29th Genie Awards
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The 29th Genie Awards were held on April 4, 2009 to honour films released in 2008. The ceremony was held at the Canadian Aviation Museum in Ottawa
, Ontario
, and was broadcast on Global
. The ceremony's host was Dave Foley
.
Nominations were announced on February 10, 2009.
Motion Picture
Actor in a leading role
Actor in a supporting role
Actress in a leading role
Actress in a supporting role
Direction
Art Direction/Production Design
Cinematography
Costume Design
Editing
Adapted Screenplay
Overall Sound
Achievement in Music: Original Score
Achievement in Music: Original Song
Best Live Action Short Drama
Best Animated Short
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, and was broadcast on Global
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
. The ceremony's host was Dave Foley
Dave Foley
David Scott "Dave" Foley is a Canadian comedian, writer, director, and producer best known for his work in The Kids in the Hall, NewsRadio, A Bug's Life, and Celebrity Poker Showdown...
.
Nominations were announced on February 10, 2009.
Motion PictureGenie Award for Best Motion PictureThe Genie Award for Best Motion Picture is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian motion picture.-1st Genie Awards:*The Changeling *Cordélia...
- PasschendaelePasschendaele (film)Passchendaele is a 2008 Canadian war film from Alliance Films, written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Paul Gross. The film, which was shot in Calgary, Alberta, Fort Macleod, Alberta, and in Belgium, focuses on the experiences of a Canadian soldier, Michael Dunne, at the Battle of...
, Niv FichmanNiv Fichman-Biography:Some of the films he has produced include Passchendaele , Blindness , Silk and Hobo With a Shotgun.-External links:...
, Francis Damberger, Paul GrossPaul GrossPaul Michael Gross is a Canadian actor, producer, director, singer and writer born in Calgary, Alberta. He is known for his lead role as Constable Benton Fraser in the television series Due South as well as his 2008 war film Passchendaele, which he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in...
, Frank Siracusa - AmalAmal (film)Amal , 2007, is a Canadian drama film directed and written by Richie Mehta. Set in modern-day New Delhi, India, it tells the story of a poor autorickshaw driver, Amal Kumar....
, David Miller, Steven Bray - Ce qu'il faut pour vivre (The Necessities of Life), Bernadette Payeur, René Chénier
- Normal, Andrew Boutilier, Carl Bessai
- Tout est parfaitTout est parfaitTout est parfait is a French Canadian film directed by Yves-Christian Fournier. It tells the story of a young man trying to cope with the simultaneous suicide of his four friends....
(Everything Is Fine), Nicole Robert
Actor in a leading roleGenie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleThe Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian actor.-1st Genie Awards:* Christopher Plummer, Murder by Decree...
- Natar UngalaaqNatar UngalaaqNatar Ungalaaq is a Canadian Inuit actor, filmmaker, and sculptor whose artwork is in many major collections of Inuit art worldwide...
, Ce qu'il faut pour vivre - Paul GrossPaul GrossPaul Michael Gross is a Canadian actor, producer, director, singer and writer born in Calgary, Alberta. He is known for his lead role as Constable Benton Fraser in the television series Due South as well as his 2008 war film Passchendaele, which he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in...
, PasschendaelePasschendaele (film)Passchendaele is a 2008 Canadian war film from Alliance Films, written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Paul Gross. The film, which was shot in Calgary, Alberta, Fort Macleod, Alberta, and in Belgium, focuses on the experiences of a Canadian soldier, Michael Dunne, at the Battle of... - Rupinder NagraRupinder NagraRupinder Nagra is an actor who has been working Internationally. He has worked extensively in Canada and now finds his work taking him to India and the UK. He was a nominee for Best Actor at the 29th Genie Awards for his role in the film Amal....
, AmalAmal (film)Amal , 2007, is a Canadian drama film directed and written by Richie Mehta. Set in modern-day New Delhi, India, it tells the story of a poor autorickshaw driver, Amal Kumar.... - Christopher PlummerChristopher PlummerArthur Christopher Orne Plummer, CC is a Canadian theatre, film and television actor. He made his film debut in 1957's Stage Struck, and notable early film performances include Night of the Generals, The Return of the Pink Panther and The Man Who Would Be King.In a career that spans over five...
