imagineNATIVE Film Festival

Closing Awards Celebration
Closing Awards Celebration

Sunday, Oct 18 2009, 9:00PM
The Mod Club Theatre, 722 College Street
Presented by Big Soul Productions

Join us for the Closing Night Awards where winners of the 2009 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival will be announced! Celebrate this year’s incredible talents with our hosts Jennifer Podemski, an award-winning, Gemini Award-nominated actress, co-founder of Big Soul Productions and founder of Redcloud Studios and Plex, an MC, artist and the president of record and entertainment label New Leaf Entertainment.

Winners will be announced in the following categories:

Canwest Mentorship Program
2009 Mentoree Introduction by Susan Alexander (Mentor), Production Executive, Drama Content, Canwest Broadcasting

Drama Pitch Prize
Presented by APTN
Supported by William F. White
$5,000 Development Deal with APTN and $2500 voucher for services at William F. White

Documentary Pitch Prize
Presented by CBC Newsworld
Supported by William F. White
One-month use of CBC’s 3CCD 1080i HDV Camera and $2500 voucher for services at William F. White

Best Music Video
Presented by imagineNATIVE
$500 cash award

Best Experimental
Presented by Images Festival
$1000 cash award

Best Canadian Short Drama
Presented by Urban Rez Productions
$1000 cash award

Best Short Drama
Presented by Big Soul ProductionsChannel
$1000 cash award

Best Radio
Presented by Astral Media Radio
$1000 cash award

Best Short Documentary
Presented by CBC News
$1000 cash award

Best New Media
Presented by Vtape
$1000 cash award

The Cynthia Lickers-Sage Award for Emerging Talent
Presented by Cynthia Lickers-Sage on behalf of Vtape
$1000 cash award

Best Indigenous Language Production Award
Presented by the Canadian Television Fund
$1000 cash award

Best Dramatic Feature
Presented by CTVglobemedia
$1500 cash award

The Alanis Obomsawin Best Documentary Award
Presented by the National Film Board of Canada
$1500 cash award

Thank you to Big Soul Productions for their contribution to this event.

Thank you to the jury members who have dedicated many hours to the selection of imagineNATIVE’s 2009 award-winners.