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Encyclopedia > Genie Award for Best Motion Picture

The Genie Award for Best Motion Picture is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian motion picture. The Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian films and television, by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. ... The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television industry professionals. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as...


1st Genie Awards The 1st Genie Awards were the first ever Genie Awards. ...

2nd Genie Awards The Changeling is a 1980 Canadian film directed by Peter Medak and starring George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere. ... Garth Howard Drabinsky, OC , LL.B , LL.D (born October 27, 1949) is a Canadian film and theatrical producer and entrepreneur. ... Harry Alan Towers (born in London on October 19, 1920) is a film producer and screenwriter, who produced over a hundred feature films. ... DVD cover Meatballs is a 1979 movie comedy, about a summer-camp. ... John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton (1731 - 1783) was an English jurist and politician. ... Sir Ronald Cohen (1945- ) is an Egyptian-born British businessman and political figure, known as the father of British venture capital.[1] // Cohen was born in Egypt; his paternal family were Sephardi Jews, originally from Aleppo, Syria, though his mother, Sonia Douek, was English. ... The 2nd Genie Awards were held March 12, 1981 honouring Canadian films released the previous year. ...

  • Winner: Les bons débarras (Claude Godbout,Marcia Couelle)
    • L'Homme à tout faire (René Malo)
    • Hounds of Notre Dame (Fil Fraser)
    • The Lucky Star (André Fleury,Claude Léger)
    • Tribute (Joel B. Michaels,Garth Drabinsky)

3rd Genie Awards Les Bons débarras (English title Good Riddance) is a 1980 Quebec film. ... Tribute is a 1980 film which tells the story of a man who finds that he is dying just as he tries to reconnect with his estranged son. ... Garth Howard Drabinsky, OC , LL.B , LL.D (born October 27, 1949) is a Canadian film and theatrical producer and entrepreneur. ... The 3rd Genie Awards were awarded March , 1982 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto and honoured Canadian films released in 1981. ...

4th Genie Awards DVD cover Ticket to Heaven is a Canadian film produced in 1981 which dramatically portrays the recruiting of a cult member and his life in the cult until forcibly extracted by deprogrammers. ... Garth Howard Drabinsky, OC , LL.B , LL.D (born October 27, 1949) is a Canadian film and theatrical producer and entrepreneur. ... Heartaches is a 1981 comedy motion-picture written by Terence Heffman and directed by Donald Shebib. ... This is the name of two notable people: David A. Patterson (computer scientist) David J. Patterson (biologist) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Denis Héroux (born July 15, 1941, Montreal, Quebec) is a Quebec film director and producer. ... Scanners is a 1981 Canadian sci-fi horror movie written and directed by David Cronenberg. ... The 4th annual Genie Awards were held March 23, 1983 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. ...

5th Genie Awards The Grey Fox is a Canadian film, released in 1982. ... Peter OBrian (born 1947 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian film producer and broadcast executive. ... La Guerre du feu (The War of Fire) is a French science fiction novel by J.-H. Rosny published in 1909. ... Denis Héroux (born July 15, 1941, Montreal, Quebec) is a Quebec film director and producer. ... John George Kemeny (Kemény János) (May 31, 1926–December 26, 1992), U.S. computer scientist and educator best known for co-developing the BASIC programming language in 1964 with Thomas Eugene Kurtz. ... August Schellenberg is a Canadian actor, born in Montreal. ... Look up Threshold in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Michael Burns Michael Burns or Burnie Burns (born 1973) is an independent filmmaker living in Texas. ... The 5th Genie Awards were presented on March 21, 2005 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. ...

6th Genie Awards The Terry Fox Story is a Canadian-American film, released in 1983. ... For the Christian Christmas story, see Nativity of Jesus A Christmas Story is a 1983 film based on the short stories of author Jean Shepherd collected in the books In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash and Wanda Hickeys Night of Golden Memories. ... Bob Clark (full name: Benjamin Clark) is the director of the 1982 hit film Porkys and its sequel. ... The 6th Genie Awards is generally considered the pinacle of the Genies popularity. ...

