Nominees unveiled for Screen Nova Scotia Awards Gala
Posted Apr 11, 2023 03:41:35 PM.
Last Updated Apr 11, 2023 03:57:38 PM.
Screen Nova Scotia has announced the nominees for a number of awards that will be handed out at Gala next month.
The film commission and industry association says the awards are designed to recognize and celebrate the incredible talent, creativity, and passion that are the trademarks of Nova Scotia’s film, television and animation industry.
“Screen Nova Scotia is proud to honour and recognize this year’s talented nominees, across all award categories,” said Laura Mackenzie, Executive Director, Screen Nova Scotia. “The content that’s being created in Nova Scotia is increasingly reflective of the shift around the world towards giving visibility to historically marginalized voices, and it’s a glorious thing to watch. We are punching well above our weight in talent, but that’s always been the case. There’s just so much for our community to celebrate this year – we salute you!”
New this year is an award for Outstanding Achievement in Editing and the addition of a new category for unscripted television series, which has been sponsored by the Directors Guild of Canada.
“The Directors Guild of Canada is thrilled to be supporting the Screen Nova Scotia Awards Gala by sponsoring the awards for Best Documentary Film and Best Unscripted Television Series,” said Hans Engel, Directors Guild of Canada, National Directors Division. “We’d like to congratulate all the award nominees for the outstanding work you are doing.”
This year’s nominees:
Best Feature Film
Bystanders – Picture Plant Limited
Compulsus – Paw Paw Pictures
Kids VS Aliens – Shut Up & Colour Pictures
Lemon Squeezy – Blurry Logo Productions
Queens of the Qing Dynasty – Hi-Vis Film
Best Documentary Film (sponsored by the Director’s Guild of Canada)
Bernie Langille Wants To Know What Happened to Bernie Langille – Peep Media / Director Jackie Torrens
How The Wild Things Sleep – Tell Tale Productions / Directors P.J. Naworynski, Daniela Pulverer and Boris Ram
On the Fringe – Broken Turtle Productions / Director Cory Thibert
Words Matter / Klusuaqnn Ajkne’kl – Princess Space Monster Films / Director Stephanie Joline
Best Short Film
Keeper – Tori Fleming & Morgan Salter
Mother’s Skin – Pretty Fierce Films
Music Resistance – Story-book Entertainment
The Year Long Boulder – Enodia Films
Best Television Series – Scripted
Diggstown S4 – Waterstar Entertainment, Circle Blue Entertainment
Sugar Highs S1 – Emotion Pictures
This Hour Has 22 Minutes S29 – 22M Hour Productions
Vollies S2 – Canadian Content Studios
Best Television Series – Unscripted (sponsored by the Director’s Guild of Canada)
Les quatres coins de l’assiette – Connections Productions / Director Ryan Doucette
Living in Flow – Gorgeous Mistake Productions / Director Meaghan Wright
Pub Crawl S2 – Popular Demand Pictures / Director Jon Mann
Spirit Talker S3 – Tell Tale Productions / Director Pepper O’Bomsawin
Best Animated Series
Solar Opposites S3 – Copernicus Studios Inc.
The Casagrandes S3 – Jam Filled Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Editing
Shawn Beckwith
Sarah Byrne
Kim McTaggart
Amy Mielke
WIFT-AT — Best Nova Scotia Director Award:
Rachel Bower – The Noodle Group
Leah Johnston – Mother’s Skin
Koumbie – Bystanders
Jackie Torrens – Bernie Langille Wants to Know What Happened to Bernie Langille
ACTRA Maritimes Awards for Outstanding Performances:
Gil Anderson in Diggstown S4
Mauralea Austin in Diggstown S4
Ursula Calder in Sugar Highs S1
Trina Corkum in Trapped
Samuel Davison in Sugar Highs S1
Kirstin Howell in Moonshine S2
Calem MacDonald in Kids VS Aliens
Stephanie MacDonald in Sugar Highs S1
Bob Mann in From S1
Hollis McLaren in Diggstown S4
Briar Mosher in Mother’s Skin
Taylor Olson in Bystanders
Thom Payne in Sugar Highs S1
Reid Price in King & Pawn
Phoebe Rex in Kids VS Aliens
Marlee Sansom in Bystanders
Peter Sarty in Bystanders
Lesley Smith in Compulsus
Shelley Thompson in King & Pawn
Shelley Thompson in Moonshine S2
The Groundbreaking Performance Award:
Patrick Cadegan in Sleepwatching
Deborah Castrilli in Bystanders
Tato’ Crisanto in Lemon Squeezy
Camille Horton-Poole in Lemon Squeezy
Malloy Thurber in SuperBlood
Greg Vardy in Tracy and Martina’s Dirty Deeds
Ziyin Zheng in Queens of the Qing Dynasty
The awards gala is scheduled for May 13th at Casino Nova Scotia’s Schooner Room.
Tickets are available on Screen Nova Scotia’s website
