To those of you who have been following the Leo Awards, the winners have been announced. The announcement was made over an event that lasted for two days (June 4-5, 2010). For those who don't know, the Leo Awards aim to recognize outstanding achievements in the film and television industry of British Columbia, a Canadian province on the West Coast.
So, without further ado, here are the winners as revealed during the award ceremony held at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver.
Category
Award
Recepient(s)
Film or program
Feature filmBest DirectionBruce SweeneyExcitedBest screenwritingVic Sarin, Catherine Spear and Dennis FoonA Shine of RainbowsBest Picture EditingAllan Lee and Peter ForslundAliceBest Overall SoundDavid Cyr, Paul Sharp, Iain Pattison and Graeme HughesAliceBest Sound EditingKirby Jinnah, Kris Fenske, Brian Campbell, Melody Drolet and Jay CheethamAliceBest Production DesignMichael Joy, Mark Lane and Paolo VenturiAliceBest Costume DesignMonique PrudhommeThe Imaginarium of Doctor ParnassusBest Make-UpTodd Master, Nicolas Podbrey, Werner Pretorius,...
So, without further ado, here are the winners as revealed during the award ceremony held at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver.
Category
Award
Recepient(s)
Film or program
Feature filmBest DirectionBruce SweeneyExcitedBest screenwritingVic Sarin, Catherine Spear and Dennis FoonA Shine of RainbowsBest Picture EditingAllan Lee and Peter ForslundAliceBest Overall SoundDavid Cyr, Paul Sharp, Iain Pattison and Graeme HughesAliceBest Sound EditingKirby Jinnah, Kris Fenske, Brian Campbell, Melody Drolet and Jay CheethamAliceBest Production DesignMichael Joy, Mark Lane and Paolo VenturiAliceBest Costume DesignMonique PrudhommeThe Imaginarium of Doctor ParnassusBest Make-UpTodd Master, Nicolas Podbrey, Werner Pretorius,...
- 6/6/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Yesterday, the nominees for the 2010 Leo Awards were announced. The objective of this award is to celebrate all the things that have been done in the film and television industry of the Prairies and the province British Columbia along with people who are based in these regions. Furthermore, foreign TV series and films that are produced in Canada's West are also included in the party. Obviously, this is not the full list of nominees. In fact, this is the presentation of the nominees for dramatic TV series, feature films, comedy series and web series.
Feature Length Drama
Best Feature Length Drama:
* A Shine Of Rainbows
* Alice
* Cole
* Excited
* The Thaw
Best Direction in a Feature Length Drama:
* Vic Sarin - A Shine Of Rainbows
* Carl Bessai - Cole
* Bruce Sweeney - Excited
* Mark A. Lewis - The Thaw
Best Screenwriting in a Feature Length Drama:
* Vic Sarin, Chatherine Spear and...
Feature Length Drama
Best Feature Length Drama:
* A Shine Of Rainbows
* Alice
* Cole
* Excited
* The Thaw
Best Direction in a Feature Length Drama:
* Vic Sarin - A Shine Of Rainbows
* Carl Bessai - Cole
* Bruce Sweeney - Excited
* Mark A. Lewis - The Thaw
Best Screenwriting in a Feature Length Drama:
* Vic Sarin, Chatherine Spear and...
- 5/4/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
No surprise there. It goes without saying that James Cameron's sci-fi spectacle Avatar has the potential to clean house at the 8th Annual Ves Awards for its breath taking visuals by the acclaimed Weta Digital. Cameron will also be picking up a well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award. In the outstanding animated feature category, the nominees include Up, 9, Coraline, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
The official press release is as followed:
3-D Films Dominate With Most Noms as Avatar grabs 11, Coraline 4, and Visual Effects Company Weta Digital Snags Most Company Noms with 9
Los Angeles, January 19, 2010 - The Visual Effects Society (Ves) today announced the nominees for the 8th Annual Ves Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry in over twenty categories of film, animation, television, commercials and video games. Nominees were chosen Saturday, January 16, 2010, by numerous blue ribbon panels of Ves members who...
The official press release is as followed:
3-D Films Dominate With Most Noms as Avatar grabs 11, Coraline 4, and Visual Effects Company Weta Digital Snags Most Company Noms with 9
Los Angeles, January 19, 2010 - The Visual Effects Society (Ves) today announced the nominees for the 8th Annual Ves Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry in over twenty categories of film, animation, television, commercials and video games. Nominees were chosen Saturday, January 16, 2010, by numerous blue ribbon panels of Ves members who...
- 1/22/2010
- Screen Anarchy
James Cameron's "Avatar" led the list of nominations announced Monday by the Visual Effects Society, scooping up 11.
The animated "Coraline," another movie released in 3D, followed with four nominations.
New Zealand-based Weta Digital, which worked on "Avatar," led the company noms with nine.
For visual effects in an effects-driven motion picture feature, the nominees are "2012," "Avatar," "District 9," "Star Trek" and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."
Noms for supporting visual effects in a movie went to "Angels & Demons," "The Box," "Invictus," "The Road" and "Sherlock Holmes."
"9," "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," "Coraline," "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" and "Up" were nominated for outstanding animation in an animated feature.
Ves noms in 20 categories, covering film, animation, TV, commercials and video games were chosen Saturday by blue-ribbon panels of Ves members, meeting in Burbank, San Francisco and London.
The eighth annual Ves Awards will be handed out on Feb.
The animated "Coraline," another movie released in 3D, followed with four nominations.
New Zealand-based Weta Digital, which worked on "Avatar," led the company noms with nine.
For visual effects in an effects-driven motion picture feature, the nominees are "2012," "Avatar," "District 9," "Star Trek" and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."
Noms for supporting visual effects in a movie went to "Angels & Demons," "The Box," "Invictus," "The Road" and "Sherlock Holmes."
"9," "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," "Coraline," "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" and "Up" were nominated for outstanding animation in an animated feature.
Ves noms in 20 categories, covering film, animation, TV, commercials and video games were chosen Saturday by blue-ribbon panels of Ves members, meeting in Burbank, San Francisco and London.
The eighth annual Ves Awards will be handed out on Feb.
- 1/18/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television has released the nominations for the 24th Annual Gemini Awards. The awards recognizes the year's best in Canadian English-language programming. In deciding which shows should be in the running, the Academy has given a big thumbs-up to Flashpoint, Being Erica and the Syfy series Sanctuary. All three shows received multiple nominations for the prestigious awards.
Flashpoint is a police procedural centred on an elite group called the Strategic Response Unit. It was created by Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern and stars Enrico Colantoni, Amy Jo Johnson and Hugh Dillon. Flashpoint airs on CTV in Canada and CBS in the United States. It received an impressive 19 nominations, including:
Best Dramatic Series
Best Direction in a Dramatic Series: Kelly Makin for 'Planets Aligned'
Best Original Music Score for a Program or Series: Ari Posner, Amin Bhatia for 'Planets Aligned'
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series: Teresa Hannigan,...
Flashpoint is a police procedural centred on an elite group called the Strategic Response Unit. It was created by Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern and stars Enrico Colantoni, Amy Jo Johnson and Hugh Dillon. Flashpoint airs on CTV in Canada and CBS in the United States. It received an impressive 19 nominations, including:
Best Dramatic Series
Best Direction in a Dramatic Series: Kelly Makin for 'Planets Aligned'
Best Original Music Score for a Program or Series: Ari Posner, Amin Bhatia for 'Planets Aligned'
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series: Teresa Hannigan,...
- 8/28/2009
- CinemaSpy
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