Yearly Archives: 2015

This Hour Has 22 Minutes

22 Minutes and Samantha Bee among Canadian Comedy Award winners

From a media release:

Ladies and gentlemen, the recipients of 2015 Canadian Comedy Awards are…

Canadian Comedy Person of the Year
Samantha Bee

Best Feature Film
How to Be Deadly

Best Direction in a Feature
Mars Horodyski – Ben’s At Home

Best Writing in a Feature
Peter Benson – What an Idiot

Best Male Performance in a Feature
Ennis Esmer – Dirty Singles

Best Female Performance in a Feature
Lauren Ash – Dirty Singles

Best TV Show
This Hour Has 22 Minutes XXII

Best Direction in a TV Series or Special
Vivieno Caldinelli, Michael Lewis – This Hour Has 22 Minutes XXII – Episode 4

Best Writing in a TV Series or Special
Mark Critch, Mike Allison, Bob Kerr, Jon Blair, Sonya Bell, Tim Polley, Heidi Brander, Adam Christie, Pat Dussault, Cathy Jones, Dean Jenkinson, Ron Sparks, Scott Vrooman, Jeremy Woodcock – This Hour Has 22 Minutes XXII – Episode 4

Best Male Performance in a TV Series or Special
Shaun Majumder – This Hour Has 22 Minutes XXII

Best Female Performance in a TV Series or Special
Leslie Seiler – 24 Hour Rental

Best Web Series
Space Riders: Division Earth

Best Direction in a Web Series
Jordan Canning – Space Riders: Division Earth

Best Writing in a Web Series
Stephanie Gorin, Naomi Snieckus and Ron James – The Casting Room – Have Some Method in Your Creative Madness

Best Male Performance in a Web Series
Mark Little – Space Riders: Division Earth

Best Female Performance in a Web Series
Kayla Lorette – Space Riders: Division Earth

Best Comedy Special or Short
Job Interview

Best Audio Show or Series
CBC’s The Debaters

Best Breakout Artist
D.J. Demers

Best Taped Live Performance
K. Trevor Wilson – Sexcop Firepenis

Best Male Stand-Up
K. Trevor Wilson

Best Female Stand-Up
Steph Tolev

Best Sketch Troupe
Get Some

Best Improv Troupe
The Sufferettes

Best Male Improvisor
Kris Siddiqi

Best Female Improvisor
Kirsten Rasmussen

Best Variety Act
Mump and Smoot

Best Comedic Play, Revue or Series
The Second City – Sixteen Scandals

Best One Person Show
The Untitled Sam Mullins Project

Phil Hartman Award
Joe Bodolai

Visit the Canadian Comedy Awards website for more details.

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Industry News

CFC and Entertainment One launch Television Adaptation Lab

From a media release:

In their shared commitment to creative storytelling, the Canadian Film Centre (CFC) and Entertainment One (eOne) are pleased to announce the creation of the CFC / eOne TV Adaptation Lab, a unique initiative that aims to workshop and develop pilot scripts based off of underlying literary works and creative properties with strong adaptation potential for a television series.

Set to begin in Toronto in spring 2016, the CFC / eOne TV Adaptation Lab will focus on the creative concept process, exploring the television form and sharing best practices in adapting content.

Throughout the Lab, selected properties and creators will receive support in developing pilot scripts, on an individual basis, with top-level professionals and international experts, as well as access to a select number of case studies to explore different approaches and opportunities for adapting material to television. With a hands-on approach, the Lab is designed to help participants gain perspective and insights into the adaptation process, while considering which course of action might best serve their properties and set them on an accelerated course for series development.

The CFC / eOne TV Adaptation Lab is open to Canadian content creators who own the rights to their creative properties, including comedy, theatre, stand up, novels, novellas, graphic novels, short stories, zines, web series, video games –material of all types, originating from anywhere in the world, that has the potential to be adapted into an exciting television series. The Lab is designed to support Canadian creatives and provide them with an opportunity to potentially secure a series deal with eOne, theworld’s leading independent studio.

Applications for the CFC / eOne TV Adaptation Lab open today, and the deadline to apply for the 2016 Lab is January 11, 2016. For more information on the Lab and to apply, please visit: cfccreates.com.

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BravoFACT and Women in Film & Television Announce New Partnership

From a media release:

– WIFT-T partners with BravoFACT to award a total of $70,000 for the first and second place winners of female-led short film pitch contest –
–Year of the Female Filmmaker initiative sees 50% of allocated BravoFACT funds awarded to female-led projects, more than 1.2 million rewarded to date –

Bell Media’s BravoFACT (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent) and Women in Film & Television  – Toronto (WIFT-T)announced today they have partnered for a new pitch contest, beginning Oct. 1. The announcement was made from the annual BravoFACT brunch celebrating the Toronto International Film Festival Short Cuts Programme. As part of BravoFACT’s Year of The Female Filmmaker initiative, the BravoFACT WIFT-T pitch contest welcomes interested WIFT-T members to submit their short film pitch for a chance to win a $40,000 first place award, and a $30,000 second place award.
Launching Thursday, Oct. 1, teams submitting their short film for consideration must include a female producer or director. From the submissions, six teams will be selected to participate in the pitch competition and will receive the following:
  • A pitch coaching session led by an industry professional to help fine tune pitches
  • Four tickets to the 2016 WIFT-T Showcase
  • An opportunity to showcase their project in front of a high-profile jury comprised of BravoFACT professionals and industry experts

The six teams selected will present to an audience comprised of WIFT-T members, industry professionals, and content creators, affording all presenters excellent exposure for their projects, regardless of the outcome. Aside from the cash awards, the first place team receives two, $500 WIFT-T programming passes that can be put toward the fee of any one of WIFT-T’s paid programs. The second placed team receives onstage recognition at the 2016 WIFT-T Showcase in March. Deadline to submit is Friday, Jan. 8, 2016. Interested teams can download a BravoFACT application form at www.bravofact.com.

Since its launch in January 2015, BravoFACT’s Year of the Female Filmmaker initiative has been providing support to up-and-coming female filmmakers across the country by committing a guaranteed minimum of 50% of its funds, in perpetuity, to female-led projects. To date, BravoFACT has awarded a total of $1,255,044 million to female-led projects, and Women in Film & Television-ATLANTIC (WIFT-ATLANTIC), Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC), HOT DOCS and Victoria Film Festival, to continue to offer young filmmakers support and funding for their projects. BravoFACT has also welcomed high-profile female guest jurors to its quarterly juries including actor and filmmaker Amy Jo Johnson, actor Natalie Brown, and Hot Docs programmer Angie Driscoll.

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