Local filmmakers win special Gemini
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Winnipeg filmmakers John Paskievich and John Whiteway have won the Canada Award from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for their documentary film The Storytelling Class.
The Canada Award is one of 10 special awards celebrating exceptional contributions to the Canadian television and digital media industries.
The Storytelling Class documented teacher Marc Kuly’s special project at the culturally diverse Gordon Bell High School, enlisting students from different backgrounds to tell each other their stories as a way of bridging the cultural gaps between them.
Helga Stephenson, ACCT’s Interim CEO, described the winners as “exceptional representatives of the multitude of talented people who work in the Canadian television and digital media industries.”
The most high-profile winner was CTV newsman Lloyd Robertson who will be presented with the Gordon Sinclair award for broadcast journalism on Aug. 30, two days before his final newscast. Robertson is set to retire after more than 50 years in the broadcasting industry.
Other recipients include Road to Avonlea actor Cedric Smith; the National Film Board of Canada for its interactive productions and 3D experiments; and Christina Jennings of the production house Shaftesbury, which produces shows including Murdoch Mysteries and The Listener.
The awards will be handed out during two industry galas for the Gemini Awards on Aug. 30 and 31.
A televised bash Sept. 7 will salute the best in Canadian TV with awards including best drama and best comedy.
Other special award recipients include:
- the Actors’ Fund of Canada, which provides emergency financial aid to workers in film and television;
- writer/producer Bob Carney for a lengthy career that included a key role in creating and producing the newsroom drama E.N.G, co-executive producing 26 episodes of Due South, and co-executive producing the second season of Flashpoint;
- Paul Bronfman, the chairman of Pinewood Toronto Studios and the film and TV equipment facility William F. White International;
- inventor David F.E. Corley, who created a colour pattern test for TV broadcasters
- producer Mark Terry, who will receive a humanitarian award for a body of work that includes the 2009 documentary The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning and 2011’s The Polar Explorer.
— Staff/Canadian Press
