Genie Award

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Genie Award
Awarded for Best film productions in Canada
Presented by Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
Country  Canada
First awarded 1980
Official website http://www.genieawards.ca

Since 1979, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television has served to unify the country’s film industry by honouring and showcasing outstanding achievements in Canadian cinema with the annual presentation of The Genie Awards.[1] For three decades, the Genies have celebrated and affirmed Canada’s national cinema. Promoting all facets of film, the Genies have evolved, introducing new awards categories to reflect the ongoing growth and development of the industry.

The 32nd Annual Genie Awards will take place on Thursday March 8th 2012 in Toronto.

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[edit] History

A brief history of 'The Genies':

• In the 1970's the Canadian film industry grew rapidly. A small group of filmmakers aspired to build a unifying organization and mount a national, annual showcase of the industry's achievements.

• On June 20th, 1979 the Academy of Canadian Cinema (as it was originally named) was incorporated. A key part of the mandate has always been to promote higher filmmaking standards through the presentation of annual awards.

• In 1980 the Awards and the Statuette were officially named the Genie Awards for the first annual event.

• The Genie Awards have always broadcast the glamour of the red carpet and the awards in Canada.

[edit] The Statuette

Genie sculptor Sorel Etrog, says the statue represents a standing figure whose focus of energy is concentrated in the upper part of the body, thus reflecting the process involved in transforming an idea or concept into a visual reality.

The Genie statuette, gold-plated bronze mounted on a marble base, stands 14 inches tall and weighs in at 14 pounds! (35.6 cm tall and 6.35 kg)

[edit] Genie Rules and Regs

Updated Genie Rules Now Online: Click here to read the new rules.

Modifications include a reduced entry fee for short films and a reduced entry fee for feature films with budgets under $1.25 million. Also for the first time, feature films that have screened in two Academy-approved Canadian film festivals, without a theatrical screening, will be eligible.

[edit] Eligibility

In order to be eligible for The Genie Awards, a film is required to qualify as a Canadian film production or co-production (as defined by CAVCO and/or CRTC criteria) and have had a theatrical release in Canada between January 1 and December 31 of the previous year or for the first time, feature films that have screened in two Academy-approved Canadian film festivals (also listed online), without a theatrical screening, will be eligible.

[edit] Voting

The Genie Awards are based on a peer-voting system. Each year, Academy members, filmmakers, critics, and other industry professionals, are invited to sit on Nominating Committees. In total, there are three (3) Nominating Committees.

There are two (2) for the Feature Films, and one (1) for the Theatrical Shorts and Documentaries (TSDs). The two Feature Film juries choose the nominations for BEST MOTION PICTURE as one large group, before breaking into two separate committees.

A Chairperson will be selected by the Academy to head each Committee and invite members from across Canada to participate, in consultation with the Academy Board of Directors. One Committee, which includes directors, writers, performers, producers, scholars and critics, will be responsible for selecting Nominees for: Direction, Screenwriting and Performance Categories. The other Committee, composed of practitioners of each of the respective crafts, will be responsible for selecting nominees for: Art Direction/ Production Design, Costume Design, Make-Up, Cinematography, Editing, Music, Sound Categories and Visual Effects. Both Nominating Committees will together select Nominees for Best Motion Picture. The Nominating Committee for Theatrical Shorts and Documentaries will select the Nominees in the Categories of Feature Length and Short Documentary, Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Drama.

These 3 committees review all submissions to determine nominations across a range of awards categories. The nominations are then voted upon by members of the Academy's Cinema division.

Final voting in each Category is determined by the Voting Member’s respective Branch affiliation. Directors vote for Best Direction, Editors for Best Editing, etc. Best Motion Picture, Best Feature Length Documentary, and all Performance Categories will be voted on by the entire Cinema membership.

The two Feature Film juries determine the nominations in each of the categories, and rank them in order of preference. The membership then votes on these nominations, making up 100% of the final, winner vote. In the case of a membership vote tie, the nominating committee will be the tie-breaker.

The Theatrical Shorts and Documentary jury not only determines the nominations in their four categories, but their vote also counts for 60% of the final, winner vote (in all categories but Best Feature Length Documentary, where the ACCT membership counts for 100% of the final, winner vote). The membership vote counts for 40% of the final, winner vote.

[edit] Ceremony

On March 20, 1980, Toronto’s Royal Alexandra Theatre was the glittering setting for the Academy of Canadian Cinema’s first annual Genie Awards. Since then the awards have predominantly resided in Toronto. Awards are presented each March.

As mentioned earlier, the ceremony consists of several parts. The event starts in the late afternoon with a red carpet. The media are invited to line the red carpet. They are broken down into sections: live interviews and photographers. There are usually around 70 media personal from various outlets. The red carpet will has a fan zone for those who are hoping to line up and get an autograph from their favourite celebrity.

After guests walk the red carpet, they will arrive at a reception have the chance to network and mingle before the show.

The awards are always presented in two parts. One is on-air so the public are able to watch along with the nominees. The on-air portion of the night will include only half of the awards. The balance of the awards are presented off-air. The two presentations usually occur on the same night in the same venue.

At the Gemini Awards ceremony, the winners will be announced by a presenter and then called onstage to receive their award and give a brief acceptance speech. Winners are ushered back stage to the press room where they are officially photographed before they meet the press for a brief Q and A.

After the ceremony, all guests are invited to a networking reception.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Special Achievement Genie

The Special Achievement Genie Special Achievement Genie is awarded on occasion to an individual or individuals in recognition of lifetime achievement or an important career milestone.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Genie Awards profile and history Can be read on the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's website

[edit] External links

Genie Awards
By year
1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1996 (1) • 1996 (2) • 1997 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012

Note that because of variable scheduling of the ceremony, the eligibility period has not always been consistent. Accordingly, ceremonies are listed here by the year in which they were held, not necessarily the year in which nominated films were released.
By category

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