, Emotional Arithmetic - Aaron PooleAaron PooleAaron Poole is a Canadian actor. His credits include the films Killing Zelda Sparks, Adoration and This Beautiful City, and the television series Strange Days at Blake Holsey High and ZOS: Zone of Separation. He was nominated for Best Actor at the 29th Genie Awards for his performance in This...
, This Beautiful CityThis Beautiful CityThis Beautiful City is a Canadian drama film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2007 and had a general theatrical release in 2008.The film depicts the lives of five disparate characters in Downtown Toronto...
Actor in a supporting roleGenie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting RoleThe Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best supporting Canadian actor.-1st Genie Awards:* Gordon Pinsent, Jack London's Klondike Fever...
- Callum Keith RennieCallum Keith RennieCallum Keith Rennie is a British-born Canadian television and film actor. He started his career in Canadian film and television projects, where his portrayal of Stanley Raymond Kowalski in the TV series Due South was his first international success...
, Normal - Normand D'AmourNormand D'AmourNormand D'Amour is an award winning Canadian actor. D'Amour won a Jutra Award for his supporting role in Tout est parfait as well as a Genie Award nomination for the same role. D'Amour has also appeared in other works including Cheech, Maman Last Call and Looking for Alexander.- Reference :...
, Tout est parfaitTout est parfaitTout est parfait is a French Canadian film directed by Yves-Christian Fournier. It tells the story of a young man trying to cope with the simultaneous suicide of his four friends.... - Benoit McGinnisBenoit McGinnisBenoit McGinnis is a Canadian theatre, film and television actor who was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Le Banquet...
, Le Banquet - Rade ŠerbedžijaRade ŠerbedžijaRade Šerbedžija , occasionally credited as Rade Sherbedgia in some English-language productions, is a Croatian actor, director and musician of Serb origin. He was one of the most popular Yugoslav actors in the 1970s and 1980s. He is now internationally known mainly for his supporting roles in...
, Fugitive PiecesFugitive Pieces (film)Fugitive Pieces is a 2007 drama film directed by Jeremy Podeswa, who also adapted the film from the award-winning novel of the same name written by Anne Michaels. The film tells the story of Jakob Beer, who is orphaned in Poland during World War II and is saved by a Greek archeologist... - Max von SydowMax von SydowMax von Sydow is a Swedish actor. He has also held French citizenship since 2002. He has starred in many films and had supporting roles in dozens more...
, Emotional Arithmetic
Actress in a leading roleGenie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleThe Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian actress.-1st Genie Awards:* Kate Lynch, Meatballs* Louise Portal, Cordélia...
- Ellen BurstynEllen BurstynEllen Burstyn is a leading American actress of film, stage, and television. Burstyn's career began in theatre during the late 1950s, and over the next ten years she appeared in several films and television series before joining the Actors Studio in 1967...
, The Stone AngelThe Stone Angel (film)The Stone Angel is a 2007 Canadian drama film written and directed by Kari Skogland. The screenplay is based on the 1964 novel of the same title by Margaret Laurence.-Plot:... - Isabelle Blais, Borderline
- Marianne FortierMarianne FortierMarianne Fortier grew up in Quebec City, Canada.Her breakthrough came with a leading role in the film Aurore, for which she fought off 11,000 other candidates...
, Maman est chez le coiffeurMaman est chez le coiffeur-Synopsis:It's summer 1966. Time to enjoy summer vacation, total freedom, running wild in the fields, and crazy giggles with friends. But as she becomes more aware of the dreams, sorrows and lies of the people closest to her, Élise sees her mother's sudden abandonment thoroughly disrupt her family... - Susan SarandonSusan SarandonSusan Sarandon is an American actress. She has worked in films and television since 1969, and won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1995 film Dead Man Walking. She had also been nominated for the award for four films before that and has received other recognition for her...
, Emotional Arithmetic - Preity ZintaPreity ZintaPreity Zinta is an Indian film actress. She has appeared in Hindi films of Bollywood, as well as Telugu, Punjabi and English language films. After graduating with a degree in criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in Dil Se in 1998 followed by a role in Soldier the same year...
