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Winners of the 2021 CAFTCAD Awards announced

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From a media release:

The 3rd CAFTCAD Awards which aired on May 1st, has once again brought together costumers from across Canada to recognize excellence in every aspect of costume design and arts for film and TV. The CAFTCAD Awards is uniquely positioned as the only event in this country that focuses on this work. And from the very beginning, the CAFTCAD Awards has had diversity baked in as evidenced by the majority percentage of nominees and winners being female and representative of Canadian BIPOC costumers.

Star Trek: Discovery was the top winner at the 2021 CAFTCAD awards, taking home three awards: Gersha Phillips’ designs for Best Costume Design in TV-Sci-Fi/Fantasy, as well as Excellence in Craft- Special Effects Costume Building, and Excellence in Craft- Building. Adriana Fulop and her team won for her designs in Trickster (Best Design TV Contemporary), John Dunnett and his team won for Best Design in an Indie Film for Jump, Darling, and NAACP Award-winner, The Banker, earned another prize for Aieisha Lee’s costumes for Costume Design in Film- International.

Excellence in Crafts – Illustration
WINNER: The Twilight Zone, S2
Terry Pitts

Excellence in Crafts – Building
WINNER: Star Trek: Discovery 301, That Hope is You, Part 1

Tanya Batanau-Chuiko, Carla Mingiardi, Ryan Smith, Gülay Cokgezen, Costume Designer: Gersha Phillips, Costume Supervisors: Karen Lee, Kim Harkness, Assistant Costume Designers: Carly Nicodemo, Daina Valiulus, Michael Ground, Buyers: Kaitlyn Fifield, Loretta Chin, Money Tracker: Tova Harrison, Costume Assistants: Melanie Lian, Bianka Meore, Jo Jin, Digital Asset Manager: Kayso Wong, Cutters: Paula Ling, Sewers: Leanne Reimer, Chloe Tekavcic, Luan Zhang, Malia Janveax, Malika Ben Slimane, Brit Wacher, Carly Cumpsom, Marie Glas, David Frankovich, Tori Lang, Key Textile Artist: Bonnie McCabe, Textile Artists: David Webb, Chantelle Hermiston, Jamie Quail, Key FX Costumer: Ray Wong, FX Costumer: Hayley Stolee-Smith, Blake Hyland, Andrew Cook, FX Sculptor/Molder: Alex Silberberg, Set Supervisor: Kymn Keating, Truck Supervisor: Chelsea Oliver, Assistant Set Supervisor: Tara Thompson, BG Coordinators: Heather Constable, Jennifer Choy, Madelaine Humeniuk, Illustrators: Christian Cordella, Ciara Brennan, Keith Lau

Excellence in Crafts – Textiles
WINNER: The Chilling Adventure of Sabrina, S2

The Dye Dept: Anthea Mallinson; Emily Kathleen McIntyre, Ahra Ko, Layne Eustace Beck & Katie Blecker, Costume Designer: Angus Strathie, Assistant Costume Designer: Kelli Dunsmore, Costume Supervisor: Dawn Grey, Prep Costumer: Jenny Lang, Prep Costumer: Victor Goodchild

Excellence in Crafts – Special Effects Costume Building
TIE : Odd Squad Mobile Unit Season 1

Specialty Costume Builder: Bonni Burns, Henchmen Studios, Costume Builder / Milliner: Ashley Gennuso, Costume Designer: Christine Toye, Costume Cutters / Builders: Alicia Zwicewicz, Sandra Mandich, Stitcher: Stephanie Wierzbicki, Costume Assistants: Becky Wasser, Kelsey Lammers, Set Supervisor: Ahna Dunn-Wilder, On Set Assistant: Ivy Hill, Truck Supervisor: Estee Mancini

