Prepare to be blown away by the creativity of Manitoba’s local filmmaking community at the 2017 Windy Awards.
The Windys will be held Saturday, Feb 25 at 6 pm at the Winnipeg Film Group’s Cinematheque in Winnipeg’s historic Exchange District. The awards honour local filmmaking talent through awards for multiple director and craft categories.
Come out Saturday, Feb 25 – the day before the Oscars – to experience the excitement of seeing the winners named from this amazing group of fine films!
The On Screen Manitoba Screenplay Award
Nominees: Hard Way Girl / Rebecca Gibson; Imitations/ Milos Mitrovic; Menorca / John Barnard
The William F. White Cinematography Award
Nominees: Sweat/ Theo Pelmus; Menorca/ Markus Henkel; Beauty in Focus / Lauren MacGill
The Stan Mak Memorial Sound Award, sponsored by IATSE 856
Nominees: Concerto / John Schritt; Menorca / Mitch Dorge; Lovesick / Bruce Little
The Midcan Editing Award
Nominees: Hard Way Girl / Madison Thomas; Menorca / Markus Henkel, John Barnard, Fabian Velasco; Imitations / Marcus, Ian, Fabian, Milos
Production Design Award
Nominees: Imitations / Markus, Ian, Fabian, Milos; Lovesick / Maryam Decter; Menorca / Gordon Wilding
The NSI Short Fiction Award
Nominees: Q & A / Ashley Hirt; Crash Site / Sonya Ballantyne; Imitations / Markus, Ian, Fabian, Milos
Animation / Experimental Award
Nominees: Sweat / Kristin Snowbird; Holland, Man. / Aaron Zeghers; “The Talk” True Stories About the Birds & The Bees/ Alain Delannoy
The Gimme Some Truth Short Documentary Award
Nominees: Tennis Story / Tyson Caron; Mennonite Joke/Orlando Braun; Soul Sisters / Danielle Sturk
The William F. White Feature Length Film Award
Nominees: Lovesick / Tyson Caron; Menorca / John Barnard; Heliosols / Gabriel Tougas
The 2017 Windy Awards have been generously sponsored by William F. White International, the National Screen Institute – Canada, IATSE 856, Midcan, and On Screen Manitoba.
The Winnipeg Film Group acknowledges the ongoing support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Manitoba Arts Council and the Winnipeg Arts Council.
TO ARRANGE MEDIA INTERVIEWS:
Dave Barber
(204) 925-3456 ext 108
dave@winnipegfilmgroup.com
