Festival Awards
At the end of each Juvenis Festival, award winners are announced at the closing event where they are presented with a certificate as a way to thank everyone for their outstanding contributions.
Outstanding Project
2024: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, project leader Brayah Pickard
2023: Magic Treehouse: Pirates Past Noon, project leaders Jerall Li and Gabrielle Pulver
2021: We're All On Zoom Together (Virtual), project leader Santina Hughes
2018: Constellate Showcase, project leader Michael Broadhead and Maureen Barnes
2017: Homeschooled: The Musical, project leader Ryan Cowl
Outstanding Original Content
2024: Unknown Caller, by writer and director Shay O'Brien
2023: Lily Foyer's performances in Magic Treehouse: Pirates Past Noon and Viva Voce
2022: Life of August, by Jimena Ramos Yengle
2021: Time Anthology, project leader Maria Zarin
2018: Pipe Dreams by Maddy Roach and Dimitri Georgaras
2017: BEAT, KFPL Youth Short Film By Anastasia Szymanski, Tiffany Ledesma and Pascale Potvin
Outstanding Direction
2024: Director and Project leader Brayah Pickard for The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical,
2023: Director and Project Leader Brennan Michener for The SpongeBob Musical,
2022: Tobias Partridge, Director of A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
2021: Jack Burnham, Director, Writer and Project leader for True North
2018: Mindy Chen, Jacob Akman, Deven Bernard & Nathan Yee for Dear Future Me, KFPL Youth Short Film
2017: Kala Raju, Director of Another Eye, KFPL Youth Short Film
Outstanding Design
2024: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical,
2023: The SpongeBob Musical
2022: London Hosier, project leader for Mixed Media
2021: Emma Detomasi, project leader for Young Works
2018: Sam Woods for Sound Design for "a love story" in Beyond the Page
2017: Kay Kenney and Rachel Shaen for UNFAMILIAR
Most Resilient
2021: Evil Dead, project leader Tobias Partridge & Battle of the Bands, project leader Owen Fullerton
Creative Contribution
2024: Honk! Jr., project leader and director Jerall Li and director Cam Watson
2023: Dāstān: The Journey Of…, director and project leader Devanshi Mishra
2022: Saudade, project leader Luka Wrenshall
2021: Rising Solitude, project leader Olivia Ows
Outstanding Music Performance
2024: Honk! Jr.
2023: Lily Foyer's performances in Magic Treehouse: Pirates Past Noon and Viva Voce
2022: FogRoom, performance in Battle of the Beats
2021: Meg Gibson, performance of Alice in Viva Voce
2018: Reckless 4
2017: The Banters
Outstanding Lead Performer
2024: Elliott Booth- Honk! Jr.
2023: Sid Billings- The SpongeBob Musical
2022: Thomas Cherney- A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
2018: Callum Lurie- Spring Awakening
2017: Alyssa Cooper- The Poetry Show
Outstanding Supporting Performer
2022: Hayden Billings- 13 the Musical
2021: Katie Irwin- True North
2018: Keady Morgan- a love story (Beyond the Page)
2017: Katie Johnstone- Homeschooled the Musical
Outstanding Ensemble
2024: The cast of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
2023: The cast of The SpongeBob Musical
2022: The Cast of 13 the Musical
2021: The Cast of Young Works
2018: The Cast of Movement Market Series
2017: The Cast of Homeschooled the Musical
Outstanding Artwork
2024: "Enchanted Paris" and "A Rainbow of Petals" by Jannah Sultan
2023: "Taking in the View" by Herman Kaur
2022: "Ready When Not" by Zakary Georges-Gagné
2021: Samarra De Jonge
Outstanding Writing
2024: Unknown Caller, by writer and director Shay O'Brien
2023: Billie Kearns
2021: Shaelyn Ryan
An Encore Performance
2024: Honk! Jr.
2023: The SpongeBob Musical
2022: Shawn and Micah Garvin, from Viva Voce
2021: Isabella Thomas and Claire Cooper
2018: Odette, from Constellate Showcase
2017: Henry Banks, cup stacking from Viva Voce
The Winner of "Rapid Reel"
2018: Saturday Morning by Fudgecakeman
2017: Glance by Film Footprints
The Winner of "Battle of the Bands"
2024:
Secondary School - 1. Third Times a Charm, 2. Switzerville Sound, 3. Nonesuch Luck
Post-Secondary - 1. Exogen, 2. The Petras, 3. RustPump
2023: Secondary School - Fog Room, Post-Secondary - Sons of Rick, Overall - Melon Collie Caravan
2022: Meg Gibson
2018: Hallowood
2017: Sweep Trio
J.F. Youth Film Night Fan Favourite
2023: Loser Sandwich by Conlan Sleeth
2024: Springtime by Eva Masson