TIE: Star Trek: Discovery 303 People of Earth

Key FX Costumer: Ray Wong, FX Costumers: Hayley Stolee-Smith, Blake Hyland, Andrew Cook, Costume Designer: Gersha Phillips, Costume Supervisors: Karen Lee & Kim Harkness, Assistant Costume Designers: Carly Nicodemo, Daina Valiulus & Michael Ground, Buyers: Kaitlyn Fifield & Loretta Chin, Money Tracker: Tova Harrison, Costume Assistants: Melanie Lian, Bianka Meore & Jo Jin, Digital Asset Manager: Kayso Wong, Head Cutter: Tanya Batanau-Chuiko, Cutters: Carla Mingiardi, Ryan Smith & Paula Ling, Sewers: Gülay Cokgezen, Leanne Reimer, Chloe Tekavcic, Luan Zhang, Malia Janveax, Malika Ben Slimane, Brit Wacher, Carly Cumpsom, Marie Glas, David Frankovich & Tori Lang, Key Textile Artist: Bonnie McCabe, Textile Artists: David Webb, Chantelle Hermiston & Jamie Quail, FX Sculptor/Molder: Alex Silberberg, Set Supervisor: Kymn Keating, Truck Supervisor: Chelsea Oliver, Assistant Set Supervisor: Tara Thompson, BG Coordinators: Heather Constable, Jennifer Choy & Madelaine Humeniuk, Illustrators: Christian Cordella, Ciara Brennan & Keith Lau

Costume Design in Short Film
WINNER: The Rabbit Hunters

Costume Designer: Sandra Soke, Seamstress: Hillary Klassen, Dresser: Tess Gebel

Costume Design in Web Series
WINNER: Queens 103, Naomi

Costume Designer: Vanessa Magic, Assistant Costume Designer: Eyob Desalgne, Wardrobe Assistants: Kristyn Matthews & Victoria Lus

Styling/Costume Design in Music Videos and Commercials, Sponsored by William F. White International
WINNER: Heritage Minutes: Elsie MacGill

Costume Designer: Nicole McCormick, Assistant Costume Designer: Aurelia Cerquozzi, On Set Background Costumer: Jackie Haug

Costume Design in Indie Feature, Sponsored by Wiseacre Rentals
WINNER: Jump, Darling

Costume Designer: John Dunnett, Assistant Costume Designer: Hanna Litster, Wardrobe Assistant: Jessica Agbayani, Cutter: Meghan Erin, Costume Concept Artist: Samantha Washington

Costume Design in TV – Contemporary, Sponsored by IATSE 873
WINNER: Trickster Episode 104

Costume Designer: Adriana Fulop, Assistant Designer: Alisha Robinson, Set Supervisor: Emma Lees, Truck Supervisor: Natalie Ellis, Background Coordinator: Vanessa Young, Buyer: Katrina Carrier, Breakdown Artist: Gwendolyne Preboy, Dailies: Stephanie Smethurst, Faith Campbell & Sean Mittelholzer, Costume Advisor: Sage Paul

Costume Design in TV – Period, Sponsored by IATSE 873 – TIE
TIE: Murdoch Mysteries 1312, Fox Hunt

Costume Designer: Joanna Syrokomla, Assistant Designer: Charlene Seniuk, Background Coordinator: Nathan Laws, Set Supervisors: Jenny Buck & Maria Popoff, Truck Supervisor: Paul Breckenridge, Cutter: Erika Fulop, Sewers: Mary Furlong & Sam Crossley, Set Daily: Leslie McCann, Rachel Ford & Starr Jacobs

TIE: Age of Samurai; Battle for Japan 104, Enter the One-Eyed Dragon

Designer: Lyndsay Reader, Assistant Costume Designer: Tina Razian, Set Supervisor: Eyob Desalgne, On-set Dresser: Lara Olynik, Specialty Costumers: Adam Smith & Erica Steenburg, Sewer: Richard Crossman

Costume Design in TV – Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Sponsored by IATSE 873
WINNER: Star Trek: Discovery, 301: That Hope is You, Part 1

