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Manitoba Wins Big at Canadian Screen Awards

Posted on March 6, 2013

Manitoba projects shone brightly at the Canadian Screen Awards last week, taking home seven awards including Best Comedy Program or Series and Best Direction in a Documentary Feature.

The home-grown comedy Less Than Kind took home two major awards Sunday; The Bell Media Award for Best Comedy Program or Series and Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role for Wendel Meldrum. Earlier in the week the series was also awarded Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series for Mark McKinney and Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series for Craig Webster, C.C.E. Less Than Kind is co-produced by Winnipeg’s Buffalo Gal Pictures and Toronto’s Breakthrough Entertainment.

The Manitoba-produced documentary Smarty Plants: Uncovering the Secret World of Plant Behavior, produced by Merit Motion Pictures for CBC’s The Nature of Things, won for Best Direction in a Documentary Feature. Winnipeg’s Erna Buffie directed the film, which was also nominated for Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series.

The locally-shot cult comedy Todd and the Book of Pure Evil also took home some hardware. Best Achievement in Casting was given to Sara Kay, Jenny Lewis and Winnipeg’s own Jim Heber for their work on the show. Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series was given to Mark Gingras, Elma Bello, Katie Halliday, Stan Mak, Rudy Michael, Brad Thornton, Marilee Yorston. Winnipeg’s Frantic Films produces the show.
Manitoba Film & Music and On Screen Manitoba congratulate all of Manitoba’s 36 nominees.

Manitoba’s Big Winners

The Bell Media Award for Best Comedy Program or Series
Less Than Kind (Breakthrough Entertainment, Buffalo Gal Pictures) Ira Levy, Garry Campbell, Marvin Kaye, Phyllis Laing, Mark McKinney, Chris Sheasgreen, Paula Smith, Peter Williamson

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role
Wendel Meldrum – Less Than Kind – The Fwomp

Best Direction in Documentary Feature
Erna Buffie – Smarty Plants: Uncovering the Secret World of Plant Behavior

Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series  Craig Webster, C.C.E. - Less Than Kind - Fugue State

Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series
Mark Gingras, Elma Bello, Katie Halliday, Stan Mak, Rudy Michael, Brad Thornton, Marilee Yorston - Todd and the Book of Pure Evil - Black Tie Showdown

Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series
Mark McKinney - Less Than Kind - Play it Again, Sam

Best Achievement in Casting
Sara Kay, Jim Heber, Jenny Lewis - Todd and the Book of Pure Evil – BYOBOPE

Manitoba Film & Music (MFM) is a statutory corporation of government funded by the Province of Manitoba through the Department of Culture, Heritage and Tourism. MFM supports Manitoba film and music through our objectives, which are to create, stimulate, employ and invest in Manitoba by developing and promoting Manitoba companies, producing and marketing film, television, video and music recording projects as well as to promote Manitoba as a film location for off-shore production companies.

On Screen Manitoba (OSM) leads and supports the development of a dynamic media production industry that is recognized internationally for its world-class creative and technical talent. Manitoba companies work in all genres (in English and French) and have access to some of the best production incentives in Canada.
For more information please contact:

Ginny Collins
Communications and Marketing Director
Manitoba Film & Music
ginny@mbfilmmusic.ca
(204) 947 2040

Joy Loewen
Senior Manager
On Screen Manitoba
joy@onscreenmanitoba.com
(204) 927 5891
 

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