Toronto International Film Festival Changemaker Award


The Changemaker Award is an annual film award presented by the Toronto International Film Festival in conjunction with the Shawn Mendes Foundation. First presented at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, the award is presented to honour films with a strong social message, with the winner selected by the organizing committee for the TIFF Next Wave youth film festival.
It was open to both feature and short films.
The award was not presented at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

Winners

YearFilmDirectorRef
2020Black BodiesKelly Fyffe-Marshall
2021ScarboroughShasha Nakhai, Rich Williamson
2022Something You Said Last NightLuis De Filippis
2023We Grown NowMinhal Baig