Costume Designer: Gersha Phillips, Costume Supervisors: Karen Lee & Kim Harkness, Assistant Costume Designers: Carly Nicodemo, Daina Valiulus & Michael Ground, Buyers: Kaitlyn Fifield & Loretta Chin, Money Tracker: Tova Harrison, Costume Assistants: Melanie Lian, Bianka Meore & Jo Jin, Digital Asset Manager: Kayso Wong, Head Cutter: Tanya Batanau-Chuiko, Cutters: Carla Mingiardi, Ryan Smith & Paula Ling, Sewers: Gülay Cokgezen, Leanne Reimer, Chloe Tekavcic, Luan Zhang, Malia Janveax, Malika Ben Slimane, Brit Wacher, Carly Cumpsom, Marie Glas, David Frankovich & Tori Lang, Key Textile Artist: Bonnie McCabe, Textile Artists: David Webb, Chantelle Hermiston & Jamie Quail, Key FX Costumer: Ray Wong, FX Costumers: Hayley Stolee-Smith, Blake Hyland & Andrew Cook, FX Sculptor/Molder: Alex Silberberg, Set Supervisor: Kymn Keating, Truck Supervisor: Chelsea Oliver, Assistant Set Supervisor: Tara Thompson, BG Coordinators: Heather Constable, Jennifer Choy & Madelaine Humeniuk, Illustrators: Christian Cordella, Ciara Brennan & Keith Lau

Costume Design in Film – Contemporary, Sponsored by IATSE 891
WINNER: The Craft: Legacy

Costume Designer: Avery Plewes, Assistant Costume Designer: Laura Gardner, Costume Supervisor: Chelsea Graham, Set Supervisor: Candice Beuckx, Truck Supervisor: Sophie King-Hyslop, Background Costume Supervisor: Julia Cronin, Key Costumer: Griffith Park Unit & Pablo Borges, Costume Supervisor: Brooke Mulkins, Costumer: Griffith Park Unit & Mary Wuliger

Costume Design in Film – Period, Sponsored by IATSE 891
WINNER: Salt N’ Pepa

Costume Designer: Michelle Lyte, Assistant Designer: Jeanette Linton, Supervisor: Judy Lukkanen, Costume Assistants: Alima Meybloom & Diane Sobers, Costume Buyers: Eryne Reid, Roslyn Griffith Hall, Sheronna Osbourne & Mary Louise Cunningham, Cutter: Daniela Barbat, Builders: Manon De Gagne & Jessica Mae, Set Supervisor: Yvette Romano, Truck Supervisor: Camie Manswell, Set Assistant: Kenneth Shelley, BG Coordinator: Andy Shultz, Assistant BG Coordinator: Val Andrews, BG Set Supervisor: Anessa Abdus-Samad

Costume Design in Film – Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Sponsored by IATSE 891
WINNER: Z.O.M.B.I.E.S. 2

Costume Designer: Trysha Bakker, Assistant Costume Designer: Donna Butt, Costume Supervisors: Barbara Cardoso & Soo Luen Tom, Truck Supervisor: Karen Renaut, Costume Buyers: Melissa Stewart & Marya Duplaga, Key Breakdown Artist: Anna Pantcheva, Assistant Breakdown: Ella Bakker Moffitt, Cutter: Michel Proulx, Seamstress: Judy MacDougall, Sewers: Soso Lin & Jaya Ducharme, Sewer Decorators: Teresa Artibello & Sarah Blostein, Costume Assistant: Lindsay Devlin, On Set Assistant: Janice Skinner, Costume Assistant: Trelawnie Mead, BG Coordinator: Mary Partridge, BG Set Supervisors: Genevieve Pearson & Yvette Romano, BG Costume Buyer: Jennifer Bunt

Costume Design in Film – International
WINNER: The Banker

Costume Designer: Aieisha Li, Assistant Costume Designer / Supervisor: Jennifer Leigh-Scott

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Awards, Schitt's Creek, Still Standing, Trickster

Still Standing, Schitt’s Creek and Trickster top 2021 WGC Screenwriting Awards

From a media release:

In a funny, engaging and lively virtual ceremony, held this evening, host Emma Hunter announced the winners of the 25th-annual Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards.

