With the Genie Awards just around the corner (April 4th), SLICE takes a look at this years Best Motion Picture Nominees.
This film is nominated for 6 awards within the following categories:Best Motion Picture - David Miller, Steven Bray
Achievement in Direction - Richie Mehta
Achievement in Music (Original Song) - Dr Shiva "Rahi Nagufta"
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Rupinder Nagra
Achievement in Overall Sound - Sanjay Mehta, Stephan Carrier, Kirk Lynds
Adapted Screenplay - Richie Mehta, Shaun Mehta
Brief Synopsis:
An honest and satisfied rickshaw driver in Delhi picks up a bum on the street as a cab fare. This bum turns out to be a millionaire who is so moved by the rickshaw drivers humility and integrity, he decides to leave his entire fortune to him. The driver in turn becomes a wondering millionaire as he attempts to uncover the meaning and value of wealth in it's entirety.
This film is nominated for 7 Awards within the following categories:
Best Motion Picture - Bernadette Payeur, René Chénier
Achievement in Costume Design - Francesca Chamberland
Achievement in Direction - Benoit Pilon
Achievement in Editing - Richard Comeau
Achievement in Music (Original Score) - Robert M. Lepage
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Natar Ungalaaq
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Eveline Gélinas
Original Screenplay - Bernard Émond
Brief Synopsis:
An Inuit Hunter with tuberculosis travels to Quebec City for medical care. Unable to speak French and unfamiliar with the culture that surrounds him, he becomes despondent. Noticing the hunters depression, his nurse arranges for a young orphan, who is also sick and speaks both languages, to be be transferred to the institution to act as a liaison between the two worlds. The hunter rediscovers his pride as the two share in one another's culture. He decides to adopt the young orphan and makes him a part of his family.
This film is nominated for 4 awards within the following categories:
Best Motion Picture - Andrew Boutilier, Carl Bessai
Achievement in Direction - Carl Bessai
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Callum Keith Rennie
Original Screenplay - Travis McDonald
Brief Synopsis:
A group of unrelated people are brought together due to a deadly car accident. The film examines the emotional fallout and the effect the accident had on each person and whether or not they can continue on with their lives as "normal".
This film is nominated for 6 award within the following cateogries:
Best Motion Picture - Niv Fichman, Francis Damberger, Paul Gross, Frank Siracusa
Achievement in Art Direction/Prodcution Design - Carol Spier, Janice Blackie-Goodine
Achievement in Costume Design - Wendy Partridge
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Paul Gross
Achievement in Overall Sound - Lou Solakofski, Garrell Clark, Steve Foster, Don White
Achievement in Sound Editing -
Jane Tattersall, Kevin Banks, Barry Gilmore, Andy Malcolm, Dave Rose
Brief Synopsis:
The lives of a troubled veteran, his nurse girlfriend and a naive boy intersect first in Alberta and then in Belgium during the bloody World War I battle of Passchendaele. It is a story of passion courage and dedication. (IMDB)
This film is nominated for 7 awards within the following categories:
Best Motion Picture - Nicole Robert
Achievement in Cinematography - Sara Mishara
Achievement in Direction - Yves-Christian Fournier
Achievement in music - Original Song - Loco Locass "M'Accrocher?"
Performance by an Actor in a Supperting Role - Normand D'Amour
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Anie Pascale
Original Screenplay - Guillaume Vigneault
Brief Synopsis:
Josh is an ordinary teen living in an ordinary suburb, wedged between the high school, the mine and the skate park. One morning, he finds his friend Thomas's dead body. Next, he discovers that three more friends also killed themselves, leaving him out of their pact. As the sole survivor, Josh becomes more and more detached from the world around him. Only Mia, his best friend's girl, can reach him. With more questions than answers, Josh's is the story of a survivor. It is a modern portrait of today's teens: invincible yet fragile, clear-thinking yet confused, idealistic yet jaded. (IMDB) Share and Enjoy!
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