, Heaven on EarthHeaven on Earth (film)Heaven on Earth a.k.a Videsh is a 2008 Canadian film directed and written by Deepa Mehta. Preity Zinta plays the leading role of Chand, a young Indian Punjabi woman who finds herself in an abusive arranged marriage with an Indo-Canadian man, played by theatre actor Vansh Bhardwaj...
Actress in a supporting roleGenie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleThe Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best supporting Canadian actress.-1st Genie Awards:* Geneviève Bujold, Murder by Decree...
- Kristin Booth, Young People FuckingYoung People FuckingYoung People Fucking, also called Y.P.F., is a 2007 romantic comedy directed, written and produced by Martin Gero and Aaron Abrams. It debuted at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. "Our generation makes an effort to separate love and sex," says Gero. "They're all trying to do this thing,...
- Céline BonnierCéline BonnierCéline Bonnier is a French Canadian actress from Quebec. She has been nominated for four awards including Genie Awards and Gemini Awards.-Biography:Céline Bonnier was the youngest of eight children, six boys and two girls...
, Maman est chez le coiffeurMaman est chez le coiffeur-Synopsis:It's summer 1966. Time to enjoy summer vacation, total freedom, running wild in the fields, and crazy giggles with friends. But as she becomes more aware of the dreams, sorrows and lies of the people closest to her, Élise sees her mother's sudden abandonment thoroughly disrupt her family... - Éveline GélinasÉveline GélinasÉveline Gélinas is a French-speaking Canadian actress who grew up in Saint-Boniface, Quebec, near Shawinigan.She was born in 1974 and graduated from Séminaire Sainte-Marie in 1991...
, Ce qu'il faut pour vivre - Anie PascaleAnie PascaleAnie Pascale is a Canadian actress. She was nominated for a 2009 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in Tout est Parfait. She has appeared in a few other television and film roles.- Reference :...
, Tout est parfaitTout est parfaitTout est parfait is a French Canadian film directed by Yves-Christian Fournier. It tells the story of a young man trying to cope with the simultaneous suicide of his four friends.... - Rosamund PikeRosamund PikeRosamund Mary Elizabeth Pike is a British actress. Her film roles include villainous Bond girl Miranda Frost in Die Another Day, Jane Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Helen in An Education, Lisa in Made in Dagenham, Miriam Grant-Panofsky in Barney's Version and Kate Sumner in Johnny English...
, Fugitive PiecesFugitive Pieces (film)Fugitive Pieces is a 2007 drama film directed by Jeremy Podeswa, who also adapted the film from the award-winning novel of the same name written by Anne Michaels. The film tells the story of Jakob Beer, who is orphaned in Poland during World War II and is saved by a Greek archeologist...
DirectionGenie Award for Best Achievement in DirectionThe Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film director.-1st Genie Awards:*Bob Clark, Murder by Decree*Peter Carter, Klondike Fever...
- Benoît PilonBenoît PilonBenoît Pilon is a French-language Canadian director and screenwriter particularly noted for his innovative films and documentaries on the human condition...
, Ce qu'il faut pour vivre - Carl BessaiCarl BessaiCarl Bessai is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Bessai studied at OCAD University and at York University in Toronto graduating with a Master of Fine Arts Degree. He got his start directing documentary films before moving to Vancouver and directing his debut feature film Johnny in 1999...
, Normal - Lyne Charlebois, Borderline
- Yves-Christian Fournier, Tout est parfaitTout est parfaitTout est parfait is a French Canadian film directed by Yves-Christian Fournier. It tells the story of a young man trying to cope with the simultaneous suicide of his four friends....
- Richie MehtaRichie MehtaRichie Mehta is a Canadian film director. His first feature film, Amal, was released in 2008, and has been nominated for Best Motion Picture and Best Director at the 29th Genie Awards....
, AmalAmal (film)Amal , 2007, is a Canadian drama film directed and written by Richie Mehta. Set in modern-day New Delhi, India, it tells the story of a poor autorickshaw driver, Amal Kumar....
Art Direction/Production DesignGenie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production DesignThe Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film art direction/production design.-16th Genie Awards:* François Laplante, Le Confessionnal...
- Carol SpierCarol SpierCarol Spier is an award-winning production designer and art director. Much of her work has been on David Cronenberg films.- Recognition :* 1980 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - The Brood - Nominated...
and Janice Blackie-GoodineJanice Blackie-GoodineJanice Blackie-Goodine is set decorator. She was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Unforgiven.-External links:...
