Vox Popular Film Festival’s Annual “People’s Choice Awards” are given to the top five favourite films as voted by Festival audiences.
All official selections are candidates for the People’s Choice Awards. People’s Choice Awards are determined by ballot entry filled by festival attendees and awarded to the top five films as selected by and voted for by viewing audiences. The award carries no cash value, however a certificate will be presented to the director(s) of winning films at the close of the festival with the potential to tour Northwestern Ontario in the upcoming years.
2024
The Best Man’s Speech • by Jennifer Weller
Kam Theatre Lab: The Old Same Story • by Paula Thiessen
Oshki-aya’aa • by Jordan Wanakamik
Mr Noah & the Second Flood • byDianne Brothers & Kelly Saxberg
A Sobering Story • by Ryan La Via
2023
Bridges to the North • by Tony McGuire
Expired • by Tammy Jones
A Toast To You • by Dianne Brothers
Carousel of Time • by Adrien Harpelle
Satan Wants You • by Sean Horlor & Steve J. Adams
Yesterday’s Rose • by Martin King
The Last Stop: Canada’s Lost Locomotive • by Kaio Kathriner
Le Tireur d’Élite | The Sniper • by Ron Harpelle & Kelly Saxberg
Container • by Qyab Kying & Erin Hembrador
Language Revitlaization Project • by Morningstar Derosier & Noles Dennhardt
2022
Journey to our Homeland • by Adrien Harpelle
The Marshmallow Mystery Tour • by Mattew & Jeff Beals
Wrought • by Joel Christopher Penner
Bayou Cirque • by Wesley Shrum
Toxic Neighbour • by Colin Scheyen
Braided Together • by Victoria Anderson-Gardner & Kyle Schmalenberg
The Hairdresser • by Lauraine Price
Love in the Time of Fentanyl • by Colin Askey
The Bridge• by Rodrigue Hammal
Hot dog Guy • by Sara Bullhoch
2021
Havar • by Musa Hajinezhad
Cradle Moon • by Eleanor Albanese
Le Cri • by Various Directors
The Gift • by Rachel Garrick
A Hundred Year Journey • by Antti Seppänen
Cup Confidential • by Ryan La Via
Inheritance • by Eudald Corominas
Ghost Theory • by Ethan Gillis
Namid • by Victoria Anderson Gardner & Sagi Kahane-Rapport
Shots of Light • by Chris Scharfenberg
2020
Five Bucks at the Door • by Kristen Kosloski
Disintegrate• by Trivelle Simpson
Throat Sining in Kangirsuk • by Evan Kaulai & Manon Chamberland
Brave Little Army• by Michelle D’Alessandro Hatt
The Manhattan Project • by Matthew Campanile
Squeegee • by Kahalid Ali
Bible Camp Memories • by Damien Ferland
Toxic Time Bomb • by Ron Harpelle
Living in the Story • by Lynn Estomin
All it Gives • by Talia Woodland
2019
Nipigon Book Trout • by Daniela Carlino
El Toro • by Danielle Sturk
Bakosó: AfroBeats of Cuba • by Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi
Beyond Climate • by Ian Mauro
Copenhagen Road • by Lee Chambers
The Grizzlies • by Miranda de Pencier
Portrait of a Zamboni Driver • by Nadine Arpin
Finding Bobbi: A Search for Self • by Scot Moriso
Operation Happy Day • by Steve Payne
Mercy • by Tony McGuire
2018
At the Edge • by Nathan Hatton
Third Generation • by Mohammad Ali Rakshani
Dad is Pretty • by Park Soo-Min & Kim Seung-Hyeob
Turning Table • by Chrisann Hessing
Laka • by S. Shakthidharan
Darkslide • by Brendan Peterson
War Paint • by Jack Belhumeur
Towns End • by Megan Murphy
Mishkeegogamang • by Jon Wesselink
Scattered • by Ellie Harvie
Dying in Vein • by Jack Belhumeur & Ben Murray
2017
The Peel Project • by Calder Cheverie
