Awards and Prizes
A total of 108 CMF-funded projects won 217 prizes (including honourable mentions) in 29 prestigious Canadian award ceremonies during 2013-2014. Globally, outside of Canadian borders, 20 CMF-funded projects won 25 prizes in 17 international contests.
English language Drama projects that garnered the most recognition, in Canada and on a global scale were Less Than Kind, Degrassi, Heartland, the Phantoms, Call Me Fitz. In the French market, the series 19-2, Unité 9, Les Parent and Bye Bye 2012 captured the most awards.
2013 Canadian Screen Awards
Title | Category |
Call Me Fitz | Bell Media Award for Best Comedy Program or Series |
Call Me Fitz | Bell Media Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role |
Call Me Fitz | Bell Media Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role |
Bomb Girls | Best Achievement in Casting |
Almost Naked Animals | Best Animated Program or Series |
Degrassi | Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series |
Splatalot | Best Children’s or Youth Non‐Fiction Program or Series |
Bomb Girls | Best Costume Design |
The Next Step Interactive | Best Cross‐Platform Project – Children’s and Youth |
Degrassi | Best Direction in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series |
Less Than Kind | Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series |
The Defector: Escape from North Korea | Best Direction in a Documentary Program |
War Story | Best Direction in a Documentary Series |
The Phantoms | Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini‐Series |
Rick Mercer Report | Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series |
The Magic Hockey Skates | Best Direction in an Animated Program or Series |
The Defector: Escape from North Korea | Best Documentary Program |
Engraved on a Nation | Best Documentary Series |
Museum Secrets | Best Factual Program or Series |
The Real Inglorious Bastards | Best History or Biography Documentary Program or Series |
The Next Star | Best Host in a Pre‐School, Children's or Youth Program or Series |
The Borgias | Best International Drama |
West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson | Best Original Music for a Non‐Fiction Program or Series |
Cracked | Best Original Music Score for a Series |
Less Than Kind | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series |
JACK | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini‐Series |
Satisfaction | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series |
JACK | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini‐Series |
Degrassi | Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series |
Rick Mercer Report | Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble) |
Almost Naked Animals | Best Performance in an Animated Program or Series |
Less Than Kind | Best Photography in a Comedy Program or Series |
We Were Children | Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series |
Less Than Kind | Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series |
Museum Secrets | Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series |
Justin Time | Best Pre‐School Program or Series |
Aliens: The Definitive Guide | Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series |
The Borgias | Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series |
We Were Children | Best Sound in an Information/Documentary or Lifestyle Program or Series |
Rick Mercer Report | Best Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series |
Vikings | Best Visual Effects |
Degrassi | Best Writing in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series |
Gavin Crawford's Wild West | Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series |
This Hour Has 22 Minutes | Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series |
Flashpoint | Shaw Media Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role |
Watermark | Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary |
2013 Prix Gémeaux
Title | Category |
19-2 | Best Dramatic Series |
19-2 | Best Direction in a Dramatic Series |
19-2 | Best Writing in a Dramatic Series |
19-2 | Best Photography in a Fiction Program or Series |
19-2 | Best Editing in a Fiction Program or Series |
19-2 | Best Sound in a Fiction Program or Series |
19-2 | Best Set Design in a Fiction Program or Series |
19-2 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Dramatic Role |
19-2 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Dramatic Role |
Alphée des étoiles | Best Nature and Science Documentary Program |
Alphée des étoiles | Best Sound in All Magazine, Public Affairs and Documentary Categories |
Alphée des étoiles | Best Digital Project (Website or Mobile Application) for a Public Affairs, Documentary, Magazine or Sports Program or Series |
Arrange-toi avec ça! | Best Host in a Youth Program or Series |
Burlesque | Best Documentary Series |
Bye Bye 2012 | Best Comedy Special |
Bye Bye 2012 | Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series |
