! The organizers gave a lot of information about the event and overall communicated very well. I wasn't able to visit, but I really got a feeling they cared about the films and filmmakers.

    December 2022
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  • Bren Patrick Burke


    A big honour to hold our recent Canadian premiere of THE LATE SET with the Silver Wave Film Fest. A great selection of films and a great vibe.

    Cat and the team are incredibly supportive, going so far as to help facilitate some post festival networking.

    I'm looking forward to participating in this fest again!

    Thank you!

    November 2022
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  • Tammy Boyer

    It was fantastic! Well oranized and the films were so great!. It was an honor to be nominated. And my film won Best Supporting Actress! I highly recommend this festival.

    November 2022
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