Plus: Canadian Cinema Editors announces CCE Awards winners, and Hot Docs winner Yintah sets off on cross-Canada screenings tour.
The Grand Jury Prize was won by HBO’s The Last of Us, which also picked up best Drama Series: English Language.
Plus: Dark Slope secures a $1.5 million investment from Relay Ventures, the Canadian Sync Awards winners are announced, and more.
Laurie Townshend’s film won Best First Feature, Best Canadian Feature and Audience Award for Best Documentary.
EXCLUSIVE: The annual producing awards will be held at the 44th Atlantic International Film Festival’s copro and co-financing market.
Matt Johnson’s BlackBerry picked up Best Motion Picture for a record-breaking 14 awards, while Best Drama Series winner Little Bird earned 13.
Additional winners at the Documentary, Factual, Lifestyle, and Reality Awards include Thunder Bay and Black Community Mixtapes.
The Crave and APTN lumi limited series took home 11 awards on the second day of the Canadian Screen Awards.
The first Canadian Screen Awards ceremony also saw wins for County Blooms, The Legacy Awards and Entertainment Tonight Canada.
Plus: SODEC selects shorts for production support, St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival launches screening tour, and more.
Laura Adkin’s film Re: Uniting leads the film nominees for the annual B.C. audiovisual sector awards.
The WGC Screenwriting Awards also saw Workin’ Moms and Little Bird recognized for comedy and drama, respectively.