the 28th Annual Genie Awards

The Genie Award nominees were announced the other day. I forget sometimes that everyone doesn't pay attention to this stuff and that I should mention it. My only real qualm with this year's list was that the Tracey Fragments, which I felt was the best Film of 2007 (Canadian or otherwise) was left off the list for Best Motion Picture. However it was nominated for Achievement in Direction, Achievement in Editing, Performance By An Actress in a Leading Role (Ellen Page), Achivement in Overall Sound, Adapted Screenplay and Achievement in Sound Editing.

The Films that Were Nominated for Best Motion Picture were
Away From Her, Continental, un film sans fusil / Continental, a Film Without Guns, Eastern Promises, L'Âge des ténèbres / Days of Darkness and Shake Hands With the Devil.

Other films nominated in various categories include Après tout, Bluff, Citizen Duane, Everything's Gone Green, Faire Chaluim Mhic Leòid / The Wake of Calum MacLeod, FIDO, Here and There, Jeu, Les 3 P'tits Cochons / The 3 Little Pigs, Ma fille mon ange, Ma tante Aline / My Aunt Aline, Madame Tutli-Putli, Nitro, Panache / Antlers, Partition, Poor Boy's Game, Radiant City, Regarding Sarah, Roméo et Juliette, Screening, Sharkwater, Silk, Surviving My Mother / Comment survivre à sa mère, That Beautiful Somewhere, The Tragic Story of Nling, Toi / You, Who Loves the Sun and Young Triffie's Been Made Away With.

You can find a complete breakdown of who was nominated for what at the official site for the 28th Annual Genie Awards. As always, for anyone who is interested in keeping up with what's out and what's coming soon in Canadian film I highly recommend the First Weekend Club. You can also find Trailers for many of these films in the links section of this site.