{"id":3167,"date":"2018-03-12T18:17:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T18:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2018\/03\/12\/the-canadian-screen-award-winners-agreed-representation-matters\/"},"modified":"2018-03-12T18:17:47","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T18:17:47","slug":"the-canadian-screen-award-winners-agreed-representation-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2018\/03\/12\/the-canadian-screen-award-winners-agreed-representation-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"The Canadian Screen Award winners agreed: &#8216;Representation matters&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"deck\"><\/h2>\n<div class=\"byline\">\n<div class=\"bylineDetails\"><em>CBC Arts<span class=\"bullet\">\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<\/span><time class=\"timeStamp\" datetime=\"2018-03-12T20:31:38.269Z\">March 12<\/time><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Above all else, one thing rang clear throughout last night&#8217;s Canadian Screen Awards: the message of representation and strength in diversity on screen.\u00a0Indigenous stories like\u00a0<em>The Secret Path<\/em>\u00a0took home awards alongside actors like Paul Sun-Hyung Lee from\u00a0<em>Kim&#8217;s Convenience<\/em>\u00a0and Nabil Rajo from\u00a0<em>Boost<\/em>. Over the course of the awards,\u00a0women, people of colour and LGBTQ+ artists were honoured for their work in Canadian film and television.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em>Kim&#8217;s Convenience\u00a0<\/em>star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee won his second Canadian Screen Award for best lead actor in a comedy series. Lee wore a black pin during his acceptance speech in solidarity with the #AfterMeToo campaign. &#8220;When you give people a voice, other people start listening. And when people start listening, things start to change,&#8221; said Lee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Representation matters because when communities and people see\u00a0themselves reflected up on the screen, it is an inspiring and very powerful moment for them.&#8221; &#8211; Paul Sun-Hyung\u00a0Lee, actor<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Watch his full acceptance speech below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Canadian Screen Award Acceptance Speech - Best Lead Actor - Paul Sun Hyung Lee\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h9ifO5bDoYM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBC Arts\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0March 12 Above all else, one thing rang clear throughout last night&#8217;s Canadian Screen Awards: the message of representation and strength in diversity on screen.\u00a0Indigenous stories like\u00a0The Secret Path\u00a0took home awards alongside actors like Paul Sun-Hyung Lee from\u00a0Kim&#8217;s Convenience\u00a0and Nabil Rajo from\u00a0Boost. 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