Prepare to be blown away by the creativity of Manitoba’s local filmmaking community at the inaugural Windy Awards.
The Windys will be held for the first time ever Saturday, Feb 27 at 6 pm at the Winnipeg Film Group’s Cinematheque in Winnipeg’s historic Exchange District. The awards honour local filmmaking talent with four director and five craft categories.
In advance of the event, the Winnipeg Film Group is pleased to announce the nominees, as selected by jury chair film programmer and producer Joy Loewen, and accomplished filmmakers Noam Gonick and Shelagh Carter.
Come out Saturday, Feb 27 – the day before the Oscars – to experience the excitement of seeing the winners named from this amazing group of fine films!
Director: Feature Length Film
– After the Show (Steven K. Johnson)
– The Editor (Adam Brooks)
– H & G (Danishka Esterhazy)
Director: First Feature Length Film
– FM Youth (Stéphane Oystryk)
– A Good Madness (Danielle Sturk)
– On the Trail of the Far Fur Country (Kevin Nikkel)
– This is Why We Fight (Madison Thomas)
Director: Short Fiction
– Loss of Contact (BJ Verot, Brad Crawford)
– Mark (Justina Neepin)
– Period Piece (James McLellan)
– Push Parade (Kayla Jeanson)
– Spectre (Ian Bawa, Markus Henkel, Milos Mitrovic, Fabian Velasco)
Director: Short Documentary
– Andrew Milne Dreams of Machines (Patrick Lowe)
– Daphne Korol: The Drama Queen (Rebecca Gibson)
– The Healing of Heather Garden (Judith Morrow)
– The League (Jenna Neepin)
Screenplay
– The Editor (Adam Brooks, Matthew Kennedy, Conor Sweeney)
– Loss of Contact (BJ Verot, Brad Crawford, Ian Bawa, Markus Henkel, Symon Ptashnick, Jeff A. Ward, Ryan Hanson)
– Period Piece (James McLellan)
– This is Why We Fight (Madison Thomas)
Cinematography
– The Editor (Adam Brooks, Matthew Kennedy)
– A Good Madness (Oscar Fenoglio)
– H & G (Andrew Luczenczyn)
– Period Piece (Andrew Forbes)
Production Design
– The Editor (Adam Brooks, Matthew Kennedy)
– Period Piece (James McLellan)
Picture Editing
– Andrew Milne Dreams of Machines (Patrick Lowe)
– Dark Forest (Craig Guiboche)
– The Editor (Adam Brooks)
– Period Piece (James McLellan)
Overall Sound
– Andrew Milne Dreams of Machines (Greg Lowe)
– H & G (Danny Chodirker)
The awards ceremony has a limited number of seats available to the public. Tickets can be purchased through our online store.
The 2016 Windy Awards have been generously sponsored by William F. White International, the National Screen Institute – Canada and IATSE 856.
The Winnipeg Film Group acknowledges the ongoing support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Manitoba Arts Council and the Winnipeg Arts Council.
FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES:
Cecilia Araneda
(204) 925-3456 ext 102
cecilia@winnipegfilmgroup.com
TO ARRANGE MEDIA INTERVIEWS:
Dave Barber
(204) 925-3456 ext 108
dave@winnipegfilmgroup.com
