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Awards and Festivals

The Burning Season (2023)

Festivals:

  • Whistler Film Festival (World Premiere)
  • Glasgow Film Festival (International Premiere)
  • Oakville Festival of Film & Art
  • Canadian Film Festival (Closing Night Gala)
  • Buenos Aires International Film Festival
  • Eye2Eye International Film Festival

Awards:

  • Best Screenplay for a Borsos Competition Film - Whistler Film Festival
  • Best Male Supporting Actor - Jonas Chernick - Vancouver Film Critics Circle (Nomination)
  • Best Feature Film - Writers Guild of Canada Awards
  • Best Screenplay - Canadian Film Festival

Ashgrove (2022)

Festivals:

  • Glasgow Film Festival (World Premiere)
  • Canadian Film Festival (Canadian Premiere)
  • Cinequest Film Festival (US Premiere)
  • Dances With Films (US Theatrical Premiere)
  • Oakville Film Festival (Closing Night Gala)
  • Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival (Opening Night Gala)
  • Edmonton International Film Festival
  • Forest City Film Festival
  • IndieBelgrade Film Festival (Serbia)
  • Reel Canadian Film Festival (Fernie, BC)
  • Eye2Eye International Film Festival (Cobourg. ON)

Awards:

  • Best Ensemble Cast - 2022 Canadian Film Festival
  • William F White Reel Canadian Indie Award - 2022 Canadian Film Festival
  • Best Feature Film - 2022 Forest City Film Festival 
  • Best Original Score - 2023 Canadian Screen Awards (nomination)
  • Best Original Song - 2023 Canadian Screen Awards (nomination)
  • Outstanding Performance Gender Non-Conforming or Male - 2023 ACTRA Awards - Jonas Chernick (nomination)
  • Outstanding Performance Gender Non-Conforming or Female - 2023 ACTRA Awards - Christine Horne (nomination)

James vs His Future Self (2019)

Festivals:

  • Edmonton International Film Festival (Opening Night Film)
  • Calgary International Film Festival
  • Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
  • Toronto After Dark Film Festival
  • Whistler Film Festival
  • Santa Barbara International Film Festival (US Premiere)
  • Reel Canadian Film Festival (Opening Night Film)
  • Panic Fest (Kansas City)
  • Available Light Film Festival
  • San Francisco Indie Fest
  • Invermere Film Festival (Closing Night Film)
  • Glasgow Film Festival (European Premiere)
  • Cinefest Niagara
  • Kingston Canadian Film Festival
  • Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
  • Imagine Film Festival (Amsterdam)
  • Other Worlds Film Festival (Austin, TX)
  • Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival (Latin American Premiere)
  • Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Asian Premiere)
  • Sci-Fi Film Fest (Sydney) (Opening Night Film) (Australian Premiere)
  • Indy Film Fest (Indianapolis, IN)
  • FunCinema Festival (Mar del Plata, Argentina)
  • Forest City Film Festival (London, ON)
  • Through the Looking Glass International Film Festival (Milan, Italy) (Italian Premiere)

Awards:

  • Best Canadian Feature Film - 2019 Toronto After Dark Film Festival
  • Best Sci-Fi Film - 2019 Toronto After Dark Film Festival
  • Best Supporting Actor (Daniel Stern) - 2019 Toronto After Dark Film Festival
  • Audience Award (Bronze) - Best Feature Film - 2019 Toronto After Dark Film Festival
  • Best Original Screenplay - 2020 Canadian Screen Awards (nomination)
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Daniel Stern) - 2020 Canadian Screen Awards (nomination)
  • Best Original Score - 2020 Canadian Screen Awards (nomination)
  • Best Original Song - 2020 Canadian Screen Awards (nomination)

Borealis (2015)

Festivals:

  • Montreal World Film Festival (World Premiere)
  • Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
  • Vancouver International Film Festival
  • Calgary International Film Festival
  • Edmonton International Film Festival 
  • Kingston Canadian Film Festival
  • Canadian Film Festival (Toronto) 
  • Brooklyn Film Festival (Opening Night Film / US Premiere)
  • Shanghai International Film Festival (Asian Premiere)
  • Gimli Film Festival (Opening Night Film)
  • Hell's Half Mile Film Festival (Closing Night Film)
  • Barrie Film Festival
  • Petaluma International Film Festival
  • Sunrise 45 Film Festival (Alpena, Michigan)

Awards:

  • Best Achievement in Visual Effects - 2016 Canadian Screen Awards - nomination - 
  • Special Jury Mention - Best Canadian Feature Film - 2015 Vancouver International Film Festival
  • Best Director (Sean Garrity) - 2016 Canadian Film Festival
  • Best Actress (Joey King) - 2016 Canadian Film Festival 

My Awkward Sexual Adventure (2012)

Festivals:

  • Toronto International Film Festival (World Premiere)
  • Calgary International Film Festival
  • Whistler Film Festival
  • Mar del Plata International Film Festival
  • Santa Barbara International Film Festival (US premiere)
  • Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
  • Kingston Canadian Film Festival
  • Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival (Asia premiere)
  • Reel Canadian Film Fest (Fernie, British Columbia)
  • Friar’s Club Comedy Film Festival (New York, NY)
  • Maui Film Festival
  • Open Roof Film Festival (Toronto)
  • San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
  • Gimli Film Festival
  • Possible Worlds Film Festival (Sydney, Australia)
  • Jewish Eye Film Festival (Ashkelon, Israel – Middle Eastern Premiere)
  • Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival
  • Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
  • Mexico International Jewish Film Festival

Awards:

  • Toronto International Film Festival - Top Ten Films of 2012
  • Calgary International Film Festival - People’s Choice Award for Best Narrative Film
  • Whistler Film Festival - Audience Award for Best Feature Film
  • Director’s Guild of Canada Awards – Best Feature Film (nomination)
  • ACTRA Awards – Outstanding Male Performance – Jonas Chernick (nomination)
  • Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) Feature Film Producer’s Award – Producer Juliette Hagopian (nomination)
  • Canadian Comedy Awards - Best Directing (Sean Garrity), Best Female Performance (Emily Hampshire), also nominated for Best Film, Best Writing (Jonas Chernick), Best Female Performance (Sarah Manninen), Best Male Performance (Vik Sahay)
  • ACTRA Awards (Manitoba) – Outstanding Female Performance – Marina Stephenson Kerr (nomination)