From a media release:
The WGC Screenwriting Awards are now in their 28th year of celebrating the very best Canadian screenwriters—the all-important talent behind the most engaging and powerful Canadian-made series, films, and shorts.
In contention for the 2024 awards are scripts from Children Ruin Everything (Kurt Smeaton, Jessica Meya, Kathleen Phillips, Anita Kapila), Pinecone and Pony (Tally Yong Knoll, Lienne Sawatsky, Corey Liu), Murdoch Mysteries (Simon McNabb), Bones of Crows (Marie Clements), Builder Brothers’ Dream Factory (Desmond Sargeant, Sonya Ballantyne), Little Bird (Zoe Hopkins), Suze (Linsey Stewart & Dane Clark), and many others.
Please see the complete list of categories and finalists below.
The 2024 WGC Screenwriting Awards will recognize Canadian screenwriters and their scripts at a ceremony on Monday, May 13 at Koerner Hall in Toronto. The ceremony will be hosted by Jessica Holmes.
In addition to the eight categories featured, one WGC member will be awarded the prestigious Showrunner Award, a special prize previously won by Susin Neilsen (Family Law, Robson Arms), Anthony Q. Farrell (Shelved, Run the Burbs), Morwyn Brebner (Coroner, Saving Hope) and others. Other special prizes will be awarded, including the Alex Barris Mentorship Award, and the Sondra Kelly Award which is generously supported by AFBS.
CHILDREN’S
Interstellar Ella, “Big Little Problems” | Written by Emer Connon
Interstellar Ella, “A Star is Born” | Written by Anne-Marie Perrotta Jane, “Ursus maritimus” | Written by J.J. Johnson
Pinecone and Pony, “Once in a Violetmoon” | Written by Tally Yong Knoll
Pinecone and Pony, “Hero Soup” | Written by Lienne Sawatsky
Pinecone and Pony, “Pinecone and Horse” | Written by Corey Liu
COMEDY SERIES
The Lake, “Death on Denial” | Written by Julian Doucet & Lori-Ann Russell
Children Ruin Everything, “Arguments” | Written by Kurt Smeaton
Children Ruin Everything, “Therapy” | Written by Kurt Smeaton & Jessica Meya
Children Ruin Everything, “Clothes” | Written by Kathleen Phillips
Children Ruin Everything, “Babysitters” | Written by Anita Kapila
Shelved, “Jane Eyre FICTION BRO” | Written by Anthony Q. Farrell
Workin’ Moms, “It’s Five O’ Clock Somewhere” | Written by Enuka Okuma
DRAMA SERIES
Family Law, “Under the Influence” | Written by Sarah Dodd
Transplant, “Crete” | Written by Joseph Kay & Rachel Langer
Pretty Hard Cases, “Always a Bridesmaid” | Written by Tassie Cameron & Sherry White
Moonshine, “Get My Baby Back” | Written by Sheri Elwood & Alexander Nunez
Murdoch Mysteries, “The Porcelain Maiden” | Written by Simon McNabb
Little Bird, “Bineshi Kwe” | Written by Zoe Hopkins
FEATURE FILM
Butterfly Tale | Story by Heidi Foss and Michael Solomon/Screenplay by Heidi Foss and Lienne Sawatsky
Irena’s Vow | Written by Dan Gordon
Suze | Written by Linsey Stewart & Dane Clark
The Burning Season | Written by Jonas Chernick and Diana Frances
MOW & MINISERIES
Bad Romance: The Vicky White Story | Written by Gregory Small & Richard Blaney
The Amityville Curse | Written by Dennis Heaton
Bones of Crows, “To Be Here” | Written by Marie Clements
PRESCHOOL
Builder Brothers’ Dream Factory, “Groom-Ba” | Written by Desmond Sargeant
Builder Brothers’ Dream Factory, “Orange Shirt Day” | Written by Sonya Ballantyne
Mittens and Pants, “Bunny Family Wedding” | Written by Katherine Sandford
Dino Ranch, “Luna Sees The Light” | Written by Naomi Jardine
Superbuns, “The Sweet Sound of Christmas” | Written by Suzanne Bolch & John May
SHORTS (includes web series, drama and comedy series episodes under 15 minutes)
I Will Bury You, “Depression” | Written by Ravi Steve Khajuria
Armadillo Avalanche, “Clem” | Written by Celeste Koon
Armadillo Avalanche, “Raven” | Written by Alix Markman
TWEENS & TEENS
Popularity Papers, “Pain in the Bat Mitzvah” | Written by Jeff Detsky
Popularity Papers, “Ghost Mortem” | Written by Evan Thaler Hickey
The Hardy Boys, “The Crash” | Written by Ramona Barckert
The Hardy Boys, “At the Old House” | Written by Chris Pozzebon
ABOUT THE WGC
The Writers Guild of Canada represents 2,500 professional English-language screenwriters across Canada, the creators of Canadian entertainment enjoyed on all screens. wgc.ca
