Mar 14, 2018
The Windy Awards honour Manitoba’s independent filmmaking talent in multiple director and craft categories.
The 3rd annual Windy Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday, April 7 at 6 pm at the Winnipeg Film Group’s Cinematheque in Winnipeg’s historic Exchange District.
Advance tickets now available
And the nominees are…
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William F. White Award for Best Feature-Length Film – $1000
Nominees:
Highway 45 (Ervin Chartrand)
Mia (Jeremy Guenette)
Tempus Tormentum (James Rewucki) |
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National Screen Institute Award for Best Short Fiction – $250
Nominees:
Boy Toys (Trevor Kristjanson)
Fright, Scare and Subscribe (Cody Blacksmith & Luke Roach)
Hands On (Cleo Curtis)
Rinse (Cleo Curtis, Scott Anderson, Trevor Hnatowich) |
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DOC Winnipeg Award for Best Short Documentary – $250
Nominees:
BAYLINE (JJ Neepin)
Headdress (JJ Neepin)
Natural 1s: 10 Years of DnD improv (Kevin Tabachnick, Ian Bawa)
Trevor’s Turban (Ian Bawa)
Zaasaakwe (Madison Thomas and Darcy Waite) |
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Tangent Animation Award for Best Short Animation / Experimental – $250
Nominees:
10 Years Before Happiness (Murray Toews)
Descrambled Eggs (Kayla Jeanson)
Re:cycled (Jim Pomeroy)
Presque Vu (Cecilia Araneda)
Walrus Sausage (Jocelyne Le Leannac, Rylaan Gimby, Kayla Jeanson) |
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On Screen Manitoba Award for Best Screenplay – $150
Nominees:
Boy Toys (Trevor Kristjanson)
Clean (Danielle Sturk)
Hands On (Cleo Curtis)
Mia (Jeremy Guenette)
Missing Toes (Ian Bawa) |
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William F. White Award for Best Cinematography – $150
Nominees:
BAYLINE (Steven K. Johnson)
Mia (Gabriel Levesque)
Rinse (Cleo Curtis, Scott Anderson, Trevor Hnatowich)
Surfacing (Tyler Funk)
Zaasaakwe (Tyler Funk) |
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Winnipeg Film Group Award for Best Production Design – $150
Nominees:
10 Years Before Happiness (Murray Toews)
Boy Toys (Desiree Deleau)
Mia (Jamie Lou Morneau)
Platypus (Rowan Gray)
Tempus Tormentum (James Rewucki) |
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Buffalo Gal Pictures Award for Best Editing – $150
Nominees:
BAYLINE (Daniel Jebb)
Hands On (Trevor Hnatowich)
Natural 1s: 10 Years of DnD improv (Kevin Tabachnick)
Rinse (Cleo Curtis, Scott Anderson, Trevor Hnatowich)
Zaasaakwe (Madison Thomas) |
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Stan Mak Memorial Sound Award, sponsored by IATSE 856 – $150
Nominees:
BAYLINE (Bruce Little)
Mia (Howard Rissin)
Rinse (Cleo Curtis, Scott Anderson, Trevor Hnatowich)
Tempus Tormentum (Darren Johnston)
Zaasaakwe (Danny Chodirker) |
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Jazz Winnipeg Award for Best Score – $150
Nominees:
A Dwarf’s Hideout (Justin Lacroix)
Descrambled Eggs (Kevin MacLeod)
DitchPeople (Tom Koroluk)
Mia (Oscar Fenoglio)
Presque Vu (Joe Silva) |
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Thank you to our funders, community partners and sponsors!
The Winnipeg Film Group acknowledges the ongoing support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Manitoba Arts Council and the Winnipeg Arts Council.
The 2018 Windy Awards would not be possible without the support of:
William F. White International, IATSE 856, DGC, DOC Winnipeg, Buffalo Gal Pictures, the National Screen Institute (NSI), On Screen Manitoba, Tangent Animation and Jazz Winnipeg.
To sponsor the Windy Awards:
Monica Lowe
(204) 925-3456 ext 103
monica@winnipegfilmgroup.com
To arrange media interviews:
Dave Barber
(204) 925-3456 ext 108
dave@winnipegfilmgroup.com