, PasschendaelePasschendaele (film)Passchendaele is a 2008 Canadian war film from Alliance Films, written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Paul Gross. The film, which was shot in Calgary, Alberta, Fort Macleod, Alberta, and in Belgium, focuses on the experiences of a Canadian soldier, Michael Dunne, at the Battle of... - Patrice Bengle, Maman est chez le coiffeurMaman est chez le coiffeur-Synopsis:It's summer 1966. Time to enjoy summer vacation, total freedom, running wild in the fields, and crazy giggles with friends. But as she becomes more aware of the dreams, sorrows and lies of the people closest to her, Élise sees her mother's sudden abandonment thoroughly disrupt her family...
- Matthew Davies and Erica Milo, Fugitive PiecesFugitive Pieces (film)Fugitive Pieces is a 2007 drama film directed by Jeremy Podeswa, who also adapted the film from the award-winning novel of the same name written by Anne Michaels. The film tells the story of Jakob Beer, who is orphaned in Poland during World War II and is saved by a Greek archeologist...
- Rob GrayRob GrayRob Gray is an award-winning Canadian production designer and art director.- Recognition :...
, The Stone AngelThe Stone Angel (film)The Stone Angel is a 2007 Canadian drama film written and directed by Kari Skogland. The screenplay is based on the 1964 novel of the same title by Margaret Laurence.-Plot:... - Danielle Labrie, Le Piège américain
CinematographyGenie Award for Best Achievement in CinematographyThe Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film cinematography.-16th Genie Awards:* Thomas Burstyn, Magic in the Water* Alain Dostie, Le Confessional...
- Gregory Middleton, Fugitive PiecesFugitive Pieces (film)Fugitive Pieces is a 2007 drama film directed by Jeremy Podeswa, who also adapted the film from the award-winning novel of the same name written by Anne Michaels. The film tells the story of Jakob Beer, who is orphaned in Poland during World War II and is saved by a Greek archeologist...
- Nicolas Bolduc, Le Banquet
- Bobby Bukowski, The Stone AngelThe Stone Angel (film)The Stone Angel is a 2007 Canadian drama film written and directed by Kari Skogland. The screenplay is based on the 1964 novel of the same title by Margaret Laurence.-Plot:...
- Pierre GillPierre GillPierre Gill is a Canadian cinematographer. He has won multiple awards for his work, including 2 Genie Awards, 1 Gémeaux Award and 1 Jutra Award. He has worked on such films as The Covenant, The Rocket, Polytechnique, Lost and Delirious, The Art of War, XChange and Eldorado.He has also directed the...
, Le Piège américain - Sara Mishara, Tout est parfaitTout est parfaitTout est parfait is a French Canadian film directed by Yves-Christian Fournier. It tells the story of a young man trying to cope with the simultaneous suicide of his four friends....
Costume DesignGenie Award for Best Achievement in Costume DesignThe Genie Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian costume designer.-16th Genie Awards:* Nicolette Massone, Margaret's Museum* Michele Hamel, Eldorado...
- Wendy Partridge, PasschendaelePasschendaele (film)Passchendaele is a 2008 Canadian war film from Alliance Films, written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Paul Gross. The film, which was shot in Calgary, Alberta, Fort Macleod, Alberta, and in Belgium, focuses on the experiences of a Canadian soldier, Michael Dunne, at the Battle of...
- Francesca ChamberlandFrancesca ChamberlandFrancesca Chamberland is an award-winning physicist. She won the 2007 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design for her work in the film The Rocket: The Maurice Richard Story. She previously was nominated four times in the same category . She has also earned two Jutra Award nominations.-...
, Ce qu'il faut pour vivre - Marie-Geneviève Cyr, Who Is KK Downey?Who is KK Downey?Who is KK Downey? is a 2008 comedy film produced in Montreal, Canada.The plot revolves around two hipster friends who pretend to be a writer with a troubled past in their quest for fame....
- Michèle Hamel, Maman est chez le coiffeurMaman est chez le coiffeur-Synopsis:It's summer 1966. Time to enjoy summer vacation, total freedom, running wild in the fields, and crazy giggles with friends. But as she becomes more aware of the dreams, sorrows and lies of the people closest to her, Élise sees her mother's sudden abandonment thoroughly disrupt her family...
