Vincent Toi
Biography
Born in Mauritius, Vincent Toi is an award-winning filmmaker and designer. His work as a filmmaker tackles the theme of power structures governing colonized communities. His films have been screened at festivals such as the Berlinale, the Toronto International Film Festival and Hot Docs. Vincent has also worked with the Artist Institute in direct partnership with communities in Haiti to create pathways out of poverty by widening access to education and providing training in the creative industries.
Filmography
- ANIKSHA – 20 minutes, 2020 – Shot in Mauritus
Fiction – Writer, director and producer
AWARDS
Prix Chasseurs Films, Gala Prends ça court (Canada) 2020
Jury Prize for Best Canadian Short Film, Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (Canada) 2020
Best Foreign Film, LA Shorts International Film Festival (États-Unis) 2021
Best Canadian Short, Regina International Film Festival and Awards (Canada) 2021
Best Horizontes Short – Vía XIV Festival Internacional de Curtas de Verín (Espagne) 2021
Prix du Public – Plein(s) écran(s) (Canada) 2022
Finaliste pour l’IRIS du meilleur court métrage de fiction au Gala Québec Cinéma 2021
FESTIVALS
TIFF (Canada) 2020, VIFF (Canada) 2020, FNC (Canada) 2020, South Western International Film Festival (Canada) 2020, Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (Canada) 2020
TIFF Top 10 (Canada) 2020, Mecal Pro 2021 – Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival (Spain) 2021, Canadian Film Fest (Canada) 2021, Aspen Shortsfest (United States) 2021, Ulju Mountain Film Festival (South Korea) 2021, RVQC (Canada) 2021, San Diego International Shortsfest (United States) 2021, REGARD (Canada) 2021, Kortfilmfestivalen / The Norwegian Short Film Festival (Norway) 2021, Palm Springs International ShortFest (United States) 2021, Third Horizon Film Festival (United States) 2021, LA Shorts International Film Festival (United States) 2021, Rhode Island International Film Festival (United States) 2021, Vía XIV Festival Internacional de Curtas de Verín (Spain) 2021, Off-Courts Trouville – Compétition Québec (France) 2021, Thess International Short Film Festival (Greece) 2021, Jozi Film Festival (South Africa) 2021.
- THE CRYING CONCH – 20 minutes, 2017 – Shot in Haiti
Fiction – Writer, director and producer
AWARDS
53/12 – Prends ça court, Montréal 2017
Le réalisateur le plus prometteur d’un court métrage canadien,
Vancouver International Film Festival 2017
Prix du Jury – Longue Vue sur le Court
FESTIVALS
67th Berlinale International Film Festival 2017 (Germany), Filmfest Dresden, 2017 (Germany), Berlinale Shorts Kochi-Muziris Biennale, 2017 (India), Olhar de Cinema, 2017 (Brazil), Curtas Vila Do Conde 2017 (Portugal), Ile Maurice – Musée de la Photographie 2017 (Mauritus), TIFF 2017 (Canada), VIFF 2017 (Canada), FCVQ 2017 (Canada), Off-Courts Trouville 2017 (France), Jagran Film Festival 2017 (India), FNC 2017 (Canada), Africa in Motion 2017 (Scotland), Film Africa 2017 (United-Kingdom), South Western International Film Festival 2017 (Canada), FICFA 2017 (Canada), Kalpanirjhar Short Fiction Film Festival 2017 (India), Riga International Film Festival 2Annas 2017 (Latvia), Les meilleurs courts de la Berlinale 2017 (Canada), TISFF – Thess International Short Film Festival 2017 (Greece), Canada’s Top Ten 2018 (Canada), Festival Un poing c’est court 2018 (France), Pan African Film & Arts Festival 2018 (United States), Les lumières du Sud – Jacmel 2018 (Haïti), RVQC 2018 (Canada), Festival du film africain de Louxor 2018 (Egypt), REGARD 2018 (Canada), Mecal 2018 (Spain), Rencontres cinémas Martinique 2018 (Martinique), Festival 48 images seconde 2018 (France), Mooov Filmfestival 2018 (Belgium), Festival Longue vue sur le court 2018 (Canada), Black Canvas – Festival de cine contemporaneo 2018 (Mexico), Third Horizon Film Festival 2018 (United States), Ile Courts International Short Film Festival 2018 (Mauritus), Out of Africa International Film Festival 2018 (Kenya), Caribbean Film Series, BAM Roses Cinema 2019 (United States), Timehri Film Festival 2019 (Guyana).
- I’VE SEEN THE UNICORN · 60 minutes, 2014 – Tourné sur place à Ile Maurice
Documentaire – Scénariste, réalisateur et producteur
FESTIVALS
HotDocs International Documentary festival 2014 (Canada), Chicago International Film Festival 2014 (États-Unis), RIDM 2014 (Canada), Festival International Du Film Insulaire De L’île De Groix 2015 (France), DocuTIFF 2015 in Tirana 2015 (Albanie), Global Vision Film festival Edmonton 2014 (Canada)