News Release/ Thunderbird Entertainment
The Canadian Screen Awards nominations were announced at a press conference in Toronto today. Vancouver’s Thunderbird Entertainment received 22 nominations across the companies.
The Kim’s Convenience team received a total of 12 nominations, including Best Comedy Series, and Best Performance by an Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series. In the film category, Never Steady, Never Still (Canada/UK) and The Man Who Invented Christmas (UK) distributed by Thunderbird Releasing received a total of 10 nominations.
Great Pacific Media’s Heavy Rescue: 401 was nominated in the Best Writing in a Factual Program category and Atomic Cartoons Beat Bugs was nominated for Best Animated Series. Max and Ruby, an Atomic service production, also received three nominations.
Winners will be announced in Toronto during Canadian Screen Week (March 5th – 11th). We are proud sponsors of the Canadian Screen Awards again this year.
Below is the full list of nominations from across the Thunderbird Group:
HEAVY RESCUE: 401
- Best Writing, Factual
Todd Serotiuk, Catharine Parke – Anything Can Happen
BEAT BUGS
- Best Animated Series
KIM’S CONVENIENCE
- Best Comedy Series
- Best Lead Actor, Comedy
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
- Best Lead Actress, Comedy
Andrea Bang
- Best Lead Actress, Comedy
Jean Yoon
- Best Supporting or Guest Actor, Comedy
Andrew Phung – Cardboard Jung, Resting Place
- Best Supporting or Guest Actress, Comedy
Nicole Power – Date Night, Business Award
- Best Direction, Comedy
Aleysa Young – Date Night
- Best Photography, Comedy
Fraser Brown – Cardboard Jung
- Best Picture Editing, Comedy
Aren Hansen – Date Night
- Best Writing, Comedy
Matt Kippen – Business Award
- Best Writing, Comedy
Anita Kapila – Resting Place
- Best Achievement in Casting
Deidre Bowen
NEVER STEADY, NEVER STILL
- Best Motion Picture
- Original Screenplay
Kathleen Hepburn
- Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Shirley Henderson
- Achievement in Art Direction / Production Design
Sophie Jarvis, Elizabeth Cairns
- Achievement in Cinematography
Norm Li
- Achievement in Editing
Simone Smith
- Achievement in Music – Original Score
Ben Fox
- Achievement in Overall Sound
Matt Drake, Nate Evans, Christopher O’Brien
For the full list of nominees, you can visit the Canadian Screen Awards website here.
Media Inquiries:
Nicola Pender
Director of Communications
604-683-3555
nicola@thunderbird.tv