Bye Bye 2012 | Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series |
Bye Bye 2012 | Best Photography or Lighting in All Comedy and Variety Categories |
Bye Bye 2012 | Best Editing in All Comedy and Variety Categories |
Bye Bye 2012 | Best Sound in All Comedy and Variety Categories |
Bye Bye 2012 | Best Set Design in All Variety, Magazine, Public Affairs and Sports Categories |
Bye Bye 2012 | Best Costume Design in All Categories |
Bye Bye 2012 | Best Make-Up and Hair in All Categories |
Bye Bye 2012 | Best Comedy Performance |
Dis-moi tout | Best Research in a Youth Program or Series |
Émilie | Best Original Interactive New Media Program or Series |
En direct l'univers | Best Variety or Performing Arts Special |
En direct l'univers | Best Direction in a Variety or Performing Arts Series or Special |
From Montréal | Best Cultural Documentary Program |
La Galère | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Sitcom Role |
Les accrocheurs | Best Editing in a Public Affairs or Documentary Series |
Les Argonautes | Best Performance in a Leading Role in a Youth Program or Series |
Les Bobos | Best Comedy Series |
Les étoiles du dodo | Best Direction in a Youth Variety or Magazine Program or Series |
Les Parent | Best Sitcom |
Luc Langevin, aux limites de l'illusion | Best Variety or Performing Arts Special |
Mauvais Karma | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Sitcom Role |
Mauvais Karma | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Sitcom Role |
Meilleur avant le 31…Bon pareil le 1er | Best Youth Variety or Magazine Program or Series |
Mémoires vives | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Soap Opera Role |
Mom et moi | Best Biography or Profile |
Mon meilleur ami | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Dramatic Role |
Motel Monstre | Best Digital Project (Website or Mobile Application) for a Youth Program or Series |
O' | Best Soap Opera |
O' | Best Direction in a Soap Opera |
O' | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Soap Opera Role |
O' | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Soap Opera Role |
Tactik | Best Direction in a Youth Fiction Program or Series |
Tactik | Best Writing in a Youth Program or Series |
Toc Toc Toc | Best Youth Fiction Program or Series |
Toc Toc Toc | Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Youth Program or Series |
Tu m'aimes-tu | Best Direction in a Sitcom |
Tu m'aimes-tu | Best Original Music Score in a Fiction Program or Series |
Tu m'aimes-tu | Best Musical Theme in All Categories |
Tu m'aimes-tu | Best Digital Project (Website or Mobile Application) for a Fiction Program or Series |
Un sur 2 | Best Writing in a Sitcom |
Un sur 2 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Sitcom Role |
Unité 9 | Audience Favourite |
Yamaska | Best Writing in a Soap Opera |
Yamaska | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Soap Opera Role |
Other Canadian awards
Title | Award | Category |
19-2 | Gala Artis | Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series |
19-2 | Gala Artis | Artis Award - Male Personality of the Year |
Almost Naked Animals | ACTRA Awards | Outstanding Performance Voice |
Alphée des étoiles | Festival Vues sur mer | Grand Prize |
Alphée des étoiles | Hot Docs Festival Awards | Special Jury Prize – Canadian Feature Documentary |
Arctic Air | Leo Awards | Guest Performance - Female - Dramatic Series |
Arctic Air Man of the North webisodes | Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards | Digital Media |
Arctic Defenders | Atlantic Film Festival | Best Atlantic Feature Award |
Battle Castle | Leo Awards | Program - Series - Documentary Program or Series |
Battle Castle | Leo Awards | Screenwriting - Documentary Program or Series |
Battle Castle | Leo Awards | Overall Sound - Documentary Program or Series |
Battle Castle | Leo Awards | Sound Editing - Documentary Program or Series |
Blood Relative | Leo Awards | Program - Feature Length - Documentary Program or Series |
Blood Relative | Leo Awards | Picture Editing - Documentary Program or Series |
Blood Relative | Leo Awards | Musical Score - Documentary Program or Series |
Bomb Girls | Leo Awards | Supporting Performance - Female - Dramatic Series |
Bomb Girls | Leo Awards | Lead Performance - Female - Dramatic Series |
Bomb Girls | ACTRA Awards | Outstanding Performance - Female |
Burgundy Jazz | Digi Awards | Best in Web Series Non-Fiction |
Call Me Fitz | Directors Guild of Canada Awards | Best Television Series - Comedy |
Counterfeit Culture | One World Award | |
Cracked | ACTRA Awards | Outstanding Performance – Male |
Crash Canyon | ACTRA Awards | Outstanding Performance Voice |
Cross Country Fun Hunt | Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence | Best Television Program, All Genres, Ages 9–12 Category |
Degrassi | Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence | Grand Prize for Best Production |
