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— “Feint” filmmakers Theresa Konrad and Laura Good. Photo credit: Sarah Crauder
Leo Nominations for UBC Theatre and Film Students faculty and Alumni
UBC DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND FILM CELEBRATES STUDENTS, FACULTY AND ALUMNI
RECOGNISED AT THE 2013 LEO NOMINATIONS
Congratulations to all of our UBC Department of Theatre and Film students, faculty and alumni who have garnered a total of 35 Leo Award Nominations this year!
We’re especially pleased to see our student’s work recognized by the Leo Awards. BFA Film Production alumni Theresa Konrad, Alice Deegan and Laura Good shot “Feint” as a 4th year student film. “Feint” has now earned this trio of producers a nomination for Best Student Film. Konrad also received a nod for Best Production Design in a Short Drama for the film.
Huge kudos to our Film Production student Baharak Saeid Monir whose MFA Thesis project, “Ambrosia”, earned her a nomination for Best Picture Editing in a Motion Picture.
Congratulations to our Film Production faculty, Adjunct Professors Murray Stiller (Best Sound Editing in a Short Drama - “The Old Woman in the Woods”) and Rafi Spivak (Best Picture Editing in a Motion Picture - “Crimes of Mike Recket”) who were nominated for their work.
ominees in the headlines include BFA Film Production alumnus Mark Sawyers and his film “Camera Shy”. The film was in the top two most nominated works, receiving a total of seven nominations including a Best Screenwriting nod for Sawyers.
BFA Film Production alumni Nimisha Mukerji and Mark Ratzlaff, earned a total of five nominations for their two films “Blood Relations” and “Beauty Mark”, including Best Feature Length Documentary Program and Best Direction in a Documentary Program or series for “Blood Relations.” Their film “Beauty Mark” was acknowledged with nominations for Best Short Drama, and Best Screenwriting in a Short Drama. Read on about our many other esteemed alumni nominated below – we’re so very proud of them.
The Gala awards ceremony will be held Saturday June 8th at Vancouver’s Westin Bayshore Hotel.
See a full list of nominees at leoawards.com
Our Nominees are:
Best Direction in a Motion Picture
Mark Sawers - Camera Shy BFA FILM PRODUCTION ALUMNUS
Bruce Sweeney - Crimes of Mike Recket MFA FILM PRODUCTION ALUMNUS
Best Picture Editing in a Motion Picture
Baharak Saeid Monir - Ambrosia MFA FILM PRODUCTION THESIS FILM
Rafi Spivak - Crimes of Mike Recket ADJUNCT FILM PRODUCTION FACULTY
Terry Miles - In No Particular Order CREATIVE WRITING/MFA FILM PRODUCTION ALUMNUS
Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture
Scott Hylands - Becoming Redwood BFA ACTING ALUMNUS
Best Picture Editing in a Television Movie
Alison Grace - Ring of Fire BFA FILM PRODUCTION ALUMNA
Best Overall Sound in a Television Movie
Shane Connelly, Paul Sharpe, Iain Pattison, Chris Gilling BFA FILM PRODUCTION ALUMNUS - Eve of Destruction
Best Screenwriting in a Feature Length Drama are…
Mark Sawers BFA FILM PRODUCTION ALUMNUS, Doug Barber - Camera Shy
Best Dramatic Series
Continuum
Simon Barry BA FILM PRODUCTION ALUMNUS, Tom Rowe, Patrick Williams, Matthew O'Connor, Lisa Richardson – Producers
Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series
Simon Barry - Continuum - End Times BA FILM ALUMNUS
Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series
Glen Winter - Arrow - Pilot BA FILM PRODUCTION ALUMNUS
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series
Alison Grace - Continuum - Family Time BA FILM PRODUCTION ALUMNA
The Nominees for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series are...
