The Canadian Media Production Association has announced the five producers that have been shortlisted for the organization’s Feature Film Producer’s Award.
The winner of the $10,000 cash prize will be revealed at a special reception to be held on Sept. 10 to mark the opening of the 2015 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. The award, created in partnership with TIFF, recognizes the entrepreneurship and vision of a Canadian producer whose work shows a commitment and passion to producing Canadian features.
This year’s shortlisted producers are: David Hamilton (Beeba Boys) of Hamilton Mehta Productions, Robert Lantos (Remember) of Serendipity Point Films, Kim McCraw (Endorphine, My Internship in Canada) of micro_scope, Sylvain Corbeil (Our Loved Ones) of metafilms and Laura J. Milliken (Fire Song) of Big Soul Productions.
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