The Winterfolk Blues & Roots Festival has announced a rather stellar  lineup for the upcoming TENTH ANNUAL WINTERFOLK FESTIVAL which will take place from February 17-19, 2012 at the Delta Chelsea, Toronto’s Entertainment Hotel. Performances will fill Monarchs Pub, the Market Garden Stage and various other stages, all within the hotel. In this 10^th year, the festival will feature alumni from the first year including Danny Marks, David Gillis, Jack DeKeyzer, Jory Nash, Laura Fernandez, Mr. Rick & The Biscuits, Noah Zacharin, Tony Quarrington and founder Brian Gladstone. Returning artists and newcomers include Lynn Miles, Ariana Gillis, Lynne Hanson, Jay Aymar, Gary Kendall, David Essig and more! For more information and complete schedule please visit www.winterfolk.com

From its humble roots (initially the festival was staged at a few clubs in the Spadina and College area and drew about 500 people), it moved to the Danforth and grew in concept, scope, appeal and artistic value. It rapidly drew attention from artists, media, venues and audiences as well as all facets of the blues and roots communities in Toronto. Winterfolk’s success in part, came from providing much-needed commerce and revenue to area merchants during a typically slow retail time. Presented annually in February, Winterfolk fills a gap in the calendars of festival- goers, artists and the community.

Winterfolk, now celebrates its 10^th year by featuring those artists that were there from its inception and those returning to join the festivities. Singer/storyteller Jory Nash was one of the first-year musicians along with sultry Latin singer Laura Fernandez, mesmerizing singer-songwriter Noah Zacharin, guitar genius Tony Quarrington, original alt-country power trio Mr. Rick & The Biscuits, award-winning fingerstyle guitar champ David Gillis and  outstanding blues faves Danny Marks and Jack DeKeyzer. Returning artists include “Bernie Taupin fave” Ariana Gillis, shoot from the hipster Jay Aymar, bluesmen Gary Kendall (Downchild), Al Lerman (Fathead), the legendary David Essig, and award-winning Rick Taylor.

Juno and Canadian Folk Music Award winner Lynn Miles will showcase on the Market Garden stage as well as present workshops in the special “Listening Room” on the 27^th floor. Another award-winning Lynn (Lynn Hanson) will bring her ”porch music with a little Texas red dirt” to the festival stages.

Many of this year’s lineup have played the festival in previous years such as roots music pioneers Crabtree & Mills, “colour blind” Brian Blain, known for his successful campfire jam sessions at various festivals, powerhouse roots/pop songstress Grainne, John Jackson of Kensington Market and Perth County Conspiracy fame, dynamic vintage hillbilly swing duo HOTCHA!, five-piece veterans of Tommy Hunter fame Whiskey Jack, earnest folk duo Sue & Dwight, driving guitar-picker Phillip Brown, preacher to the choir, the Reverend Max Woolaver Band and roots/folk/country picking icons The Guitar Boys of Alderon.

Winterfolk prides itself on helping to boost the careers of newcomers and this year is no exception. Audiences will be stunned by the extreme talent and high energy of emerging bands like frenzied fiddler Jaron Freeman Fox & the Opposite of Everything, gypsy/Balkan/klezmer street-folk revolutionaries The Lemon Bucket Orkestra, wild gypsy, old-jazz, klezmer, folk troupe The Boxcar Boys, “Emmylou Harris meets unplugged vintage rock ‘n roll” band The Wanted, harmony queens from Kingston The Lady Racers and rockabilly sensation The Allistair Christl Trio.

ARTIST LINEUP: (For complete bios & websites please visit www.winterfolk.com )

Al Lerman

Alastai Artingstall

Ariana Gillis

A Yellow Field

Brian Blain

Brian Gladstone

Crabtree & Mills

D’Arcy Wickham

Dan McVeigh

Danny Marks

David Essig

David Gillis

Gary Kendall

Grainne

Greg Quill

HOTCHA!

