Torino International Festival of Young Cinema 1994 Nominated – "Best Achievement in Direction": Genie Awards 1994 Nominated – "Best Original Screenplay": Genie Awards 1994 "Wolfgang Staudte Award": Berlin Film Festival 1995 "Best Canadian Screenplay – Special Mention": Vancouver International Film Festival Nominated – "DGC Craft Award" Directors Guild of Canada 2007 Won – Artistic Merit Award, Women in Film and Television Vancouver, 2015: Vancouver International Film Festival On June 21, 2016, she also received the "Finalé Artistic Achievement Award" from Women in Film + Television Vancouver, "which honours a screen-based media artist who has created an outstanding recent work or a significant body of work." References External links Interview with Mina Shum: The Director's Question Rusty Talk with Mina Shum 1966 births Living people Canadian television directors Canadian women film directors Hong Kong emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada Film directors from Vancouver University of British Columbia alumni Canadian Film Centre alumni Canadian women television directors Asian-Canadian filmmakers