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Northern Ontario, Represent! Canadian Screen Awards Recognizes 6 Regional Productions
BEYOND BLACK BEAUTY leads the nominee race, followed closely by LETTERKENNY, SEEDS, IN A VIOLENT NATURE, WE FORGOT TO BREAK UP, and SHORESY.
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Updated on June 2, 2025
That's seven (7) Canadian Screen Award wins for the talented cast, crew, and creatives who worked on film or television projects in Northern Ontario!
Seeds, We Forgot to Break Up, Letterkenny, and Beyond Black Beauty are among those that brought home some hardware -- the latter of which secured an impressive four (4) wins!
Scroll down to learn more about this year's nominees and winners at the Canadian Screen Awards who found inspiration and perfected their craft right here in Northern Ontario.
Orignal Story Published on March 26, 2025
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television today announced the full list of nominees for the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards, revealing that Northern Ontario-based titles nabbed 20 nods - and North Bay's Andrea Novoa is up for Best Picture Editing, Children's or Youth, too!
Join us in a big round of virtual applause for the crew, talent, vendors, and viewers whose dedication to screen-based stories that come from the North continues to advance our growing film and television production industry.
Beyond Black Beauty
WINNER - Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series
Matthew J.R. Bishop, Leif Bristow, Agnes Bristow, Carla de Jong, Borga Dorter, Amanda Fahey, J.J. Johnson, Alicia K. Harris, Blair Powers, Christin Simms, Jay Vaidya, Carmen Pilar Golden, Patrice Theroux, Hubert Toint, Alexis Grieve
WINNER - Best Direction, Children’s or Youth
Alicia K. Harris
WINNER - Best Writing, Children's or Youth
Kara Harun, Cheryl Meyer
WINNER - Best Photography, Drama
Amy Belling, csc
Best Achievement in Make-Up
Roxanne DeNobrega
Best Supporting Performer, Children's or Youth
Lisa Berry
Best Supporting Performer, Children's or Youth
Akiel Julien
Seeds
Original Screenplay
Kaniehtiio Horn
Performance in a Leading Role, Comedy
Kaniehtiio Horn
WINNER - Performance in a Supporting Role, Comedy
Graham Greene
John Dunning Best Feature Film Award
Kaniehtiio Horn
Letterkenny
Where to Watch?
Crave
WINNER - Best Direction, Comedy
Jacob Tierney
Best Picture Editing, Comedy
Kyle Martin
Best Ensemble Performance, Comedy
Jared Keeso, Nathan Dales, Michelle Mylett, K. Trevor Wilson, Dylan Playfair, Andrew Herr, Tyler Johnston, Evan Stern, Jacob Tierney, Daniel Petronijevic, Mark Forward, Lisa Codrington, Kamilla Kowal, Kaniehtiio Horn
Best Achievement in Casting, Fiction
Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay
In a Violent Nature
Achievement in Sound Mixing
Tyler Bogaert, Oliver Wickham
Achievement in Sound Editing
Tim Atkins, Michelle Hwu
We Forgot to Break Up
Achievement in Editing
Anna Catley
WINNER - Achievement in Music – Original Song
"Revolutionary Heart" by Torquil Campbell
Shoresy
Where to Watch?
Crave
Best Achievement in Casting, Fiction
Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay
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Returning to the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto, Ontario, the 2025 edition of the award ceremony and conference will rAN from May 30 – June 1, 2025, and celebrateD the best in the Canadian screen industry.