The eighth annual Air Canada enRoute Film Festival, an extension of enRoute Magazine, has announced its nominees for this year’s festival.  Award categories include Best Short Film, Achievement in Direction, Achievement in Cinematography, Achievement in Animation, and, new this year, Achievement in Documentary.

The 2014 Air Canada enRoute Film Festival Award Nominees are:

Yassmina Karajah for Light
Renaud Lessard for The Wild Kids
Russell Ratt-Brascoupe for The Hearing
Raquel Sancinetti for Cycle

The winner of the Best Short Film Award will receive a cash prize of $5,000 courtesy of Cineplex Entertainment. All winners will receive an all-inclusive trip for two to the Berlin International Film Festival, courtesy of Air Canada. These are excellent prizes for any filmmaker, in my opinion.

A free public screening of the nominated short films will take place on Wednesday, November 5th at the Scotiabank Theatre Toronto starting at 7pm. An exclusive awards celebration will take place at 2nd Floor Events immediately after the screening hosted by an ETALK presenter. Jury members expected to attend the awards celebration include NFB executive producer Michael Fukushima, actor Jennifer Podemski and 2013 Air Canada enRoute Film Festival Best Short Film Award Winner Andrew Moir.

Voting for the People’s Choice Award runs until tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 31st on enroutefilm.com. The winner will be announced at the Wednesday, Nov. 5th awards celebration. By voting you can win a trip for two to a destination of their choice within North America, courtesy of Air Canada.  FYI, you can vote once a day!

For more information on enRoute Film Festival, watch all festival selections and find out more about the festival, visit enroutefilm.com. Be sure to vote… Not only can you help a filmmaker win but you increases your chances to win too!