North Bay's Patrick Gilbert up for Best Cinematographer at MFM awards

MFM News Release

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On the evening of April 30th, Music and Film in Motion (MFM) will celebrate the eighth annual Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards by presenting eleven (11) Northern artists with awards for excellence in music and film. In addition to the Awards Ceremony, MFM will be hosting a conference component again this year from April 28th to the 30th.

This year, submissions came in from communities across the North including; Thunder Bay, Sault Ste Marie, Sudbury, North Bay, Timmins, Espanola, Parry Sound and Dryden.

“We are very excited about this year’s results. It is great to see new names amongst the nominees and that they represent a broad cross section of music and film projects from every part of Northern Ontario,” said MFM Executive Director Dennis Landry. “The overall quality and diversity of the work submitted this year is concrete evidence of a growing music and film industry here in the North.”

For each category, the nominees were selected by a panel of prominent music and film industry professionals. The winner for each category will be announced at the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards ceremony to be held on Saturday, April 30th, 2011 in the Great Hall at Laurentian University.

MFM is proud to announce Vale Inco as this year’s lead sponsor of the 2011 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards Conference. Returning this year is Newcap Sudbury (Rewind 103.9 and Hot 93.5) as our Conference Sponsor and CTV has signed on once again as the Showcase Sponsor. For a full list of this year’s sponsors please see the press kit.

For further questions regarding the Awards Program or to schedule interviews with the nominees, please contact MFM at 705-674-9954, toll free at 1-866-674-9954 or e-mail [email protected].

Music and Film in Motion is a non-profit organization whose mandate is to foster and promote the development of the music and film industries in Northern Ontario.

2011 NORTHERN ONTARIO MUSIC AND FILM AWARDS NOMINEES

Best Album by a Solo Artist
Patricia Cano – This Is The New World
Brian Dunn – Examining The Fallout
Katherine Wheatley – Landed

Best Album by a Duo or Group
Broche à Foin – People We Have Known
Kick Ptarmigan – Feelgooderie
Ox – Burnout

Best Songwriter
Patricia Cano – Home Again
Brian Dunn – Listening To Myself Die
Katherine Wheatley – Landed

Best Vocal Performance on a Recording
Big Wheel And The Spokes – Helpless
Faye Blais – Ball of Light
Ox – Miss Idaho

Best Engineer
Rob Nickerson
Rob Nickerson
Dave Angell and Chris Dorota

Best Film
Ben Bruhmuller – Bedtime Story
Heather K. Dahlstrom – How To Rid Your Lover Of A Negative Emotion Caused By You
Virginia Hastings – Labour Of Love

Best Director
Ben Bruhmuller – Bedtime Story
Lee Chambers – When Life Gives You Lemons
Katrina Saville – The Appointment

Best Film Editor
Ben Bruhmuller – Bedtime Story
Drew Gauley – The Junction Creek Clearwater Revival
Steven Johnson – Dog Eat Dog

Best Cinematographer
Ben Bruhmuller – Bedtime Story
Nano Debassige – Unbeaten

Patrick Gilbert – The House - by Jim Calarco's Pair of Ducks Productions

Patrick Gilbert is a multi-talented artist currently specializing in photography, web development and graphic design. An award-winning cinematographer, Patrick has many artistic pursuits including comic book illustration and film production. He has contributed to several short films and worked in the art department of a feature film.

Best Screenwriter
Stéphanie Julien – Striking It Rich
Ryan La Via – Nostalgia
Michelle Robinson – Scraping High

Trailblazer Award
Sonja and Paul Dunn

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