  • Winner: The Bay Boy (Denis Héroux,John Kemeny)
    • La Femme de l'hôtel (Bernadette Payeur)
    • La Guerre des tuques (Nicole Robert,Rock Demers)
    • Mario (Jean Beaudin,Hélène Verrier)

7th Genie Awards The Bay Boy is a 1984 movie set in the 1930s in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Denis Héroux (born July 15, 1941, Montreal, Quebec) is a Quebec film director and producer. ... John George Kemeny (Kemény János) (May 31, 1926–December 26, 1992), U.S. computer scientist and educator best known for co-developing the BASIC programming language in 1964 with Thomas Eugene Kurtz. ... The 7th Genie Awards were held March 20, 1986 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. ...

8th Genie Awards Peter OBrian (born 1947 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian film producer and broadcast executive. ... David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, KT (born February 14, 1935) was the second to last Commander-in-Chief and Governor of Hong Kong (from 1987 to 1992). ... Joshua Then and Now is a 1985 film and a TV mini-series, adapted by Mordecai Richler from his semi-autobiographical novel Joshua Then and Now. ... Robert Lantos (born April 3, 1949, in Budapest, Hungary) is a Canadian film producer. ... One Magic Christmas is a 1985 holiday film from Walt Disney Pictures, starring Harry Dean Stanton and Mary Steenburgen. ... Peter OBrian (born 1947 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian film producer and broadcast executive. ... The 8th annual Genie Awards were held in 1987 to honour Canadian films made the previous year. ...

9th Genie Awards Le Déclin de lempire américain (The Decline of the American Empire) is a Canadian comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand and released in 1986. ... Several people are known by the name John Hunter: John Hunter (surgeon), (1728 - 1793), was a surgeon and anatomist. ... Peter OBrian (born 1947 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian film producer and broadcast executive. ... William Bill Johnston was an American male tennis player. ... The 9th annual Genie Awards were held March 22, 1988 and honoured Canadian films released in 1987. ...

10th Genie Awards Pierre Raoul Gendron (1916 – February 16, 1984) was a Canadian academic who was the first dean of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences at the University of Ottawa from 1953 until 1962. ... Atom Egoyan and wife Arsinee Khanjian at the Golden Apricot Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia. ... Ive Heard the Mermaids Singing is a 1987 film directed by Patricia Rozema. ... Patricia Rozema (born 1958) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. ... The 10th annual Genie Awards were held on March 22, 1989. ...

11th Genie Awards Dead Ringers is a 1988 psychological horror film directed by David Cronenberg. ... David Cronenberg at Cannes 2002 David Paul Cronenberg OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director and occasional actor. ... The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick (1988) is a Canadian film based on the novel of Morley Torgov. ... Jackie Burroughs (born 1938) is a Canadian actress. ... Robin Spry (October 25, 1939 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada–March 28, 2005 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian movie and television producer, filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, cinematographer and film editor. ... The 11th annual Genie Awards were presented March 20, 1990 and honoured Canadian films released the previous year. ...

12th Genie Awards Jésus de Montréal is a 1989 film by Quebec film director Denys Arcand. ... Pierre Raoul Gendron (1916 – February 16, 1984) was a Canadian academic who was the first dean of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences at the University of Ottawa from 1953 until 1962. ... Bye Bye Blues is a Canadian film, released in 1989. ... Anne Wheeler (born 22nd November 1946 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian film and television director. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Speaking Parts is a 1989 Canadian drama film from Atom Egoyan. ... Atom Egoyan and wife Arsinee Khanjian at the Golden Apricot Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia. ... Termini Station may refer to: Termini Station, a train station in Rome, Termini Station, a Canadian drama film released in 1989. ... Allan King (born February 6, 1930, Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian film director. ... The 12th annual Genie Awards were held November 26, 1991 and honoured Canadian films released in 1990. ...

13th Genie Awards Black Robe is a 1991 movie directed by Bruce Beresford. ... Robert Lantos (born April 3, 1949, in Budapest, Hungary) is a Canadian film producer. ... The Company of Strangers (a/k/a Strangers in Good Company) is a Canadian docudrama film, released in 1990. ... Robin Spry (October 25, 1939 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada–March 28, 2005 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian movie and television producer, filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, cinematographer and film editor. ... The 13th annual Genie Awards were held 1992 and honoured Canadian films released in 1991. ...