Some winners of 2021’s top prizes include Daniel Levy (Schitt’s Creek), Tracey Deer & Meredith Vuchnich (Beans), Penny Gummerson (Trickster), and Jonny Harris, Fraser Young, Graham Chittenden and Steve Dylan (Still Standing).

Special Awards were also presented to Kate Hewlett, winner of the Sondra Kelly Award, and Travis McDonald, who was awarded the Jim Burt Screenwriting Prize. Morwyn Brebner, creator and showrunner of hit CBC series Coroner, received the night’s final prize, the WGC Showrunner Award.

The 26th Annual WGC Screenwriting Awards are set for April 25, 2022 at Toronto’s Koerner Hall, where the WGC will also celebrate the 25th anniversary milestone. In the meantime, 2021’s presentation will be posted to the WGC YouTube Channel.

CHILDREN’S
Odd Squad Mobile Unit, “Slow Your Roll” I Written by Mark De Angelis

COMEDY SERIES
Schitt’s Creek, “Happy Ending” I Written by Daniel Levy

DOCUMENTARY
Still Standing, “Rankin Inlet” I Written by Jonny Harris, Fraser Young, Graham Chittenden, Steve Dylan

DRAMA SERIES
Trickster, “Episode 105” I Story by Michelle Latimer and Tony Elliott and Penny Gummerson, Teleplay by Penny Gummerson

FEATURE FILM
Beans I Story by Tracey Deer, Screenplay by Tracey Deer and Meredith Vuchnich

MOW & MINISERIES
Gourmet Detective: Roux the Day I Written by Becky Southwell & Dylan Neal

PRESCHOOL
Dino Dana, “The Sound of Dinosaurs” I Written by J.J. Johnson

SHORTS & WEBSERIES
Try to Fly I Written by Simone Swan & The Affolter Brothers

TWEENS & TEENS
Utopia Falls, “The World is Yours” I Written by Joseph Mallozzi & R.T. Thorne

SONDRA KELLY AWARD
Kate Hewlett

JIM BURT SCREENWRITING PRIZE
Magnificent I Written by Travis McDonald

SHOWRUNNER AWARD
Morwyn Brebner

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Emma Hunter to host WGC Screenwriting Awards, Jim Burt Prize film nominees announced

From a media release:

The Writers Guild of Canada is delighted to announce that award-winning Canadian actor, writer and comedian Emma Hunter is writing and hosting the 2021 WGC Screenwriting Awards ceremony, which will take place over Zoom on Monday, April 26 at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Most recently, Emma completed filming her star turn as Nora in the first season of CBC drama Feudal created by WGC member Sheri Elwood, and she was a co-host and writer for three seasons on CTV’s The Beaverton. Leaning into her comedic talent, Emma has a snappy, fun-filled show planned for attendees. Additionally, the award winners will be invited to accept their prizes in real-time to maintain that true element of surprise.

The WGC is also pleased to name 2021’s nominees for the bi-annual Jim Burt Screenwriting Prize awarded for best unproduced longform script:
• Goners I Written by Ken Hegan
• Magnificent I Written by Travis McDonald
• Sluggy and Bogie I Written by Tommy Gushue
• Struck I Written by Lynne Kamm
• Tall Grass I Written by Bri Proke

The 2021 awards mark the WGC’s 25th annual celebration of Canadian screenwriters and their scripts. The milestone will be formally recognized at a planned live ceremony in 2022. This year, special awards include the Jim Burt Screenwriting Prize, the Sondra Kelly Award and Showrunner of the Year — previous winners of this prestigious prize include Dennis Heaton (The Order), Emily Andras (Wynonna Earp) and Michael MacLennan (The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco).

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Nominations announced for the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards

From a media release:

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (the Canadian Academy) announced today the nominees for the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards in 141 film, television, and digital media categories. The awards will be presented as a seven-part genre-based series of presentations streamed live on Academy.ca — as well as the Canadian Academy Twitter and YouTube channels — from Monday, May 17, 2021, through Thursday, May 20, 2021.

