That’s a wrap! Canadian Screen Week returned May 28–31, 2024, to celebrate and honour the best in the Canadian screen industry, many of whom we are proud to call CFC alumni. Among the talented winners, CFC alumni took home a staggering 29 awards, following 80+ nominations announced earlier this year. Jennifer Podemski’s Indigenous drama series, Little Bird, dominated the television categories, taking home 13 trophies, including the award for Best Drama Series. Plus, writer and director Zarrar Kahn won the John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award for his work on the Pakistani Canadian supernatural drama film In Flames, executive produced by fellow alum Shant Joshi and Lindsay Blair Goeldner.
This year’s Canadian Screen Awards remind us of the importance of supporting Canadian creators by providing them with opportunities to be heard and seen both here at home and around the globe!
See the full list of CFC alumni winners below. Congratulations to all of this year’s award recipients!
Television Program Categories
Best Drama Series
Little Bird: Jennifer Podemski, Zoe Hopkins, Elle–Máijá Tailfeathers, Lori Lozinski
Best Comedy Series
Bria Mack Gets A Life: Mark Montefiore
Best Reality/Competition Program or Series
Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. The World: Betty Orr, Michael Kot
Best Live Entertainment Special
Sponsor | Bespoke Audio Visual
The Legacy Awards 2023: Ian Steaman, Mazin Elsadig
Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program
Sponsor | ROGERS
Coming Home | Wanna Icipus Kupi: Jennifer Podemski
Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series
Sponsor | Spin Master Entertainment
The Hardy Boys: Susan Alexander
Best Direction, Drama Series
Sponsor | Playback
Little Bird – Love is all Around: Elle–Máijá Tailfeathers
Best Writing, Drama Series
Transplant – Who Is Mags?: Joseph Kay, Rachel Langer
Best Writing, Comedy
Children Ruin Everything – Arguments: New Metric Media Inc. (Mark Montefiore)
Best Picture Editing, Documentary
Black Life: Untold Stories – Haven, But No Heaven: Ashley Gilmour
Best Picture Editing, Comedy
Sort Of – Sort Of Hospital Again: Maureen Grant, CCE
Best Original Music, Animation
Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go – The Mystery of Lookout Mountain: Erica Procunier
Best Ensemble Performance, Comedy
Letterkenny: Lisa Codrington
Best Writing, TV Movie
The Amityville Curse: Dennis Heaton
Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award
Son of a Critch: Andrew Barnsley
Film Program Categories
Best Live Action Short Drama | Meilleur court métrage de fiction
Motherland: Jasmin Mozaffari,
Academy Board of Directors’ Tribute | Prix Hommage du conseil d’administration de l’Académie
Jeff Barnaby
John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award | Prix John Dunning pour le meilleur premier long métrage
In Flames: Zarrar Kahn
Radius Award, presented by MADE | NOUS
Devery Jacobs
Digital Media Categories
Best Web Program or Series, Fiction
How to Fail as a Popstar: Laura Perlmutter, Jennifer Kawaja
Best Picture Editing, Web Program or Series
I Hate People, People Hate Me – Bad-Existing: Maureen Grant, CCE
Best Immersive Experience – Fiction
Survivorman VR: Johnny Kalangis
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