  • Winner: Naked Lunch (Gabriella Martinelli,Jeremy Thomas
    • Being at Home with Claude (Louise Gendron)
    • Léolo (Aimée Danis,Lyse Lafontaine)
    • Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur (Nicole Robert,Lorraine Dufour)
    • La Sarrasine (Marc Daigle,Lise Abastado)

14th Genie Awards Naked Lunch is a 1991 film by the Canadian director David Cronenberg. ... Gabriella Martinelli is an Italian-Canadian film and television producer. ... Jeremy Thomas (born 26 July 1949 in London, England) is a British film producer. ... Léolo is a 1992 film by Quebec director Jean-Claude Lauzon. ...

15th Genie Awards DVD cover Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, released in 1993, is an award-winning movie about the famous piano prodigy Glenn Gould. ... A typical neighborhood in La Florida La Florida (Spanish flowery) is a populous municipality (comuna) of Chile, located on the eastern part of the province of Santiago in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. ... Richard Davis (born April 15, 1930) is an American double bass player who has been a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1977, after establishing himself for twenty-three years in New York City. ... Lotophagi (lotus-eaters), the a race of people in Greek mythology from an island near Northern Africa dominated by lotus plants. ... Pierre Raoul Gendron (1916 – February 16, 1984) was a Canadian academic who was the first dean of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences at the University of Ottawa from 1953 until 1962. ...

16th Genie Awards Exotica is a 1994 Canadian movie about a Toronto nightclub called Exotica. It was written and directed by Atom Egoyan. ... Atom Egoyan and wife Arsinee Khanjian at the Golden Apricot Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia. ... Double Happiness is a 1994 film by Canadian director Mina Shum. ... Whale Music is a 1994 film. ... Raymond Massey photographed by Carl Van Vechten Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor. ...

17th Genie Awards Le Confessional is a 1995 film by Robert Lepage. ... Magic in the Water is a movie about a girl named Ashley (played by Sarah Wayne) and her brother Joshua (played by Joshua Jackson) who are taken by their workaholic dad named Jack Black (played by Mark Harmon) to a lake in British Columbia where a fabled lake monster, much... Margarets Museum is a critically-acclaimed 1995 British-Canadian dark film drama, directed by Mort Ransen. ... The 17th Genie Awards were held on November 27, 1996, to honour films released in late 1995 and 1996. ...

18th Genie Awards Lilies is a Canadian film, released in 1996. ... DVD cover Crash is the title of a 1996 film directed by David Cronenberg. ... David Cronenberg at Cannes 2002 David Paul Cronenberg OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director and occasional actor. ... Hard Core Logo is a classic Canadian mockumentary adapted by Noel Baker from the novel of the same name by author Michael Turner. ... Long Days Journey Into Night is a dramatic play in four acts by Eugene ONeill, widely considered to be his masterwork. ...

19th Genie Awards The Sweet Hereafter DVD cover The Sweet Hereafter is a novel (1991) written by U.S. author Russell Banks; and an award-winning film (1997) by Canadian director Atom Egoyan, who also wrote the screenplay. ... Atom Egoyan and wife Arsinee Khanjian at the Golden Apricot Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia. ... See Hanging Gardens of Babylon for the World Wonder. ... Kissed is a Canadian drama film, released in 1996. ...

20th Genie Awards The Red Violin (Fr: Le Violon Rouge) is a Canadian film; released in the USA, on June 11, 1999. ... DVD cover Last Night is a 1998 Canadian film by Don McKellar. ... In biology, regeneration is the ability to recreate lost or damaged tissues, organs and limbs. ... Allan Scott (May 23, 1906, Arlington, New Jersey, USA - April 13, 1995, Santa Monica, California) was a screenwriter that was nominated for an Academy Award for So Proudly We Hail!. Allan was the father of actor Pippa Scott, and brother of film producer and screenwriter Adrian Scott. ... Scott Kennedy is the former owner and president of the following Seattle-based companies: Axcelis, Inc, responsible for developing Evolver, the first commericial genetic algorithm package for personal computers. ... Such a Long Journey (1998) is a film based upon the novel Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry. ... Main title caption from Falcon Crest. ...

