WGC Screenwriting Award winners announced

From a media release:

Canada’s top screenwriters honoured at the 2010 WGC Screenwriting Awards

The Writers Guild of Canada celebrated the winning words of Canadian screenwriters tonight at the 14th annual WGC Screenwriting Awards. 148 scripts were nominated in the Awards’ 11 categories, and 43 finalist scripts vied for the winners’ circle.

Screenwriters Robert C. Cooper (Stargate Universe), Jacob Tierney (The Trotsky), Garry Campbell (Less Than Kind) and Kate Barris (Max and Ruby) were just of few of those recognized for outstanding scripts. A complete list of winners follows.

Screenwriter Heather Conkie (Road to Avonlea, Dark Oracle, Heartland) was presented with the 4th Annual WGC Showrunner Award to honour her exceptional leadership and creative vision.

Screenwriter and showrunner Peter Mitchell (Traders, Cold Squad, The Guard) was presented with the Alex Barris Mentorship Award for his uncanny ability to identify talent and give people the opportunity to justify his faith in them.

Screenwriter, showrunner and WGC President, Rebecca Schechter was given the WGC Writers Block Award for her exceptional service to screenwriters over her terms as President and with the WGC Council.

The awards were hosted by Debra DiGiovanni, and written by Steven and Daniel Shehori in collaboration with Debra.

Dishing out the awards were special guest presenters including Yannick Bisson (Murdoch Mysteries), Kristin Booth (Crackie, Young People F*cking), Inga Cadranel (The Bridge, Rent-a-Goalie), Enrico Colantoni (Flashpoint), and screenwriters Mark Farrell (Corner Gas, Dan for Mayor), Michael McGowan (Saint Ralph, One Week), Jennifer Pertsch (6Teen, Total Drama Island), Christin Simms (Captain Flamingo, Dino Dan), Shelley Eriksen (ReGenesis) and Leila Basen & David Preston (Heartland).

14th Annual WGC Screenwriting Awards Winners

ANIMATION

Total Drama Action “The Sand Witch Project”

Written by Shelley Scarrow

CHILDREN & PRESCHOOL

Max and Ruby “Max Says Goodbye”

Written by Kate Barris

DOCUMENTARY

The Royal Winnipeg Ballet – 40 Years of One Night Stands

Narration Written by Robert Lower

EPISODIC ½ hour

Less Than Kind “The Daters”

Written by Garry Campbell

EPISODIC 1 hour

Stargate Universe “Time”

Written by Robert C. Cooper

FEATURE FILM

The Trotsky

Written by Jacob Tierney

MOW & MINISERIES

The Summit

Written by John Krizanc

RADIO DRAMA

Afghanada “Episode 61”

Written by Barbara Samuels

SHORT SUBJECT

Being Erica “Webisodes”

Written by Jessie Gabe

VARIETY

This Hour Has 22 Minutes XVII “Episode 6”

Head Writer: Ed Macdonald / Written by Mark Critch, Gavin Crawford, Kyle Tingley, Albert Howell, Dean Jenkinson, Joanne O’Sullivan, Tara Doyle, Erik van Wyck, Mike Allison, Joey Case

YOUTH

How to be Indie “How to be a Mehta”

Written by Anita Kapila

The WGC Showrunner Award – Heather Conkie

The WGC Writers Block Award – Rebecca Schechter

The Alex Barris Mentorship Award – Peter Mitchell