Seeking Bimaadiziiwin nominated for 4 Northern Arts Awards

We’ve been nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Editor and Best Cinematography!

Music, film awards nominees unveiled
Sudbury Star

Sudbury, March 26, 2008 – On the evening of May 10th Music and Film in Motion (MFM) will celebrate the fifth annual Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards by presenting nine (9) Northern artists with awards for excellence in music and film. In addition to the Awards Ceremony on May 10th this year, for the first time, MFM has added a conference component to the Program running May 9th and 10th.

Submissions came in from communities across the North this year including; Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, North Bay, Timmins, Wawa, Parry Sound and Thorold. MFM is pleased to see participation in the awards program continues to grow and is proud to announce that submissions for 2008 are up by 21% over last year.

“Entries were up significantly this year, with more entries coming from communities outside of Sudbury, like Sault Ste Marie and Thunder Bay than in years past,” said MFM Executive Director Dennis Landry. “That growth coupled with the addition of our inaugural industry conference means that we get to celebrate the 5th anniversary of this program in grand style. This year the spotlight is truly going to shine on the North’s music and film artists and industry.”

For each category, the finalists were selected by a panel of prominent music and film industry professionals. The winner for each category will be announced at the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards ceremony to be held on Saturday, May 10th, 2008 at the Radisson Hotel.

MFM is proud to announce Vale Inco as this year’s presenting sponsor of the 2008 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards and Conference. Returning this year is The Amazing Persona and Persona 10 News as the Awards Ceremony Sponsors, and Big Daddy 103.9 as our Conference Sponsor. For a full list of this year’s sponsors please see press kit.

Tickets for the event will go on sale on April 17th. Stay tuned to www.thinknorth.ca for more information.

For further questions regarding the Awards Program or to schedule interviews with the finalists, please contact MFM at 674-9954, toll free at 1-866-674-9954 or email here.

Music and Film in Motion is a non-profit organization whose mandate is to foster and promote the development of the music and film industries in Northern Ontario.

2008 NORTHERN ONTARIO MUSIC AND FILM AWARD FINALISTS

Best Album

Mark Browning – Ox – American Lo Fi

The Wild Turkeys – Unplucked

Cindy Doire – La Vie en Blue

Best Songwriter

Christian Berthiaume & Robert Dickson – La mère de toutes les dystopies

Paul Dunn – I Don’t Wanna Write a Song

Angie Nussey – Unwritten Pages

Sheldon Jaaskelainen – Hayfield Crooning

Best Film

Grant Jeffery – The Asphodel Meadows

Paul Stark – Role Play

Dave Clement & Kelly Saxberg – Seeking Bimaadiziiwin

Best Director

Ryan LaVia – Unsaid

Paul Stark – Role Play

Kelly Saxberg & Dave Clement – Seeking Bimaadiziiwin

Best Film Editor

Dave Clement & Kelly Saxberg – Seeking Bimaadiziiwin

Derek Burnett – The Human Error

Andrew Simpson – Ils l’ont pendu

Best Cinematography

Dave Clement – Seeking Bimaadiziiwin

Corey Leckie – Ils L’ont Pendu

Donald Delorme – La Cathédrale

Best Screenplay

Jim Calarco –That Was Easy

Jennifer Opas – Heart Strings

Susan Adams – The Devil’s Kitchen

Best Vocal Performance on a Recording

Paul DiSalle – The Search

Angie Nussey – Don’t Give Up

Susanna DiGiuseppe – Mi Amor

Best Engineer

Brian Lahaie – Angie Nussey-Little Tragedies

Jason Poulin – Apparatus-Risen

David Jeffrey – Paul DiSalle-Broken Holiday