On Saturday, Music Film and Motion celebrated Northern Ontario’s best from the past two years.
MFM hosted partners, sponsors and industry guests to unveil the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards recipients in 13 different categories in a ceremony held at the Vale Cavern at Science North.
MFM is dedicated to fostering and promoting the music and film industries in Northern Ontario, as well as providing educational programming to cultivate Northern Ontario talent.
The organization works within the boundaries of Northern Ontario, which includes a population of about 760,000 people. MFM strives to connect music and film artists and practitioners with opportunities and resources to advance their projects and their careers.
“With representation from across Northern Ontario, MFM is thrilled to see these awards unite communities across the North and feature exceptional talent and diversity that exists from Parry Sound to Thunder Bay, and everywhere in between,” the organization said in a news release Sunday.
The winners:
BEST FEATURE FILM
Production: REMEMBER
Director: Atom Egoyan
Producer: Ari Lantos & Robert Lantos
BEST ALBUM
Artist: Jackson Reed
Album: THE NOVEMBER GALES
BEST TELEVISION OR VOD SERIES
Production: LETTERKENNY, SEASON 2
Director: Jacob Tierney
Producer: Mark Montefiore, Patrick O'Sullivan
MEILLEUR ALBUM PAR UN ARTISTE FRANCOPHONE
Artiste: Mclean
Album: SANS L'ABRI D'DUN QUAND
BEST ACTOR IN A NORTHERN ONTARIO PRODUCTION
Actor: ETHAN HAWKE
Production: BORN TO BE BLUE
BEST ENGINEER
Engineer: Rob Nickerson
Artist: Matt Selick
Album: NOCTURNE
BEST TELEVISION OR VOD EPISODE
Episode: LETTERKENNY, RELATIONSHIPS (SEASON 2, EPISODE 3)
Director: Jacob Tierney
Producer: Mark Montefiore & Patrick O'Sullivan
BEST VIDEO BY A NORTHERN ONTARIO MUSICAL ACT
Artist: Kalle Mattson
Director: Philip Sportel
Video: AVALANCHE
BEST SONGWRITER
Artist: Rose-Erin Stokes for Hidden Roots Collective
Song: LET YOU GO
Album: COME UP, HONEY
BEST DIRECTOR
Director: Jamie M. Dagg
Production: RIVER
BEST SHORT/MID-LENGTH FILM
Film: FAREWELL FIRE
Director: Scott Armstrong
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE ON A RECORDING
Artist: Matt Thibeault
Song: THE HUMAN FLAW
BEST SCREENWRITER
Screenwriter: Erin Pitkethly
Screenplay: JAY WALKING
Photos of the event were provided by Marg Seregelyi. Learn more about her on her website.