Howard Gladstone

Ian Reid

Jack DeKeyzer

Jaron Freeman Fox & the Opposite of Everything

Jay Aymar

John Jackson

Jory Nash

Laura Fernandez

Lynn Miles

Lynne Hanson

Maneli Jamal

Marie Lynn Hammond

Max Woolaver Band

Michael Fitzpatrick

Moonshine Café

Mr. Rick

Mr. Rick & The Biscuits

Noah Zacharin

Phillip Brown

Phonogarde

Richard Henderson

Rick Donaldson

Rick Taylor

Roger Scannura & Ritmo Flamenco

Russell Leon

Same Latidude as Rome

Steve Raiken

Sue and Dwight

The Allistair Christl Trio

The Boxcar Boys

The Guitar Boys of Alderon

The Lady Racers

The Lemon Bucket Orkestra

The Wanted

Tia McGraff

Tony Quarrington

Whiskey Jack

PLUS Community Stages: Best of Acoustic Tuesdays at the Delta, Pete Otis Presents, Sunday afternoons at Sarah’s Cafe & Bar, Moonshine Café, SPEAK Music Presents, Seneca College Independent Music Program, Songwriters Unite, Jim Priebe Presents Stouffville Artists and NSAI.

Here is “HOTCHA” with last year’s preview:

It has been reported that legendary Soul Train creator and executive producer Don Cornelius seen in the photo with his estranged-wife Victoria has died of an apparent suicide.

It is said that, police officers arrived at Cornelius’ Sherman Oaks home in the early hours of the morning where they found his dead body from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 75.

The soul legend created Soul Train back in the late 1960?s with the first every episode being broadcasted on August 17, 1970. Soul Train, built on the model of the Dick Clark’s Bandstand, was one of the longest running shows of its kind, from 1970 to 2006, with Cornelius maintaining hosting duties for most of that time.

Cornelius interviews Dr. King

On March 20th, 2009 Cornelius was convicted of misdemeanor spousal abuse against his estranged wife Victoria, and sentenced to three years probation and 300 hours of community service, he was 72 years old at the time.

Cornelius was a journalist and radio host who saw the need for African American soul music to be distributed to a wider audience. Through Soul Train, many great artist were given exposure to the national American public such as, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin and James Brown to name a few. In addition the show created many opportunities for dancers not yet seen on television.

Cornelius, with is famous baritone rumble was a civil rights activist. The Soul Train broadcast contributed to the movement while exposing African American musical talent. His tremendous contribution is greatly appreciated on BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2012

About Author: Khamal Murray is a major in Bioethics & Heath Studies at the University of Toronto and a blogger/writer with http://thejuxtapositionape.blog.com and a special contributor with Alternavox Magazine

At least 14 decontaminated water leaks were found Monday in the pipes of the recycling system of Fukushima´s stricken nuclear plant, due to the cold weather that dropped 8 degrees below zero.

The plant´s operator, the Tokyo Electric Power company (TEPCO) reported that pipes froze due to the low temperatures, forcing them to stop cooling at a spent fuel pond, as soon as the leak of water was detected.

TEPCO explained that as soon as the leaks were found, permanent system controls were reinforced to protect the pipes from the cold with heating or isolating materials as necessary.

TEPCO had reported a week ago theat the volume of radioactive substances in Fukushima had slightly increased due to the cleaning of rubble.

It will take years to definitely close the reactors in the Fukushima nuclear plant, wich collapsed after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

In celebration of Black History Month, CFC (Canadian Film Centre) and Clement Virgo are pleased to host a special evening in conversation with iconic actress Pam Grier. For more than 40 years, starting out as cinema’s ‘first female action star’, Grier has been a trailblazer for strong women on-screen. From her early starring roles in hit blaxploitation films Foxy Brown and Coffy, to Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, and the acclaimed Showtime series The L Word, she has captivated and engaged audiences with her character portrayals. The evening will explore her inspirations for entering the film business, the choices she has made as an actor, and the challenges she has faced along the way. Grier will also draw on her personal experiences to discuss the impact of being a role model both on and off the screen.

This event will take place on Thursday, February 2nd at Cineplex Odeon Varsity and VIP Cinemas 55 Bloor Street West, Toronto. It will run from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Tickets are $20.00 (all proceeds will go towards the CFC Diversity Scholarship) and can be purchased in advance through T.O. TIX in person or online at www.totix.ca, or at the venue on the night of the event.

This event is part of TD’s Then & Now series, an inspiring and entertaining cultural showcase of one of Canada’s prominent communities. The lineup of events includes films, concerts, exhibitions, and performances by a host of Canadian and international artists. Visit the Then & Now website www.td.com/thenandnow for more information.

The Academy has just announced the nominations for the 84th annual Academy Awards.

In a formal ceremony nominees were announced by Jennifer Lawrence and Tom Sherak,  who is also president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Martin Scorcese’s groundbreaking  movie, Hugo, looks to lead the pack with 11 nominations followed by silent B&W film The Artist with 10. Of note Canada’s own Christopher Plummer is nominated for a Supporting Actor Oscar.

