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Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. The awards began in 1980 and were created to replace the Canadian Film Awards which ran from 1949 to 1979. Genie Award candidates are selected from submissions made by the owners of Canadian films or their representatives, based on the criteria laid out in the Genie Rules and Regulations booklet which is distributed to Academy members and industry members. Peer-group juries, assembled from volunteer members of the Academy, meet to screen the submissions and select a group of nominees. Academy members then vote on these nominations. The Genie Awards were originally aired on the CBC from 1979 to 2003, before moving to CHUM Limited's networks . Since CTVglobemedia is purchasing CHUM Limited, it is rumoured for CTV to air the Genies in 2008. More »
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Genie Award
Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. The awards began in 1980 and were created to replace the Canadian Film Awards which ran from 1949 to 1979. Genie Award candidates are selected from submissions made by the owners of Canadian films or their representatives, based on the criteria laid out in the Genie Rules and Regulations booklet which is distributed to Academy members and industry members. More »
Genie Award for Best Motion Picture
The Genie Award for Best Motion Picture is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian motion picture. 1st Genie Awards * ''Winner:'' ''The Changeling'' ** ''Cordélia'' ** ''Klondike Fever'' ** ''Meatballs'' ** ''Running'' 2nd Genie Awards * ''Winner:'' ''Good Riddance'' ** ''L'Homme à tout faire'' ** ''Hounds of Notre Dame'' ** ''The Lucky Star'' ** ''Tribute'' 3rd Genie Awards * ''Winner:'' ''Ticket to Heaven'' ** ''The Amateur'' **... More »
Atom Egoyan
Atom Egoyan, OC is a critically acclaimed Canadian filmmaker of Armenian descent. His work often explores themes of alienation and isolation, featuring characters whose interactions are mediated through technology, bureaucracy or other power structures. Stylistically, Egoyan's films often follow non-linear plot-structures, in which events are placed out of sequence in order to elicit specific emotional reactions from the audience by withholding key information. More »
Don McKellar
Donald "Don" McKellar is a Tony and Genie Award winning Canadian actor, writer, and filmmaker. He attended Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute and later studied English at the University of Toronto's Victoria College. After beginning his career in the theatre, McKellar was lured into the realm of Canadian cinema, where he has since become a ubiquitous presence. McKellar made his first screen appearance in 1989 in Bruce McDonald's film ''Roadkill'', for which he also wrote the s... More »
The Red Violin
''The Red Violin'' , is a 1998 Canadian film. It spans three centuries and five countries as it tells the story of a violin and its many owners. The film was an international co-production between companies in Canada, Italy and the UK. More »
Micheline Lanctôt
Micheline Lanctôt is an actor, film director, screenwriter, and musician. More »
Ararat (film)
''Ararat'' is a 2002 film directed, written, and co-produced by Atom Egoyan about the Armenian Genocide, an event that is denied by the government of Turkey. In addition to exploring the human impact of the specific historical event, the film also examines the nature of truth and its representation through art. ''Ararat'' stars Charles Aznavour, Christopher Plummer, and David Alpay. More »
Mychael Danna
Mychael Danna is a Canadian film composer. More »
Familia (film)
''Familia'' is a 2005 multi-award winning French language Canadian drama film. It was directed by written by Louise Archambault. More »
Kate Nelligan
Kate Nelligan is a Canadian stage, film and television actress. More »
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