- Michèle Hamel, Le Piège américain
EditingGenie Award for Best Achievement in EditingThe Genie Award for Best Achievement in Editing is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film editor.-1st Genie Awards:* Stan Cole, Murder By Decree* Jean Beaudin, Cordelia* Ron Wisman, Fish Hawk...
- Richard Comeau, Ce qu'il faut pour vivre
- Frédérique Broos, C'est pas moi, je le jure!C'est pas moi, je le jure!C'est pas moi, je le jure! is a Quebec-French-language comedy movie released in Quebec on September 26, 2008. It is directed by Philippe Falardeau and is adapted from Bruno Hébert's novels C'est pas moi, je le jure! and Alice court avec René. The film's soundtrack contains original songs composed...
- Dominique Fortin, Maman est chez le coiffeurMaman est chez le coiffeur-Synopsis:It's summer 1966. Time to enjoy summer vacation, total freedom, running wild in the fields, and crazy giggles with friends. But as she becomes more aware of the dreams, sorrows and lies of the people closest to her, Élise sees her mother's sudden abandonment thoroughly disrupt her family...
- Dominique Fortin and Carina Baccanale, Le Banquet
- Yvann Thibaudeau, Borderline
Adapted ScreenplayGenie Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayThe Genie Award for Best Screenplay is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian screenplay.The award's presentation has not always been consistent — in some years, a single award for Best Screenplay has been presented, while in other years separate awards have...
- Marie-Sissi Labrèche and Lyne Charlebois, Borderline
- Richie MehtaRichie MehtaRichie Mehta is a Canadian film director. His first feature film, Amal, was released in 2008, and has been nominated for Best Motion Picture and Best Director at the 29th Genie Awards....
and Shaun MehtaShaun MehtaShaun Mehta is a Canadian writer. He has published one novel and one short story collection to date, and also collaborated with his brother, film director Richie Mehta, on the screenplay for Richie's debut film Amal, which was based on one of Shaun's short stories.Shaun and Richie Mehta were...
, AmalAmal (film)Amal , 2007, is a Canadian drama film directed and written by Richie Mehta. Set in modern-day New Delhi, India, it tells the story of a poor autorickshaw driver, Amal Kumar.... - Jeremy PodeswaJeremy PodeswaJeremy Podeswa is a Canadian/American film and television director. He is best known for directing the films The Five Senses and Fugitive Pieces . He has also worked as Director on the television shows Six Feet Under, Nip/Tuck, The Tudors, Queer as Folk, and the HBO World War II miniseries The...
, Fugitive PiecesFugitive Pieces (film)Fugitive Pieces is a 2007 drama film directed by Jeremy Podeswa, who also adapted the film from the award-winning novel of the same name written by Anne Michaels. The film tells the story of Jakob Beer, who is orphaned in Poland during World War II and is saved by a Greek archeologist...
Original Screenplay
- Bernard ÉmondBernard ÉmondBernard Émond is a French-language Canadian director and screenwriter particularly noted for his spiritual films and documentaries on the human condition.- Director :* 1992 : Ceux qui ont le pas léger meurent sans laisser de traces...
, Ce qu'il faut pour vivre - Randall Cole, Real TimeReal Time (film)Real Time is a 2008 comedy drama which premiered on 18 January 2008 at the Slamdance Film Festival.-Synopsis:The film is about a hit man who gives a compulsive gambler one hour to live. The movie takes place in real time and its ultimate subject is what we do with the time we have in this world...
- Travis McDonald, Normal
- Deepa MehtaDeepa MehtaDeepa Mehta, LLD is a Genie Award-winning Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter, most known for her Elements Trilogy, Fire , Earth , and Water , among which Earth was submitted by Indian government for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...
, Heaven on EarthHeaven on Earth (film)Heaven on Earth a.k.a Videsh is a 2008 Canadian film directed and written by Deepa Mehta. Preity Zinta plays the leading role of Chand, a young Indian Punjabi woman who finds herself in an abusive arranged marriage with an Indo-Canadian man, played by theatre actor Vansh Bhardwaj... - Guillaume VigneaultGuillaume VigneaultGuillaume Vigneault, born on August 5, 1970, in Montreal, Canada, is a novelist, son of Gilles Vigneault.-Studies and works:After receiving a bachelor's degree in literary studies at the Université du Québec à Montréal and beginning a masters degree in the same subject, he decided to be a novelist,...