Below are the nominees in the 24 motion picture categories:

Best Picture

War Horse
The Artist
Moneyball
The Descendants
The Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Hugo
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Best Actress

Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Viola Davis, The Help
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Best Actor

Demian Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Supporting Actress

Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help

Supporting Actor

Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Best Director

Michel Hazanivicus, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life

Best Original Screenplay

Michel Hazanivicius, The Artist
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumulo, Bridesmaids
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
J.C. Chandor, Margin Call
Asghar Farhadi, A Separation

Best Adapted Screenplay

Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, The Descendants
John Logan, Hugo
George Clooney, Beau Willimon and Grant Heslov, The Ides of March
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin, Moneyball
Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Foreign Feature

Bullhead
Footnote
In Darkness
Monsieur Lazhar
A Separation

Best Animated Feature

A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

Art Direction

The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse

Cinematography

The Artist
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Costume Design

Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.

Documentary Feature

Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated

Documentary Short Subject

The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
God Is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
Saving Face
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Film Editing

Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Kevin Tent, The Descendants
Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Thelma Schoonmaker, Hugo
Christopher Tellefsen, Moneyball

Makeup

Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle, Albert Nobbs
Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland, The Iron Lady

Music (Original Score)

John Williams, The Adventures of Tintin
Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Howard Shore, Hugo
Alberto Iglesias, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
John Williams, War Horse

Music (Original Song)

“Man or Muppet” from The Muppets, Bret McKenzie
“Real in Rio” from Rio, Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett

Sound Editing

Drive
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Sound Mixing

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Visual Effects

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Short Film (Animated)

Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

Short Film (Live Action)

Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic

Blackberry/RIM (Research In Motion) announced that their two former CEO and founders Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie has stepped down and have been replaced by COO (Chief Operating Officer) Thorsten Heins.

Heins has 27 years in the telecommunications industry. Prior to joining RIM in 2007, Thorsten held several positions in the wireless arena including the Chief Technology Officer of Siemens’ Communications Division and several general management positions in Hardware and Software businesses.

Thorsten holds a master’s degree in Science and Physics from the University of Hannover in Germany. Thorsten also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce Inc. (RIM)

RIM has suffered tremendously in the last two years and since taking over the reins the markets have shown no real faith in this new change up. One of the major criticisms is that analyst were hoping that the new CEO would have come from outside the company and that that fresh approach would help reshape its current model.

Thorsten Heins, said that he has no interest in selling the company and well be spending the next few months working to improve the direction of RIM. Heins said RIM has scaled up rapidly, adding more than 20 million global subscribers in the past year, amid speculations of subscribers faltering due to operation problems and blackouts which literally crippled the company in the market. Analyst are hopeful for RIM’s future as they transfer their products onto the QNX operating software and with the release of the Playbook 2.0 (out in February) and the new Blackberry 10 (end of the year) software platform for mobile devices. The new CEO may also be toying with the idea to sell their products and software to the car manufacturing industry as RIM owns many patents. However other critics are saying the customers are not enthused about waiting for the changes at RIM. Whatever the outlook for the company this change may spell a new era for Research In Motion and Blackberry and my be the very change needed to place them on top of the market or bury them for good.

About Author: Khamal Murray is a major in Bioethics & Heath Studies at the University of Toronto and a blogger/writer with http://thejuxtapositionape.blog.com and a special contributor with Alternavox Magazine

Nobel Prize winners Rigoberta Menchu (1992) and Jody Williams (1997) will arrive in Honduras to boost the investigation into the murders of several women in Honduras, said the executive director of the Women Rights Center, Gilda Rivera.

“They arrive in Honduras on January 25, on National Women´s Day, the day in which Honduran women won, after many battles, their right to vote and take part in the decisions made in our country, though in practice that is not accomplished,” said Rivera.

During their stay, both women will meet with police authorities and leaders of pro-women´s rights in the country, which has the world´s second highest rate of women killings.

Honduras has the second highest rate of feminicide after Guatemala, where more than 1,750 cases have been reported in the last 6 years and 80 percent of the cases have not been investigated adequately.

Menchu and Williams will be heading a campaign to stop the hundreds of killings of women in this country, during which they will hold talks with those who have to investigate such acts and try to implement measures against those acts.

Dear Residents,

The 2012 City Budgets have been approved and the work to build a better city continues!

Before providing details of what services have been protected, what cuts have passed and what it all means for Ward 20, let me say thank you.

