{"id":3102,"date":"2017-12-15T20:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T20:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2017\/12\/15\/never-steady-never-still-nominated-for-best-canadian-film\/"},"modified":"2017-12-15T20:00:20","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T20:00:20","slug":"never-steady-never-still-nominated-for-best-canadian-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2017\/12\/15\/never-steady-never-still-nominated-for-best-canadian-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Never Steady, Never Still nominated for best Canadian film"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vancouverfilm\/ Vancouver Film Critics Circle<\/em><\/p>\n

Kathleen Hepburn\u2019s\u00a0Never Steady, Never Still<\/em>, a meditative portrait of a mother\u2019s battle with Parkinson\u2019s while her son comes to terms with his identity, is nominated for Best Canadian Film along with two other exceptional first features: Cory Bowles\u2019 Black Cop<\/i>, a timely satire about an African-Canadian police officer who fights back against entitled white citizens, and Antoine Bourges\u2019 Fail to Appear<\/i>, a quiet and precise study of institutional systems of support available for those on parole.<\/p>\n

A Skin So Soft<\/span><\/i> and Maison du bonheur<\/i> are nominated for Best Documentary, and their directors Sofia Bohdanowicz (Maison<\/i>) and Denis C\u00f4t\u00e9 (Skin<\/i>) are also represented in Best Director. Kathleen Hepburn rounds out that category, and Jacquelyn Mills\u2019 In the <\/i>Waves and Charles Officer\u2019s Unarmed Verses <\/i>are the other Best Documentary nominees.<\/span><\/p>\n

T<\/span>wo portraits of Canadian life in small communities\u2013<\/span>Gregoire<\/span><\/em> and <\/span>Never Steady, Never Still<\/em>\u2014<\/span>are nominated for Best BC Film along with two formally experimental documentary hybrids about indigenous subjects<\/span>: <\/span><\/em>The Road Forward<\/span><\/em>and <\/span><\/em>Luk\u2019Luk\u2019I<\/span><\/em>. A cash prize sponsored by the Canadian Media Production Association-BC Producers\u2019 Branch will be presented to the producer of the winning film in this category, while a second cash prize sponsored by the Directors Guild of Canada-BC Council will go to the film\u2019s director.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fake Tattoos <\/span><\/em>garnered two nominations, one for <\/span>Rose-Marie Perreault in Best Actress and the other for her co-lead Anthony Therrien in Best Actor. Deragh Campbell (Fail to Appear)<\/i><\/span> and Shirley Henderson (Never Steady, Never Still<\/i>) are the other Best Actress nominees, while Jared Abrahamson (Gregoire) <\/i>and Ronnie Rowe (Black Cop<\/i>) round out the Best Actor category.<\/p>\n

Winners of the Canadian awards will be announced at the VFCC\u2019s awards ceremony on Monday January 8, 2018. A full list of nominees in the Canadian categories follows<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Picture<\/span><\/strong>
\nBlack Cop
\nFail to Appear
\nNever Steady, Never Still<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Director<\/span><\/strong>
\nSofia Bohdanowicz, Maison du bonheur
\nDenis C\u00f4t\u00e9, A Skin So Soft
\nKathleen Hepburn, Never Steady, Never Still<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Screenplay<\/span><\/strong>
\nCody Bown, Gregoire
\nKathleen Hepburn, Never Steady, Never Still
\nPascal Plante, Fake Tattoos<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Actress <\/span><\/strong>
\nDeragh Campbell, Fail to Appear
\nShirley Henderson, Never Steady, Never Still
\nRose-Marie Perreault, Fake Tattoos<\/span><\/p>\n

Best BC Film<\/span><\/strong>
\nGregoire
\nNever Steady, Never Still
\nThe Road Forward
\nLuk\u2019Luk\u2019i<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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