, Tout est parfaitTout est parfaitTout est parfait is a French Canadian film directed by Yves-Christian Fournier. It tells the story of a young man trying to cope with the simultaneous suicide of his four friends....
Overall SoundGenie Award for Best Achievement in Overall SoundThe Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian sound designer.-1st Genie Awards:* Karl Scherer, Austin Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, Joe Grimaldi, The Changeling...
- PasschendaelePasschendaele (film)Passchendaele is a 2008 Canadian war film from Alliance Films, written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Paul Gross. The film, which was shot in Calgary, Alberta, Fort Macleod, Alberta, and in Belgium, focuses on the experiences of a Canadian soldier, Michael Dunne, at the Battle of...
: Lou Solakofski, Garrell Clark, Steve Foster - AmalAmal (film)Amal , 2007, is a Canadian drama film directed and written by Richie Mehta. Set in modern-day New Delhi, India, it tells the story of a poor autorickshaw driver, Amal Kumar....
: Sanjay Mehta, Stephan Carrier, Kirk Lynds - Le Banquet: Mario Auclair, Luc Boudrias, François Senneville
- Le Piège américain: Claude La Haye, Daniel Bisson, Luc Boudrias, Patrick Lalonde
- This Beautiful CityThis Beautiful CityThis Beautiful City is a Canadian drama film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2007 and had a general theatrical release in 2008.The film depicts the lives of five disparate characters in Downtown Toronto...
: David Ottier, Daniel Prado Villar
Achievement in Music: Original ScoreGenie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original ScoreThe Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original Score is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian original score.-1st Genie Awards:* Carl Zittrer, Paul Zaza,Murder By Decree...
- John McCarthy, The Stone AngelThe Stone Angel (film)The Stone Angel is a 2007 Canadian drama film written and directed by Kari Skogland. The screenplay is based on the 1964 novel of the same title by Margaret Laurence.-Plot:...
- Normand Corbeil, Emotional Arithmetic
- Laurent Eyquem, Maman est chez le coiffeurMaman est chez le coiffeur-Synopsis:It's summer 1966. Time to enjoy summer vacation, total freedom, running wild in the fields, and crazy giggles with friends. But as she becomes more aware of the dreams, sorrows and lies of the people closest to her, Élise sees her mother's sudden abandonment thoroughly disrupt her family...
- Nikos Kypourgos, Fugitive PiecesFugitive Pieces (film)Fugitive Pieces is a 2007 drama film directed by Jeremy Podeswa, who also adapted the film from the award-winning novel of the same name written by Anne Michaels. The film tells the story of Jakob Beer, who is orphaned in Poland during World War II and is saved by a Greek archeologist...
- Robert M. Lepage, Ce qu'il faut pour vivre
Achievement in Music: Original SongGenie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original SongThe Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian original song.-17th Genie Awards:* Michael Turner, Swamp Baby, Peter J...
- Dr. ShivaDr. ShivaDr. Shiva is the stage name of Ramier Siva-Nandan, an Indo-Canadian musician and actor. Born and raised in India, he moved to Canada in 1995....
, "Rahi Nagufta" (AmalAmal (film)Amal , 2007, is a Canadian drama film directed and written by Richie Mehta. Set in modern-day New Delhi, India, it tells the story of a poor autorickshaw driver, Amal Kumar....
) - Loco LocassLoco LocassLoco Locass are a hip hop group from Quebec formed in 1995. The group often defends the role of the French language in Canada, and champions Quebec sovereignty.Loco Locass' lyrics often deal with the role of the French language, and Quebec's role in Canada...
, "M'Accrocher?" (Tout est parfaitTout est parfaitTout est parfait is a French Canadian film directed by Yves-Christian Fournier. It tells the story of a young man trying to cope with the simultaneous suicide of his four friends....
) - Bry Webb, "Big Smoke" (This Beautiful CityThis Beautiful CityThis Beautiful City is a Canadian drama film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2007 and had a general theatrical release in 2008.The film depicts the lives of five disparate characters in Downtown Toronto...