Thank you to all of you who showed up to budget meetings, and came to council. Thanks to those of you who wrote letters, made phone calls, wore buttons, marched in rallies and spoke to friends and neighbours. Your passion for this city, its neighbourhoods and the people of Toronto was as astonishing as it was inspiring.

Tens of thousands of Torontonians signed petitions and wrote letters, while more than 800 people came to speak in person.

As a result of your voices being raised and heard at City Hall, library hours will not be cut, the TTC has the money it needs to sustain service levels, daycare centres in schools and the community shall remain open and hungry students will be fed. The list goes on.

I was proud to play a role in bringing Council together to pass a much better budget than originally proposed. I am encouraged by how members from all parts of Toronto representing different neighbourhoods, north and south of Eglinton, east and west of Yonge Street chose common ground over the battle ground and fashioned a better budget. Better, but not perfect.

The year ahead provides a new set of challenges. The small set of councillors who are still in pursuit of a radically conservative agenda have several initiatives underway – some coming to council shortly: the sell-off of public housing, the privatization of public housing, and a campaign for a casino are just some of the fights that lie ahead.

There is also the prospect of a work stoppage at the City. Garbage collection, daycare, rink operations and all other city services are among the many areas to be affected. Council’s Labour Relations Committee has initiated a process that almost seems certain to result in a lock out. The action seems even more aggressive in light of the fact that City workers involved have not even talked of scheduling a strike vote, let alone holding one. City workers have offered to freeze wages for three years the City’s chair of Labour Relations has countered by asking employees to surrender seniority rights.

In the event of a work stoppage constituency work will continue as it did in the last term of council. Details will follow as events unfold.

Again, thanks for all of your support over the long budget process, and thanks in advance as we continue to work together to build stronger neighbourhoods and a stronger city too.

City Budget Highlights

City Council approved a 2012 Operating Budget of $9.358 billion and a 2012-2021 Capital Budget and Plan of $14.836 billion. Council also approved a 2.5 per cent property tax increase for residents, a 0.83 per cent tax increase for businesses and a 10-cent fare increase for the TTC.

In approving the budget, Council voted to use $19 million of the City’s surplus to protect the following services and programs:

• Free recreation programming for children, youth and older adults at priority centres
• Three city-run childcare centres
• Ice rinks – keep open during off-peak hours
• Programs at shared-use pools in Toronto District School Board schools
• Downsview Dells, Birchmount, and Bellwoods shelters
• Mechanical leaf collection in Etobicoke and parts of Scarborough
• Three staff positions at the Toronto Environment Office
• Live Green Toronto Animator’s program
• The Community Partnership Investment Program (CPIP) for non-arts community grants to support programs geared towards seniors, youth, and immigrant women in priority neighbourhoods
• Immigrant Women’s Health Centre
• School-based childcare rent subsidy
• TTC routes that were slated for reduction
• Libraries – preserve current service levels including hours, programs, and material collections

Adam Vaughan
City Councillor
Ward 20

Hosni Mubarak’s trial resumed on Thursday with new speeches by the defense, after his lawyer, Farid Al-Deeb, affirmed that the court lacks evidence that the former president ordered to shoot opposition demonstrators.

The hall of Cairo’s Criminal Court, set up for this case in the Police Academy, was reopened in the presence of the defense attorneys for Mubarak and the relatives of victims and of 846 people killed in the 2011 repression.

According to judicial sources, Thursday’s session deals about the defense of Al-Deeb, who on Tuesday presented the testimonies of two senior officers who reminded the court that there is no evidence of Mubarak’s involvement.

The lawyer quoted former Minister of Defense and current head of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (CSFA), Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, and the former chief of intelligence, Omar Suleiman, who exonerated Mubarak.

Both officers denied that the president had ordered to open fire at the demonstrators, who rose up on January 25, 2011, when hundreds of thousands of youths took to the streets and 18 days later they overthrew the Mubarak regime.

There is no evidence that Mubarak gave orders to open fire at demonstrators, said Al-Deeb, one of five lawyers defending the former head of state, his two sons, Alaa and Gamal, and former Minister of the Interior Habib El-Adli.

Six other high-ranking officers in the Central Security Forces are also being tried in this case.

The nominations for the 32nd Annual Genie Awards were announced by the Academy of Canadian Cinema &; Television today at simultaneous news conferences in Toronto and Montreal.

Director Jean-Marc Vallée’s Café de Flore received 13 nominations and David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method received 11 nominations—both films are nominated for Best Motion Picture and Achievement in Direction.