Degrassi Mobile Game | Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence | Best Convergent App |
Desert Riders | Canadian Society of Cinematography | Best Cinematography |
Desert Riders | One World Film Festival | Best Documentary in the protection of children's rights |
Fight Like Soldiers Die Like Children | Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards | Documentary POV (Point of View) |
Forgive Me | ACTRA Awards | Outstanding Performance – Male |
Giver | Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence | Best Television Program, All Genres, Ages 6–8 Category |
Hail Mary | Alberta Media Production Industries Association Rosie Awards | Interactive Production: Educational and Youth Game |
Hail Mary | Alberta Media Production Industries Association Rosie Awards | TV Comedy |
Heartland | Alberta Media Production Industries Association Rosie Awards | TV Comedy Special |
Heartland | Alberta Media Production Industries Association Rosie Awards | Best Visual Effects |
Heartland | Alberta Media Production Industries Association Rosie Awards | Best Visual Effects |
Heartland | Banff World Media Festival Rockie Awards | Youth Fiction Programs |
Heartland | Directors Guild of Canada Awards | Best Television Series - Family |
How To Be Indie | Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards | Children & Youth |
I Learn With | Prix Numix | Interactive Production: Educational and Youth Game |
I Learn With | Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence | Best Original Digital Content |
In Real Life | Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence | Best Television Program, All Genres, Teen Category |
Jack | Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence | Best Television Program, Animation, Ages 6–8 Category |
Jack | Directors Guild of Canada Awards | Best Television Movie/Mini-Series |
Jack (Jack Layton Movie) | ACTRA Awards | Outstanding Performance – Male |
Jimmy Two-Shoes | Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence | Best Television Program, Animation, Ages 9–14 Category |
Justin Time | ACTRA Awards | Outstanding Performance Voice |
La Galère | Gala Artis | Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series |
La galère | Zappettes d'or | Grand Prize Favourite Series |
L'automne de pougne | Banff World Media Festival Rockie Awards | Animation Programs |
Le judas | Digi Awards | Best in Online Gaming |
Le judas | Digi Awards | Best in Web Series Fiction |
Le monde en gros | Prix Numix | Convergence Production: Comedy and Variety |
Le temps qui court | Gala les Oliviers | Most Popular Show |
Les Appendices | Gala les Oliviers | TV Comedy Special |
Les Bobos | Gala les Oliviers | TV Comedy |
Les Parent | Gala Artis | Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy Role |
Les Parent | Gala Artis | Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy Role |
Les Parent | KARV, l'anti.gala | Drama or Comedy of the Year |
Les Pee Wee 3D | Tiff Kids Awards | Audience Choice Award |
Less Than Kind | Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards | TV Comedy |
Less Than Kind | Leo Awards | Performance - Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series |
Love Lies Bleeding | Alberta Media Production Industries Association Rosie Awards | Convergence Production: Public Affairs, Magazine and Documentary |
Love Lies Bleeding | Alberta Media Production Industries Association Rosie Awards | TV Comedy Special |
Love Lies Bleeding | Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards | Performing Arts & Entertainment |
Midnight's Children | Directors Guild of Canada Awards | Best Feature Film |
Montréal signe Ode à la vie | Prix Numix | Experiential Production |
Mr. D | Canadian Comedy Awards | Television /Best TV Show |
Mr. D | Canadian Comedy Awards | Multimedia / Best Female Performance in a TV or Web Series |
Mr. Young | Leo Awards | Screenwriting - Youth or Children's Program or Series |
My Big Big Friend | ACTRA Awards | Outstanding Performance Voice |
O' | Gala Artis | Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series |
Oil Change - Overdrive | Alberta Media Production Industries Association Rosie Awards | Convergence Production: Fiction and Drama |
Over the Rainbow | Atomic Awards | Best Broadcast Engagement |
Papo & Yo | Prix Numix | Grand Prize for Innovation |
Papo & Yo | Prix Numix | Console Game |
Pee-Wee 3D | TIFF Kids Audience Choice Award | Grand Prix du Public |
Ruby Skye P.I.: The Haunted Library | Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards | Shorts & Webseries |
Saving Hope | Leo Awards | Lead Performance - Male - Dramatic Series |
Saving Hope | Directors Guild of Canada Awards | Best Direction - Television Series |
Saving Hope | Directors Guild of Canada Awards | Best Picture Editing - Television Series |
Scaredy Squirrel | ACTRA Awards | Outstanding Performance – Voice |
Sidekick | Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards | Animation |
