THE 2022 CMPA INDIESCREEN AWARDS WINNERS! / by CLP Assistant

Damon D’Oliveira takes home the Established Producer Award. Sara Blake, Magali Gillon-Krizaj, Tyler Hagan named recipients of the Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award

“The Indiescreen Awards are an opportunity to reflect on the remarkable talent, creativity, and spirit found in our domestic production sector and to celebrate the hardworking producers who bring Canadian stories to the screen,” said the CMPA’s President and CEO Reynolds Mastin. “Congratulations to the winners, who continue to exemplify the excellence of Canada’s feature film producers.”

Nominees in both categories were selected among the applicants by two national juries, each consisting of five industry leaders, and chaired by the previous year’s Indiescreen Award winners.

The CMPA thanks the 2022 jury members for their time and commitment.

Established Producer Award Jury:

  • Anand Ramayya – (Jury Chair and 2021 Established Producer Award winner)

    1. Andrew Murphy

    2. Tina Keeper

    3. Michael Fukushima

    4. Tara Woodbury

Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award Jury:

  • Kate Kroll & Rylan Friday – (Jury Chairs and 2021 Established Producer Award winners)

    1. Sharon McGowan

    2. Eric Bizzarri

    3. Kelly McCormack

    4. Baljit Sangray

The 17th annual Indiescreen Awards took place at the Whistler Film Festival at a ceremony on December 2, 2022. For over 16 years, the Indiescreen Awards has recognized producers whose vision and entrepreneurship demonstrate a commitment and passion for producing Canadian feature films. This year, two Indiescreen Awards were presented and prize amounts were were doubled:

– The Established Producer Award ($20,000), recognizing a producer’s filmmaking accomplishments over the course of their career to date
– The Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award ($10,000), established in 2016, celebrating an up-and-coming “one-to-watch” in feature film production

Source: https://cmpa.ca/indiescreen-awards/