Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2009.

NSI-developed TV series Less than Kind, SOUL, Wapos Bay and ‘da Kink in My Hair nominated for Gemini Awards, plus film and TV grads, faculty and Honorary Chair recognized for their projects.

9 nominations for Less Than Kind, developed through NSI Totally Television

Best Comedy Program or Series

• Less Than Kind – including Marvin Kaye and Chris Sheasgreen (NSI Totally Television 2004/05)

Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series

• 4 of 6 nominations for Less Than Kind – James Dunnison, Kelly Makin, Henry Sarwer-Foner and Shawn Alex Thompson

Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series

• Mark McKinney – Less Than Kind

Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

• Benjamin Arthur – Less Than Kind
• Brooke Palsson – Less Than Kind

Best Achievement in Casting

• Susan Forrest, Sharon Forrest, Jim Heber – Less Than Kind

2 nominations for Wapos Bay, developed through NSI Totally Television

Best Direction in an Animated Program or Series

• Dennis Jackson (NSI Totally Television 2002/03, NSI Aboriginal Cultural Trade Initiative 2004/05, Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program 2008) – Wapos Bay
• Cam Lizotte (NSI Storytellers 2008) – Wapos Bay

1 nomination for ‘da Kink in My Hair, developed through NSI Totally Television

Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

• ‘da Kink in My Hair – Season 2 – Black Cake, White Cake – Ordena Stephens-Thompson, trey anthony (NSI Totally Television 2004/05), Daniel J. Gordon, Eli Goree, Ngozi Paul (NSI Global Marketing 2007, Telefilm Canada Spark Plug Program 2005)

2 nominations for SOUL, developed through DiverseTV

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series

• Floyd Kane (NSI Totally Television 2002/03) – SOUL

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series

• Mpho Koaho - SOUL

Nominations by NSI alumni, faculty and Honorary Chair

Best Dramatic Series

• ZOS: Zone of Separation – including Paul Gross (NSI Honorary Chair)

Best Dramatic Mini-Series

• Diamonds – including Liz Jarvis (NSI Features First 2001-02, Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program Manager)

Best General/Human Interest Series

• Austin Stevens Adventures – including Samantha Linton (NSI Totally Television Program Advisor)
• Mayday 5 – including Samantha Linton
• Monster Moves 3 – including Samantha Linton

Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series

• Maxed Out – including Kit Redmond (past NSI Totally Television Program Manager)

Best Performing Arts Program or Series or Arts Documentary Program or Series

• FLicKeR – including Maureen Judge (NSI Global Marketing 2005)

Best Reality Program or Series

• The Week the Women Went – including Trevor Hodgson (NSI Features First 1997/98)

Best Science, Technology, Nature, Environment or Adventure Documentary Program

• Secrets of the Dinosaur Mummy – including Kevin Dunn (NSI Global Marketing 2002/03)

Best TV Movie

• Elijah – including Gigi Boyd (NSI Global Marketing 2004) and Lisa Meeches (NSI Storytellers 2005, NSI New Voices Program Manager)

Note: Elijah was used as a case study for NSI New Voices participants. Writer Blake Corbet presented to the 2008 students. In 2006 two students interned on the movie set.

Best Direction in a Performing Arts Program or Series

• Elise Swerhone – Ballet High (DramaLab 1985)

Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series

• Tracey Deer – Club Native (NSI Storytellers 2008)

Best Writing in an Information Program or Series

• The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos – including Ken Hegan (NSI Features First 2003/04)

Related Links

List of Gemini nominees
NSI program information

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