Rounding out the Best Motion Picture category are the awardwinning Monsieur Lazhar; the suspenseful The Whistleblower and the crowd-pleaser Starbuck.

The full list of nominees are…

Cronenberg - A Dangerous Method

BEST MOTION PICTURE

A DANGEROUS METHOD - Martin Katz, Marco Mehlitz, Jeremy Thomas

CAFÉ DE FLORE - Pierre Even, Marie-Claude Poulin, Jean-Marc Vallée

MONSIEUR LAZHAR - Luc Déry, Kim McCraw

STARBUCK - André Rouleau

THE WHISTLEBLOWER - Christina Piovesan, Celine Rattray

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN 

JEAN BÉCOTTE – Funkytown

AIDAN LEROUX, ROB HEPBURN – Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster

JAMES MCATEER – A Dangerous Method

PATRICE VERMETTE – Café de Flore

EMELIA WEAVIND – The Bang Bang Club

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY 

MIROSLAW BASZAK, C.S.C. – The Bang Bang Club

PIERRE COTTEREAU – Café de Flore

JON JOFFIN – Daydream Nation

JEAN-FRANÇOIS LORD – Snow & Ashes

RONALD PLANTE – Monsieur Lazhar

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN 

DENISE CRONENBERG – A Dangerous Method

FARNAZ KHAKI-SADIGH – Afghan Luke

GINETTE MAGNY, EMMANUELLE YOUCHNOVSKI – Café de Flore

HEATHER NEALE – Keyhole

MARIE-CHANTALE VAILLANCOURT – Funkytown

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION 

DAVID CRONENBERG – A Dangerous Method

STEVEN SILVER – The Bang Bang Club

JEAN-MARC VALLÉE – Café de Flore

PHILIPPE FALARDEAU – Monsieur Lazhar

LARYSA KONDRACKI – The Whistleblower

ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING 

JEAN-FRANÇOIS BERGERON – The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom

