CINEFLIX RECEIVES 16 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD NOMINATIONS
– Cineflix garners CSA nods for Coroner, Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey, Property Brothers, Secrets of The Morgue, and Mayday –
Nominations for the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards were announced today, honouring Cineflix with a record-breaking 16 nominations for its productions. With nods in program and craft categories, Cineflix garnered five nominations for Coroner Season 1 and six nominations for Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey. The 2020 Canadian Screen Awards will be presented over Canadian Screen Week, March 23-29 in Toronto.
The complete list of Cineflix nominations:
Coroner Season 1
Best Drama Series
Best Original Music, Fiction – Tom Third
Best Lead Actor, Drama Series – Roger Cross
Best Lead Actress, Drama Series – Serinda Swan
Best Achievement in Make-Up – Dorota Mitoraj, Traci Loader
Best Original Music, Fiction – Tom Third
Coroner is a character driven drama about Dr. Jenny Cooper, a new coroner who investigates suspicious, unnatural and sudden deaths in Toronto.
Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
Best TV Movie
Best Direction, TV Movie – Jim Donovan
Best Writing, TV Movie – Christina Welsh
Best Photography, Drama – Sasha Moric
Best Supporting Actor, Drama – Rossif Sutherland
Best Lead Performance, TV Movie – Katie Douglas
Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey recounts the kidnapping of a 17-year-old who convinces her sadistic captor to release her—at first, she struggles to convince people her story is true, but ultimately, she becomes a key player in the hunt to catch him.
Hitler’s Most Wanted
Best Direction, Documentary Series – Mark Stevenson
Barbara Sears Award for Best Visual Research – Kristine Ryall
Hitler’s Most Wanted takes a fresh look at how and why a generation of men and women living in a cultured, European society became the leaders of one of the most barbaric regimes of all time, responsible for starting a war that killed more than 60 million people.
Property Brothers
Best Lifestyle Program or Series
Property Brothers Jonathan and Drew help couples find, buy, and transform extreme fixer-uppers into incredible dream homes.
Mayday
Best Picture Editing, Factual – Rob Chandler
Featuring captivating reenactments and state-of-the-art CGI, Mayday uncovers the truth behind the most legendary aviation disasters of all time.
Secrets of the Morgue
Best Production Design or Art Direction, Non-Fiction – Florian Schuck
Secrets of the Morgue explores high-profile murder cases as medical examiners work alongside homicide detectives to bring justice to murder victims and their families.
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About Cineflix Media Inc.
Creating, producing, and distributing distinctive factual and scripted programming, the Cineflix Media group includes Cineflix Productions, Cineflix Rights, Cineflix Studios, Buccaneer Media, Connect3 Media, and a hub of producers from the US, UK, and Canada with whom we share strategic partnerships through joint ventures, first-look deals, and co-productions. With a catalogue of more than 5,000 hours of select programming across a wide range of genres, Cineflix is behind some of TV’s most popular and long-running shows.
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Cineflix Media Inc.
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