All Our Father’s Relations • by Alejandro Yoshizawa
That Never Happened: Canada’s First National Internment Operations • by Ryan Boyko
Murphy’s Law • by Megan Murphy
Daddy Loves You • by Ninni Rokosa
Albert Karvonen: Philosophies on Life • by Ava Karvonen
Data Mining the Deceased • by Julia Creet
The Canoe • by Goh Iromoto
Trails of a Paper Bird • by Tiina Meling
Autumn Springs • by Jessica Graham
Thunder Bay Landmarks • by Keegan Richard
2016
Now and Forever • by Tony McGuire
The Grandfather Drum • by Michelle Derosiers
Fire Song • by Adam Garnet Jones
The Maltese Guinea Pig • by Luke Grandmont
The Pass System • by Alex Williams
A.K.A • by Ron Harpelle
SISU:Family, Love & Perseverance from Finland to America • by Marko Albrecht
Finnish Blood, Swedish Heart • by Mika Ronkainen
Gracie • by Matthew Morgan
Where Do We Go From Here? • by John McPhail
2015
Autistic Artistic • by Keegan Richard
Til The Cows Come Home • by Clarke Mackey
Open Spaces • by Moe Cordeiro
A Mile in These Hooves • by James Brylowski
The Healing Drum • by Justine Clark
Survivor’s Rowe • by Daniel Roher
After the Last River • by Victoria Lean
Sally’s Way • by Joanne Gail Johnson
Finding Your Happy Place • by Natasha Belisle
Beyond Bollywood • by Ruchika Muchhala & Adam Dow
2014
Under The Pearl Moon • by Eleanor Albanese
Empire of Dirt• by Peter Stebbings
August Fools • by Taru Makela
Miedo • by Carlos de Antonio de la Peña
The Scratch • by Dianne Brothers
Joikefeber • by Ellen Astri-Lundby
I Stop Time (Jag Stannar Tiden) • by Gunilla Bresky
Derby Crazy Love • by Maya Gallus & Justine Pimlott
50 Kisses • by Chris Jones
Les Indiens Comme Nous • by Sylvie Jacquemin
Looking for Angelina • by Sergio Navarretta
Throat Song • by Miranda de Pencier
Gas Through Glass • by Caleb Magiskan
2013
Sexual Relations 101 • by Jamie Warenzek
Alias • by Michelle Latimer
Iceberg Shadows • by Antti Seppanen
Dream’s Deferred • by Joe Davidow
Rites Of Passage • by Phillip Crawford
Hit n’ Strum • by Kirk Caouette
Love, Sex and Disability • by Carlo Basilone
Love at First Bite• by Levan Sonego
Red Girl’s Reasoning • by Maija Tailfeathers
Suddenly Sami • by Ellen Astri-Lundby
2012
Hard Time • by Ron Harpelle
Return to Manomin • by Michelle Derosier
Ping Pong • by Hugh Hartford
Silent Invaders • by Dianne Brothers
Mary Maud and the Titanic • by Geraldine Carr
The Missing Looks • by Damian Dionisio
Save the Drama • by Kirsten Kosloski
The Acute Man • by Knut Eric Jensen
My Angel My Hero • by Faizan Sheikh
Mouthy • by Nancy Shaw
2011
Gas Through the Glass • by Caleb Magiskan
Under the Red Star • by Kelly Saxberg
House of Branching Love• by Mika Kaurismaki
Guantanamo Trap• by Thomas Wallmer
Sticky Money • by Ryan La Via
A Finn’s Sauna • by Arthur Fiedler
The Experimental Eskimos • by Barry Greenwald
Inuit High Kick • by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Tunnit: Retracing The Lines of Inuit Tattoos • by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Choke • by Michelle Latimer
2010
Sisu • by Chrystene Ells
Third World Canada • by Andrée Cazabon
In Security • by Ron Harpelle
40 Years of One Night Stands • by Jeff MacKay
Fatality of the Fish • by Leon Haggarty
Life is But a Dream • by Kelly Saxberg
Dog Eat Dog • by Curtis Jensen
A Windigo Tale • by Armand Garnet Ruffo
The Bishop Who Ate His Boots • by Richard Stringer
Ray and Silent Rob • by Adrien Harpelle