MICHAEL CZARNECKI – In Darkness

PATRICK DEMERS – Jaloux

STÉPHANE LAFLEUR – Monsieur Lazhar

RONALD SANDERS, C.C.E. A.C.E. – A Dangerous Method

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP 

CHRISTIANE FATTORI, FRÉDÉRIC MARIN – Café de Flore

AMBER MAKAR – Amazon Falls

VIRGINIE PARÉ – BumRush

TAMMY LOU PATE – Snow & Ashes

LESLIE ANN SEBERT, DAVID R. BEECROFT – Take This Waltz

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC – ORIGINAL SCORE 

RAMACHANDRA BORCAR – Jaloux

MYCHAEL DANNA – The Whistleblower

MARTIN LÉON – Monsieur Lazhar

PHILIP MILLER – The Bang Bang Club

HOWARD SHORE – A Dangerous Method

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC – ORIGINAL SONG 

JAY BRANNAN – Cloudburst – My Love My Love

CAROLE FACAL – Starbuck – Quelque part

MALAJUBE – Good Neighbours – Oeil pour Oeil

STEVEN PAGE – French Immersion – A Different Sort of Solitude

JEAN ROBITAILLE, STEVE GALLUCCIO – Funkytown – Waiting for your Touch

Monsieur Lazhar Cast

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

FELLAG – Monsieur Lazhar

GARRET DILLAHUNT – Oliver Sherman

MICHAEL FASSBENDER – A Dangerous Method

PATRICK HUARD – Starbuck

SCOTT SPEEDMAN – Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 

ANTOINE BERTRAND – Starbuck

KEVIN DURAND – Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster

MARIN GERRIER – Café de Flore

TAYLOR KITSCH – The Bang Bang Club

VIGGO MORTENSEN – A Dangerous Method

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 

CATHERINE DE LÉAN – Nuit #1

PASCALE MONTPETIT – The Girl in the White Coat

VANESSA PARADIS – Café de Flore

RACHEL WEISZ – The Whistleblower

MICHELLE WILLIAMS – Take This Waltz

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 

ROXANA CONDURACHE – The Whistleblower

HÉLÈNE FLORENT – Café de Flore

JULIE LEBRETON – Starbuck

SOPHIE NÉLISSE – Monsieur Lazhar

CHARLOTTE SULLIVAN – Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster

ACHIEVEMENT IN OVERALL SOUND 

STÉPHANE BERGERON, YANN CLEARY, LISE WEDLOCK – Marécages / Wetlands

PIERRE BERTRAND, SHAUN NICHOLAS GALLAGHER, BERNARD GARIÉPY STROBL – Monsieur Lazhar

JEAN MINONDO, JOCELYN CARON, GAVIN FERNANDES, LOUIS GIGNAC – Café de Flore

LOU SOLAKOFSKI, STEPHAN CARRIER, KIRK LYNDS – The Bang Bang Club

OREST SUSHKO, CHRISTIAN COOKE – A Dangerous Method

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING 

FRED BRENNAN, JAMES BASTABLE, GABE KNOX, JOHN SIEVERT – You Are Here

CLAUDE BEAUGRAND, OLIVIER CALVERT, NATALIE FLEURANT, FRANCINE POIRIER – Marécages / Wetlands

WAYNE GRIFFIN, ROB BERTOLA, TONY CURRIE, ANDY MALCOLM, MICHAEL O’FARRELL – A Dangerous Method

MARTIN PINSONNAULT, BLAISE BLANCHIER, SIMON MEILLEUR, MIREILLE MORIN, LUC RAYMOND – Café de Flore

JEREMY MACLAVERTY, DANIEL PELLERIN, GEOFF RAFFAN, JAN RUDY, JOHN SIEVERT, JAMES MARK STEWART – In Darkness

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 

ANNE ÉMOND – Nuit #1

EILIS KIRWAN, LARYSA KONDRACKI – The Whistleblower

KEN SCOTT, MARTIN PETIT – Starbuck

JEAN-MARC VALLÉE – Café de Flore

RYAN WARD, MATTHEW HEITI – Son of the Sunshine

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 

PHILIPPE FALARDEAU – Monsieur Lazhar

RYAN REDFORD – Oliver Sherman

DAVID SHAMOON – In Darkness

STEVEN SILVER – The Bang Bang Club

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS 

DENNIS BERARDI, MATHEW BORNETT, MIKE BORRETT, WILSON CAMERON, OVI CINAZIN, JASON EDWARDH, OLIVER HEARSEY, JIM PRICE, MILAN SCHERE, WOLCIECH ZIELINSKI – A Dangerous Method

ÉVE BRUNET, JACQUES LÉVESQUE, PHILIPPE ROBERGE – Snow & Ashes

MARC CÔTÉ, STÉPHANIE BROUSSAUD, GARY CHUNTZ, VINCENT DUDOUET, CYNTHIA MOUROU, ERIC NORMANDIN, MARTIN PENSA, LUC SANFAÇON, SYLVAIN THÉROUX, NATHALIE TREMBLAY – Café de Flore

GEOFFROY LAUZON – BumRush

TOM TURNBULL, IAN BRITTON, ROBERT CROWTHER, TONY CYBULSKI – Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster

BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY 

BEAUTY DAY – Jay Cheel, Kristina McLaughlin, Kevin McMahon, Roman Pizzacalla

FAMILY PORTRAIT IN BLACK AND WHITE – Julia Ivanova, Boris Ivanov

THE GUANTANAMO TRAP – Thomas Wallner, Amit Breuer, Patrick Crowe

LA NUIT, ELLES DANSENT / AT NIGHT, THEY DANCE – Isabelle Lavigne, Stéphane Thibault, Lucie Lambert

WIEBO’S WAR – David York, Nick Hector, C.C.E., Bryn Hughes, Bonnie Thompson

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY 

75 WATTS – John Cullen

DERAILMENTS – Chelsea McMullan

SIRMILIK – Zacharias Kunuk, Joel McConvey, Kristina McLaughlin, Kevin McMahon, Michael McMahon, Geoff Morrison, Ryan J. Noth

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT DRAMA 

DOUBLES WITH SLIGHT PEPPER – Ian Harnarine

HOPE – Pedro Pires, Phoebe Greenberg, Penny Mancuso

ORA – René Chénier, Philippe Baylaucq

LA RONDE – Élaine Hébert, Sophie Goyette

BEST ANIMATED SHORT 

CHOKE – Michelle Latimer

LA CITÉ ENTRE LES MURS / INNER CITY – Alain Fournier

MUYBRIDGE’S STRINGS – Koji Yamamura, Michael Fukushima, Shuzo John Shiota, Keisuke Tsuchihashi

ROMANCE – Georges Schwizgebel, René Chénier, Marc Bertrand

WILD LIFE – Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby, Marcy Page, Bonnie Thompson

The 32nd Annual Genie Awards will be broadcast on Thursday, March 8 at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT) on CBC Television.

* Material Source: Genie Awards Press Release.