Working for Canadian Screenwriters: The Writers Guild of Canada represents 2,000 professional screenwriters working in film, television, radio and digital production.
The WGC Screenwriting Awards honours excellence in screenwriting and will celebrate the winning words of 2009 on April 19 at the 14th Annual WGC Screenwriting Awards held in Toronto.
This year, more than 148 scripts vied for the judges’ attentions. The entries have been narrowed to 43 finalist scripts across 11 categories, including screenwriting for feature film, episodic half-hour and one-hour, documentary film and more. In all, 76 screenwriters are up for awards. The winners will be announced at the 2010 WGC Screenwriting Awards on Monday, April 19, 2010, at Maro in Liberty Village, Toronto. Several special awards, including the WGC Showrunner Award, will also be handed out at the event.
Hosting the WGC Screenwriting Awards this year is the always-hilarious, Canadian Comedy Award-winning Debra DiGiovanni. The Awards will be written by Canadian Comedy Award-winning writers Steven and Daniel Shehori in collaboration with Ms. DiGiovanni.
[The nominees include:}
Episodic one hour
Stargate Universe "Time." Written by Robert C. Cooper
Flashpoint "One Wrong Move." Written by Mark Ellis & Stephanie Morgenstern & James Hurst
ZOS: Zone of Separation "Bred in the Bone." Written by John Krizanc
Cra$h & Burn "Trust." Written by Jackie May
Murdoch Mysteries "Mild Mild West." Written by Derek Schreyer
ZOS: Zone of Separation "Shallow Graves." Written by Jason Sherman
Radio Drama
Afghanada "Episode 65." Written by Alex Levine - [Alex was the script coordinator for SG1/SGA]
Afghanada "Episode 61." Written by Barbara Samuels
