Miyubi wins best interactive experience at Canadian Screen Awards

A virtual reality scripted comedy film featuring Jeff Goldblum was among the winners on the third of several nights for the Canadian Screen Awards.

Miyubi, by Quebec's Felix & Paul Studios, won best immersive experience at Thursday's gala honouring digital and immersive storytelling.

The story, in which the viewer inhabits a Japanese toy robot that's given to a young boy on his birthday, includes a hidden scene that can be unlocked.

Other winners included the documentary Secret Alberta: The Former Life of Amber Valley,about one of the first all-black settlements in Canada. It was named best non-fiction web program or series.

Odd Squad 15 won for children's and youth cross-platform project and NFB's The Space We Hold for interactive production.

The best actor in a web series was Peter Oldring from CBC's This is That.

Best fictional web program or series went to peopleWatching,which features comical animated adult characters in scenarios including speed dating and a non-religious confessional booth.

An interactive digital campaign for the supernatural Western horror series Wynonna Earp took the trophy for best fictional cross-platform project.