)
Best Documentary
- Up the YangtzeUp the YangtzeUp the Yangtze is a 2007 documentary film directed by Chinese-Canadian director Yung Chang. The film focuses on people affected by the building of the Three Gorges Dam across the Yangtze river in Hubei, China. The theme of the film is the transition towards consumer capitalism from a farming,...
, Yung ChangYung Chang-Biography:Yung Chang is the director of Up the Yangtze. He is a Canadian filmmaker currently based in Montreal, where he earned a degree in film production in 1999 from Concordia University...
, Mila Aung-ThwinMila Aung-ThwinMila Aung-Thwin is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, producer and activist whose films deal with social justice.He had a multi-disciplinary education in arts, journalism, and photography. In 1998, he met his fellow director/producer Daniel Cross and co-founded with him EyeSteelFilm specilaizing in...
, John Christou and Germaine Ying-Gee Wong - Infiniment Québec, Jean-Claude LabrecqueJean-Claude LabrecqueJean-Claude Labrecque, is a director and cinematographer who learned the basics of filmmaking at the Quebec Film Office and the National Film Board of Canada.-Career:...
, Yves Fortin and Christian Medawar - My WinnipegMy WinnipegMy Winnipeg is a feature film directed by Guy Maddin. Starring Ann Savage, the film is a surrealist-inflected pseudo-documentary about Winnipeg, Maddin's home town...
, Guy MaddinGuy MaddinGuy Maddin, OM is a Canadian screenwriter, director, cinematographer and film editor of both features and short films from Winnipeg, Manitoba...
, Phyllis Laing and Jody Shapiro
Best Live Action Short DramaGenie Award for Best Live Action Short DramaThe Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama is an awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian live action short drama film.-7th Genie Awards:* Paul Caulfield, The Edit...
- Next Floor, Denis VilleneuveDenis VilleneuveDenis Villeneuve is a Canadian film director and writer. In his early career he won Radio-Canada's youth film competition "La Course Europe-Asie" in 1990-91. He is a three-time winner of the Genie Award for Best Director, for Maelström in 2001, Polytechnique in 2010 and Incendies in 2011...
and Phoebe Greenberg - The Answer Key, Samir Rehem and Robin Crumley
- La Battue, Guy Édoin, Pascal Bascaron and Sylvain Corbeil
- Can You Wave Bye-Bye?, Sarah Galea-Davis and Paul BarbeauPaul Barbeau- Biographie :Paul Barbeau has produced approximately 700 music videos for various international artists with his production company Nùfilms which was founded in 2000...
- Mon nom est Victor Gazon, Patrick Gazé, Antonello Cozzolino, Marie-Josée Laroque and Annie Normandin
Best Animated ShortGenie Award for Best Animated ShortThe Genie Award for Best Animated Short is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian animated short film.-7th Genie Awards:* Michael Scott, Richard Condie, The Big Snit* Ishu Patel, Paradise/Paradis...
- Sleeping BettySleeping BettySleeping Betty is a Canadian short film. It won the Best Animated Short at the 29th Genie Awards.The film is a humorous retelling of the classic fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty....
, Claude Cloutier and Marcel Jean - Drux FluxDrux FluxDrux Flux is a 2008 animated short by Theodore Ushev, inspired by Herbert Marcuse’s treatise One-Dimensional Man.A film without words, Drux Flux uses figurative and abstract imagery to portray people as crushed by industry and progress...
, Theodore UshevTheodore UshevTheodore Ushev is an animator, graphic designer, illustrator and multimedia artist, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.He was born in Bulgaria and graduated stage decoration, animation, and make-up at Plovdiv's School of Scenic Arts.He obtained a Master degree in Graphic Design from the National Academy...
and Marc Bertrand - The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow, Rodrigo Gudiño, Vincent MarconeVincent MarconeVincent Marcone is a Canadian web designer, illustrator, film director, and musician. He forms one third of the Guelph, Ontario based band Johnny Hollow...
and Marco PecotaMarco PecotaMarco Pecota is the co-publisher of Rue Morgue Magazine and owner of Veni Vidi Vici Motion Pictures.-External links:**...