Last night was closing night of the 2021 Digital Toronto Fringe Festival. Over the past 11 days, we have welcomed international artists and audiences, we have danced in virtual reality on our gather.town patio, we have been amazed by the elevated digital storytelling of the 2021 festival artists, and we have felt the Fringe Movement alive and well. Although the digital nature of the festival was strange at times, we were moved by the ability of the Fringe spirit to thrive online.

The festival itself is closing, but the On-Demand shows on our website will continue to be available until Sunday, August 15 at 11:59 ET. Memberships will also continue to be on sale.  We hope this gives you more time to watch and support the shows in this festival.

Congratulations to the Award Winners!

Staff, artists, and volunteers gathered in the virtual patio in gather.town for an Awards Ceremony, where the following awards were announced.

Best Digital Pivot Award, presented by TO Live

Winner: 

At the End of the Day (End of Day Productions)

Runner Up: 

Broken Hearted Girl (She’s So Vyle) 

Second City Comedy Award

Winner: 

CRINGE (Champagne Boyfriend)

Honourable Mentions:

Orange Chicken: A Sketch Show (Send Noods)

Good News Toronto (Good News Toronto) 

New Young Reviewers Award

Winner:

At the End of the Day (End of Day Productions)

David Seguin Memorial Award

This honourarium is being presented to eligible productions in the festival that feature the work of an artist or artists with disabilities.

Award Dispersed To:

ComMUTE (Deaf Spirit Theatre)

Sound of Space (Morgan Touch)

Time Limit Drops on Easter Sunday (Wonder Jones Productions)

Audience Choice Awards

KidsFest On-Demand Winner: Ship-Shape (Playtime Playhouse)

Fringe On-Demand Winner: Circle Back (Good Idea Bad Show)

Primetime Winner: My Korean Canadian Friend (Lunar Way Studio)

To learn more about all our awards, please visit our awards page.