The sixth and final season of Schitt’s Creek leads both the television and overall Canadian Screen Award nominations with 21, followed by Cardinal: Until The Night and Trickster with 15 nominations each. In film, Jeff Barnaby’s Blood Quantum tops nominations with 10, while Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy sees nine and Charles Officer’s Akilla’s Escape eight. Bit Playas leads digital media nominations with six, Hey Lady! with five, and both Avocado Toast the series and Ghost BFF with four.

The ninth annual Canadian Screen Awards will be a showcase of the Canadian content that got us through a very precarious year, and will honour the creators who brought unique stories to our screens and into our lives. Each presentation will be narrated by a notable Canadian and will focus heavily on the nominated works. The awards will culminate in the Canadian Screen Awards main event — featuring a curated selection of prominent awards — streaming live on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 8:00 PM ET. More details will be announced in the coming weeks.

The presentations will also honour the 2020 Special Award recipients, a group of eleven esteemed Canadians including Earle Grey Award recipient Tina Keeper, Radius Award (presented by MADE | NOUS) recipient Dan Levy, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient David Suzuki, and Academy Icon Award recipient Alex Trebek. 

The schedule for the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards is as follows:

Monday, May 17
7:00 PM ET – Canadian Screen Awards – News & Documentary, Presented by CBC

8:00 PM ET – CTV presents the Canadian Screen Awards – Lifestyle & Reality

Tuesday, May 18
7:00 PM ET – Canadian Screen Awards – Children’s & Animation, Presented by Shaw Rocket Fund

8:00 PM ET – Canadian Screen Awards – Digital & Immersive, Presented with the participation of the Independent Production Fund 

Wednesday, May 19
7:00 PM ET – CTV presents the Canadian Screen Awards – Creative Arts & Performance

Thursday, May 20
7:00 PM ET – Canadian Screen Awards – Cinematic Arts, Presented by Telefilm Canada, Supported by Cineplex

8:00 PM ET – Canadian Screen Awards

The 2021 nominations were chosen by members of the Canadian Academy and by nominating juries, conducted virtually with representatives from the film, television, and digital media industries. The membership will now cast their votes between Tuesday, March 30, 2021 and Friday, April 16, 2021 to determine the winners. 

The 2021 Canadian Screen Awards for Sports will be handed out in July 2021, with nominees to be announced in June 2021.

For a full list of 2021 Canadian Screen Awards nominees, please visit Academy.ca/nominees.

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Awards, Transplant

Transplant receives Media Award from MPAC’s Hollywood Bureau

From a media release:

Sphere Media, a leader in the field of creation, adaptation, production and distribution of television and cinematographic content, is proud to announce that Transplant has been named an Honoree at the 29th edition of the Media Awards that took place on March 20.

MPAC’s annual Media Awards celebrates members of the entertainment industry, artists, and activists who promote inclusion and social justice through their craft. Honorees have done so by advancing authentic portrayals of Islam and Muslims, increasing understanding by reflecting the realities of our world today, and by inspiring action and movements for social change.

Transplant is the story of Dr. Bashir “Bash” Hamed (Hamza Haq), a talented doctor and Syrian refugee who fled to Canada with his younger sister and earned a second chance to practice Emergency Medicine at York Memorial Hospital in Toronto. The series features realistic and nuanced portrayals of the challenges faced by refugees, and the trauma of those struggling to survive in war zones.

Developed at CTV, Transplant is produced by Sphere Media in association with CTV and NBCUniversal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group. All distribution rights are handled by NBCUniversal Global Distribution, with the series airing on NBC in the U.S.

The first season of the critically acclaimed series saw Transplant become the most- watched Canadian series among total viewers, with an average audience of 1.4 million on CTV.

The second season of Transplant is currently in production and will consist of 13, one- hour episodes. The series is also set to air on Noovo in a translated French version.

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