Jenn Engels
Jenn Engels is a Canadian television writer and producer,[1] most noted as a four-time Gemini and Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Writing in a Comedy Series.
She is an alumna of the Canadian Film Centre.[2]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Series | Credited as | Episodes written | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer | Writer | |||
| 2008-2012 | Less Than Kind | Yes | Yes | "Reparations and Renewal", "Showtime", "Spring Break", "Fatso Loves Lesbo", "Fun", "Insomnia", "Girl Trouble" |
| 2009 | Producing Parker | Yes | 1.9 | |
| 2009 | Stoked | Yes | "Dirty Little Secret, Nerdy Little Secret" | |
| 2009 | Jimmy Two-Shoes | Yes | "Heloise's Wish List", "There Will Be Chocolate", "I Married a Weavil", "Clowns Gone Wild", "Cellphone-itis", "Invasion of the Weavils", "My Best Friend's a Weavil", "Spring Broke", "High School Mulesical", "Everyone Can Whistle", "Hooded Chicken", "Heloise's Rival" | |
| 2010 | 18 to Life | Yes | "It's My Party" | |
| 2011 | Almost Naked Animals | Yes | "What Would Batty Do?/Duck Vinci Code" | |
| 2011 | Dan for Mayor | Yes | "Porktoberfest", "Mayor for a Day", "The Trash Compact" | |
| 2011 | InSecurity | Yes | "Anger Management", "The Spy Who Fed Me" | |
| 2011 | My Big Big Friend | Yes | "Derailed/Something Special", "Fort Messy/Beach Blast" | |
| 2012 | Total Drama: Revenge of the Island | Yes | "Truth or Laser Shark" | |
| 2013 | Satisfaction | Yes | Yes | "Penis Face Cat Funeral" |
| 2013 | Mother Up! | Yes | "Everybody Sees 2Bit's Wang", "The Double D's" | |
| 2013-2014 | Seed | Yes | Yes | "Mother Sucker", "Mall My Children", "Womb Mates", "Bromosomes", "The Rhythmic Gymnastic Method" |
| 2015-2016 | Bitten | Yes | Yes | "Tili Tili Bom", "Our Own Blood", "Dead Meat" |
| 2017 | Orphan Black | Yes | Yes | "Ease for Idle Millionaires" |
| 2018 | Carter | Yes | Yes | "Happy Campers", "The Farmhand Who Bought the Farm" |
| 2020 | Transplant | Yes | Yes | "Saleh" |
| 2021 | Sort Of | Yes | Yes | "Sort Of Back" |
| 2022 | The Lake | Yes | ||
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Gemini Awards | Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series | Less Than Kind | Nominated | [3] |
| 2013 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Writing in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Satisfaction | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Sort Of | Nominated | [4] | ||
| 2010 | WGC Screenwriting Awards | Best Writing, Episodic Half-Hour | Less Than Kind | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Best Writing, TV Comedy | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Sort Of | Nominated | [5] |
References
[edit]- ^ A. R. Wilson, "Orphan Black 505: Writer Jenn Engels on Cosima and Cophine". TV, eh?, July 8, 2017.
- ^ Rose Behar, "The 2011 Ten to Watch: Jenn Engels". Playback, September 8, 2011.
- ^ Michael Oliveira, "Flashpoint leads with 15 Gemini nominations". Toronto Star, August 31, 2010.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
- ^ Connie Thiessen, "Sort Of, The Parker Andersons lead WGC Screenwriting Award noms". Broadcast Dialogue, March 4, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Jenn Engels at IMDb
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