Michael Shanks Saving Hope Ride Hard or Go Home BFA ACTING ALUMNUS
Best Short Drama
Beauty Mark
Mark Ratzlaff and Nimisha Mukerji BFA FILM PRODUCTION ALUMNI, with Daniel Domachowski – Producers
Best Direction in a Short Drama
Mark Ratzlaff - Beauty Mark BFA FILM PRODUCTION ALUMNUS
Best Screenwriting in a Short Drama
Mark Ratzlaff, Nimisha Mukerji - Beauty Mark BFA FILM PRODUCTION ALUMNI
Meghan Gardiner Stalled BFA ACTING ALUMNA
Best Picture Editing in a Short Drama
Sabrina Pitre - Beauty Mark BFA FILM PRODUCTION ALUMNA
Greg Ng - Vagitus BFA FILM PRODUCTION ALUMNUS
Best Performance by a Female in a Short Drama
Meghan Gardiner Stalled BFA ACTING ALUMNA
Best Sound Editing in a Short Drama
Murray Stiller ADJUNCT FILM PRODUCTION PROFESSOR, Jeremy Therrien - The Old Woman in the Woods
Best Production Design in a Short Drama
Theresa Konrad - Feint BFA FILM PRODUCTION STUDENT *CREATED AS A 4TH YEAR STUDENT FILM
Best Feature Length Documentary Program
Blood Relative
Nimisha Mukerji, Mark Ratzlaff – Producers BFA FILM PRODUCTION ALUMNI
Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series
Nimisha Mukerji - Blood Relative BFA FILM PRODUCTION ALUMNA
Best Host(s) in an Information or Lifestyle Series
Mana Mansour - West Coast Style Eco - Fashion Week Part 1 BA THEATRE ALUMNA
Best Student Production
Feint
Alice Deegan, Laura Good, Theresa Konrad - Producers BFA FILM PRODUCTION ALUMNI *4TH YEAR STUDENT FILM
Best Web Series
Fools For Hire
Nicholas Harrison PHd THEATRE ALUMNUS, Mike Cavers BFA ACTING ALUMNUS, Neil Every Producers
Best Screenwriting in a Youth or Children’s Program or Series
Ryan W. Smith Mr. Young Mr. Matchmaker BA THEATRE ALUMNUS
Note: also Nominated for Best Performance in a Web Series is
Benjamin Harrison (son of Nicholas Harrison, PHd Theatre Alumnus) Fools For Hire.
Alumni Nominated for 2013 OVATION! Awards
The nominees for the 9th Annual OVATION! Awards, celebrating the musicals of 2012 have been announced. Vote for any of the productions nominated which you thought were outstanding in 2012 at www.applausemusicals.com Voting closes January 25th at midnight and the awards ceremony will take place Saturday January 27th. A hearty congratulations to all our alumni nominated for this year’s OVATION! Awards – and here they are:
Outstanding Production
Fiddler On The Roof, Gateway Theatre, Director MFA Directing alumnus Chris McGregor
The Music Man, Theatre Under The Stars, Director MFA Directing alumna Sarah Rodgers
Outstanding Ensemble Production & Outstanding New Work
Flop! Delinquent Theatre (alumna founded, Christine Quintana BFA Acting)
Outstanding Director
MFA Directing alumnus Chris McGregor, Fiddler on the Roof - Gateway Theatre
MFA Directing alumna Sarah Rodgers, The Music Man - Theatre Under The Stars
Outstanding Set Design
BFA Design alumnus Al Frisk, The Marvelous Wonderettes - Hey Look It's A Co-Op
Profess Emeritus Alison Green, High Society - Arts Club Theatre Company
BFA Design alumnus Lauchlin Johnston, Music Man/Titanic - Theatre Under The Stars
BFA Design alumnus Marshall McMahen, Chelsea Hotel - Firehall Arts Centre
Outstanding New Work
Dumped! A New Musical Comedy, Sketch Café (featuring alumna Jenn Suratoes MA Theatre Studies)
Outstanding Director
MFA Directing alumnus Chris McGregor, Fiddler on the Roof - Gateway Theatre
MFA Directing alumna Sarah Rodgers, The Music Man - Theatre Under The Stars
Outstanding Set Design
BFA Design alumnus Drew Facey, Fiddler on the Roof - Gateway Theatre
BFA Design alumnus Al Frisk, The Marvelous Wonderettes - Hey Look It's A Co-Op
Professor Emetitus Alison Green, High Society - Arts Club Theatre Company
BFA Design alumnus Lauchlin Johnston, Music Man/Titanic - Theatre Under The Stars
BFA Design alumnus Marshall McMahen, Chelsea Hotel - Firehall Arts Centre
Grant Windsor, Victor Victoria - Metro Theatre
Outstanding Costume Design
BFA Design alumnus Phillip Clarkson, High Society - Arts Club Theatre Company
BFA Design alumnus Rebekka Sorensen, Xanadu - Arts Club Theatre Company
Outstanding Lighting Design
BFA Design alumnus Alan Brodie, Fiddler on the Roof – Gateway Theatre
Outstanding Lead Performance – Male
BFA Acting alumnus David Adams, Fiddler on the Roof - Gateway Theatre
Outstanding Gypsy – Female
BFA Acting alumna Emma Middleton, Fiddler on the Roof
Voting closes January 25th Midnight
