Telefilm Canada Congratulates the 2011 Genie Award Winners
Montréal, March 10, 2011 – Telefilm Canada warmly congratulates the winners of the 31st annual Genie Awards, which honours the outstanding achievement in Canadian film. The awards were presented in 22 categories at a ceremony this evening at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
“I would like to congratulate all the winners and finalists whose work was recognized this evening. Whether at Cannes, Los Angeles, Venice or Sundance, 2010 was a rich and rewarding year for our films, and we can be justly proud of them,” said Carolle Brabant, Executive Director of Telefilm Canada. “I urge all Canadians to go see our home-grown productions and discover for themselves the calibre and talent of our filmmakers,” she added.
Below is the list of winners by category. Films that received financial support from Telefilm are indicated with an asterisk.
BEST MOTION PICTURE
* INCENDIES – Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION / PRODUCTION DESIGN
* CLAUDE PARÉ, ELISE DE BLOIS – Barney’s Version
ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
* ANDRÉ TURPIN – Incendies
ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
* NICOLETTA MASSONE – Barney’s Version
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
* DENIS VILLENEUVE – Incendies
ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
* MONIQUE DARTONNE – Incendies
ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
* ADRIEN MOROT, RÉJEAN GODERRE, VALLI O’REILLY, MICHELINE TRÉPANIER – Barney’s Version
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC – ORIGINAL SCORE
* PASQUALE CATALANO – Barney’s Version
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC – ORIGINAL SONG
* MARY MILNE – The Trotsky – Already Gone
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
* PAUL GIAMATTI – Barney’s Version
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
* DUSTIN HOFFMAN – Barney’s Version
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
* LUBNA AZABAL – Incendies
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
* MINNIE DRIVER – Barney’s Version
ACHIEVEMENT IN OVERALL SOUND
* JEAN UMANSKY, JOCELYN CARON, JEAN-PIERRE LAFORCE, BENOIT LEDUC – Incendies
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
* SYLVAIN BELLEMARE, SIMON MEILLEUR, CLAIRE POCHON – Incendies
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
* DENIS VILLENEUVE – Incendies
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
* JACOB TIERNEY – The Trotsky
BEST DOCUMENTARY
* LAST TRAIN HOME – Lixin Fan, Mila Aung-Thwin, Daniel Cross
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT DRAMA
SAVAGE – Lisa Jackson, Lauren Grant, Lori Lozinski
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
LIPSETT DIARIES / LES JOURNAUX DE LIPSETT- Theodore Ushev, Marc Bertrand
CLAUDE JUTRA AWARD
* JEPHTÉ BASTIEN – Sortie 67
HONOURABLE MENTION
* PETER STEBBINGS – Defendor
GOLDEN REEL AWARD
RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE
About Telefilm Canada
Telefilm Canada is a federal cultural agency dedicated to developing and promoting the Canadian audiovisual industry. Telefilm provides financial support to the private sector to create distinctively Canadian productions that appeal to domestic and international audiences. Telefilm also administers the Canada Media Fund’s programs. Visit www.telefilm.ca.
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Media inquiries:
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Telefilm Canada
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