Smoke Traders | Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards | Best Aboriginal Award |
Smoke Traders | Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards | Documentary Social/Political |
Stella & Sam | Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence | Best Television Program, Animation, Ages 3–5 Category |
Surviving The Teenage Brain | Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards | Documentary Science/Medicine/Technology |
The Age of Anxiety | Banff World Media Festival Rockie Awards | Social & Humanitarian Documentaries |
The Borgias | Directors Guild of Canada Awards | Best Television Series - Drama |
The Borgias | Directors Guild of Canada Awards | Best Sound Editing - Television Series |
The Defector: Escape from North Korea Interactive Experience | Digi Awards | Best in Cross-Platform Non-Fiction |
The Ghosts In Our Machine | Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards | Documentary Nature/Environment |
The L.A. Complex | Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards | TV Drama |
The Next Step | Shaw Rocket Prize | Children (6-12) |
The Next Step | Digi Awards | Best in Cross-Platform Kids |
The Phantoms | Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards | Best Screenwriting – Movies and Miniseries |
The Phantoms | Shaw Rocket Prize | Youth (13-17 years) and Family |
This Hour has 22 Minutes | Canadian Comedy Awards | Television /Best TV Show |
Tiny Plastic Men | Alberta Media Production Industries Association Rosie Awards | Convergence Production: Youth |
Tiny Plastic Men | Alberta Media Production Industries Association Rosie Awards | Convergence Production: Comedy and Variety |
Tiny Plastic Men | Canadian Comedy Awards | Multimedia / Best Female Performance in a TV or Web Series |
Tu m'aimes-tu | Prix Numix | Convergence Production: Fiction and Drama |
Unité 9 | Gala Artis | Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series |
Unité 9 | Gala Artis | Artis Award - Female Personality of the Year |
Unité 9 | Zappettes d'or | Most Popular Fictional Character of the Year |
Vrak la vie | KARV, l'anti.gala | Youth Program of the Year |
Watermark | Toronto Critics | Best Canadian Film Award |
When Jews were funny | TIFF | Best Canadian Feature |
Winnipeg Comedy Festival | Canadian Comedy Awards | Live / Best Taped Live Performance |
Yamaska | Prix méritas | Contribution to Suicide Prevention |
International awards
Title | Award | Category | Country/Region |
Alphée des étoiles | Festival international de cinéma Visions du Réel | Audience Award | Switzerland |
Ariel | International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam | IDFA Competition for First Appearance | Netherlands |
Contrast | Pax Prime Awards | Best Game of Show by top video game Youtubers during Pax Prime | USA |
Émilie | Festival international de Genève : Tous Écrans | Reflet d’Or Best Transmedia Production | Switzerland |
Guidestones | LA webfest | Outstanding Producing in an Interactive Narrative Drama Series | USA |
Hail Mary | WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival Remi Awards | Grand Prize | USA |
Heartland | Young Artists Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress | USA |
L'automne de pougne | Anima TV Festival | People’s Choice Award for Best Short Film | Belgium |
L'automne de pougne | Annecy International Animation Film Festival Cristal Awards | Award for best TV special | France |
Les Pee Wee 3D | Young Artists Awards | Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Young Actor | USA |
Les Pee Wee 3D | Young Artists Awards | Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Young Actress | USA |
My Babysitter's a Vampire | Young Artists Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress | USA |
Outlast | Entertainment Software Association | Best of E3 | USA |
Pee-Wee 3D | Film Award of the Junior Jury | SCHLINGEL International Film Festival for Children and Young Audiences | Germany |
Planet Echo | Parent Choice Awards | Experiential Production | USA |
Prime Radicals | Accolade Awards | Award of Excellence : Children and Family Series | USA |
Prime Radicals | Accolade Awards | Award of Merit: Special Effects/Animation | USA |
Supiki | W3 Awards | Innovative/Experimental | USA |
Supiki | W3 Awards | Education | USA |
The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! | Parent Choice Awards | Interactive Production: Educational and Youth Game | USA |
The Magic Hockey Skates | Young Artists Awards | Best Performance in a voice-over Role (Television) - Young Actor | USA |
The Music Biz | Best Mobile App Awards | Best Music App - Silver Winner | USA |
The Phantoms | International Emmy Kids Awards | Kids: TV Movie/Mini-series | USA |
Time Tremors | App Store | Best New Games | USA |
Time Tremors | iTunes | Best New Apps | USA |
Unité 9 | Young Artists Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress 17 - 21 | USA |