FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 5, 2015
MUSIC AND FILM IN MOTION ANNOUNCES 2015 NOMFA FILM NOMINEES
Sudbury– On the evening of May 30th, Music and Film in Motion will host the Northern Ontario Music
and Film Awards and present 11 artists with awards for excellence in music and film
MFM is thrilled to announce the nominees in its five exciting Film Award categories. These nominees
represent the best and brightest in filmmaking from all over Northern Ontario:
BEST FEATURE FILM
The Captive
Filmed in Sudbury and Niagara Falls
Produced by Atom Egoyan, Stephen Traynor, Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss
Directed by Atom Egoyan
A pick-up truck pulls off the highway at a diner. Confident that his young daughter is safe in the back
seat and promising to return with ice cream, the father slips out of his truck and into the diner. When he
returns, she is gone.
Cas and Dylan
Filmed in Sudbury and Calgary
Produced by Mark Montefoire, Directed by Jason Priestley
Two unlikely companions, Dr. Cas Pepper and Dylan, hit the road, encountering a series of bizarre
twists and turns along their cross-country journey.
Fall
Filmed in Sault Ste. Marie and Niagara Falls
Produced by Merhernaz Lentin / Directed by Terrance Odette
Father Sam, an aging Roman Catholic Priest living contently at a Niagara Falls parish, receives a letter
forcing his complacent life into descent. Now haunted by the memory of a teenage boy, Father Sam
must reconcile the truth. Can a moral custodian of the faithful; transcend his own fall?
BEST SHORT/MID LENGTH FILM
Dancing is Meaningless
Produced by Anne Boulton and John Alden Milne, Directed by John Alden Milne
At his first high-school dance, misanthropic Stanley finds love after a mysterious Girl-in-Black
challenges his ideals and principles.
Clarabel
Produced and Directed by Ben Bruhmuller
An old man dies in his sleep listening to his gramophone. In his dream, he follows a long-lost loved
one—Clarabel—deep into the vistas of his subconscious landscape.
The Underground
Produced and Directed by Michelle Latimer
An Iranian refugee experiences North American life by imagining himself as a cockroach, the only living
creature that will survive after humanity perishes in the apocalypse.
BEST DIRECTOR
Kristin Shepherd, Undertow
Kristin Shepherd is a filmmaker and playwright from North Bay, Ontario. She has written and directed
three short films. Undertow was her first. Love in difficult circumstances is her interest in both film and
theatre.
Michelle Latimer, Alias and The Underground
Michelle Latimer is an actor, filmmaker and curator from Thunder Bay. Her award-winning
documentary, Alias, premiered at the 2013 Hot Docs Film Festival and was nominated for two 2015
Canadian Screen Awards before screening internationally. Her latest short film The Underground
premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and was presented at the Cannes Film Festival.
BEST ACTOR IN A NORTHERN ONTARIO PRODUCTION
Richard Dreyfuss, Cas & Dylan
Richard Dreyfuss is an American actor best known for starring in a number of film, television, and
theater roles since the late 1960s, including the films American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the
Third Kind, and The Goodbye Girl.
Ryan Reynolds, The Captive
Born in Vancouver, BC, Ryan Reynolds has emerged as one of Hollywood's most sought-after leading
men – no matter what the genre. Whether expressing himself in comedy or drama, Ryan Reynolds is a
magnetic screen presence and homegrown talent.
Tatiana Maslany, Cas & Dylan
Tatiana Maslany is a Canadian actress. She has starred in television series such as The Nativity, Being
Erica, Heartland, and Orphan Black. In 2013, she won an ACTRA for her role as Claire in the film
Picture Day, and a Phillip Borsos Award for her performance in the film Cas & Dylan.
BEST SCREENPLAY
Anne Boulton, Dancing is Meaningless
Anne Boulton writes award-winning scripts for Greenboots. In 2013, their short film Dancing is
Meaningless, won the Audience Choice award and CTV’s Best in Shorts at Cinéfest Sudbury
International Film Festival. Anne is a proud Sudbury resident.
Michele Derosier, Angelique’s Isle
Michelle is an award-winning filmmaker and co-owner of Thunderstone Pictures Inc. where she works
as a producer, writer and director. Michelle is Anishinaabe and is a member of Migisi Sahgaigan,
(Eagle Lake First Nation) and currently lives in Thunder Bay.
Jules Koostachin, Broken Angel
Jules Arita Koostachin is from Attawapiskat First Nation, and currently resides in Sudbury. Upon
graduating from Ryerson University, Jules was one of six women selected across Canada for the
Women in the Director’s Chair program at the Banff Centre, where she directed a scene from her script
Broken Angel.
For each category, the nominees were selected by a panel of prominent music and film industry
professionals. The winner for each category will be announced at The Awards Ceremony held on
Saturday, May 30th at 8pm at the Sudbury Theatre Centre.
For further questions regarding the Awards Program or to schedule interview with the nominees, please
contact MFM at 705-885-9889 or e-mail [email protected].
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