21st Genie Awards Sunshine is an award winning 1999 film directed, written and produced by István Szabó. It follows three generations of a Jewish family during the changes to Austria-Hungary from the beginning of the 20th century to the period after World War II. The central male protagonist of all three... Robert Lantos (born April 3, 1949, in Budapest, Hungary) is a Canadian film producer. ... eXistenZ is a 1999 psychological thriller/science fiction film by Canadian director David Cronenberg. ... Robert Lantos (born April 3, 1949, in Budapest, Hungary) is a Canadian film producer. ... David Cronenberg at Cannes 2002 David Paul Cronenberg OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director and occasional actor. ... Felicias Journey is a 1999 film starring Bob Hoskins, based on a prize winning 1994 novel by William Trevor. ... Bruce Davey is an Austrailian film producer in the United States. ... Jeremy Podeswa (born 1962) is a Canadian/American film and television director. ...

  • Winner: Maelström (Roger Frappier,Luc Vandal)
    • Love Come Down (Eric Jordan,Damon D'Oliveira,Clément Virgo)
    • New Waterford Girl (Jennifer Kawaja,Julia Sereny)
    • Possible Worlds (Sandra Cunningham,Bruno Jobin)
    • Stardom (Denise Robert,Robert Lantos)
    • To Walk with Lions (Pieter Kroonenburg,Julie Allan)

22nd Genie Awards Maelström is a 2000 film by Quebecois film director and writer Denis Villeneuve. ... New Waterford Girl is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1999. ... Possible Worlds is: Possible Worlds (play) a play by John Mighton Possible Worlds (poetry book) a book of poems by Peter Porter (poet) Possible Worlds (book) a book by J. B. S. Haldane This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Robert Lantos (born April 3, 1949, in Budapest, Hungary) is a Canadian film producer. ...

  • Winner: Atanarjuat (Norman Cohn,Paul Apak Angilirq,Zacharias Kunuk,Germaine Wong)
    • Eisenstein (Martin Paul-Hus,Regine Schmid)
    • Treed Murray (Helen Du Toit)
    • Un crabe dans la tête (Joseph Hillel,Luc Déry)
    • The War Bride (Alistair MacLean-Clark,Douglas Berquist)

23rd Genie Awards Atanarjuat (or The Fast Runner) is a Canadian film, released in 2001. ... Norman Cohn, also known as Norman Rufus Colin Cohn, (born 12 January 1915) is British academic, historian and writer, now Emeritus Astor-Wolfson Professor at the University of Sussex. ... Zacharias Kunuk (born 1957) is a Canadian Inuit producer and director most notable for his film Atanarjuat, the first Canadian dramatic feature film produced completely in Inuktitut. ...

24th Genie Awards Ararat is a 2002 film by Atom Egoyan about the Armenian Genocide, a debated event that is denied to this day by the government of Turkey. ... Robert Lantos (born April 3, 1949, in Budapest, Hungary) is a Canadian film producer. ... Atom Egoyan and wife Arsinee Khanjian at the Golden Apricot Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia. ... Bollywood/Hollywood is a 2002 film by Indo-Canadian director Deepa Mehta. ... Rare Birds is a 2001 Canadian comedy/drama film. ... Paul Pope (b. ... Janet York (1985 – 2002) is a fictional character on the television series 24. ... Suddenly Naked is a 2001 drama film directed by Anne Wheeler and written by Elyse Friedman. ...

25th Genie Awards Les Invasions Barbares (The Barbarian Invasions) is a Quebec comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand and released in 2003. ... French movie poster for Seducing Doctor Lewis Seducing Doctor Lewis (La Grande séduction) is a 2003 comedy film and the first film directed by Jean-François Pouliot. ... Owning Mahowny is a 2003 biopic movie about gambling addiction with a cast that includes Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver and John Hurt. ... Seaton McLean is a Canadian film and television producer. ... The Snow Walker is a 2003 Canadian film based on the short story Walk Well, My Brother by Farley Mowat. ... The 25th Genie Awards were held on March 21, 2005 to honour the best Canadian films released in 2004. ...

26th Genie Awards Les Triplettes de Belleville - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Being Julia is a 2004 film directed by István Szabó. // Cast Annette Bening – Julia Lambert Shaun Evans – Tom Fennel Jeremy Irons – Michael Gosselyn Lucy Punch – Avice Crichton Plot Spoiler warning: Set in the world of the London stage in the late 1930s, reigning diva Julia Lamberts success and... Robert Lantos (born April 3, 1949, in Budapest, Hungary) is a Canadian film producer. ... Love, Sex and Eating the Bones is a 2003 Canadian black comedy/romance film directed and written by Sudz Sutherland. ... The 26th Genie Awards were held on March 13, 2006 to honour films released in 2005. ...



 
 

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