Jackson and Kalle bring home awards

On a Sudbury Saturday night, Music and Film In Motion (MFM) celebrated northern Ontario talent during the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards (NOMFA). Nominated work included that from Corbeil, North Bay, Thunder Bay, Timmins, Sudbury, Perry Sound, and Kiosk, as well as Sault Ste. Marie and Goulais River.

Of the local nominees, Jackson Reed and his release The November Gales took home the award for Best Album. He was also nominated in the Best Video by a Northern Ontario Musical Act category, but was defeated by another Sault artist. Kalle Mattson won for his Avalanche video. Mattson was also nominated for Best Songwriter and Best Album.

Atom Egoyan's Remember, which was filmed in Sault Ste. Marie and stars Christopher Plummer, won for Best Feature Film.

A news release issued by Music and Film In Motion that includes a complete list of award winners follows.

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Celebrating northern Ontario’s best and brightest from the past two years on Saturday, May 27, MFM welcomed partners, sponsors and industry guests to unveil the NOMFA award recipients in 13 different award categories acknowledging achievements in both music and film.

With representation from across northern Ontario, MFM is thrilled to see these awards unite communities across the north and feature exceptional talent and diversity that exists from Parry Sound to Thunder Bay, and everywhere in between!

Best Feature Film
Production: Remember
Director: Atom Egoyan
Producer: Robert Lantos and Ari Lantos

Best Album
Artist: Jackson Reed
Album: The November Gales

Best Television or VOD Series
Production: Letterkenny, Season 2
Director: Jacob Tierney
Producer: Mark Montefiore, Patrick O’Sullivan

Meilleur album par un artiste francophone
Artiste: McLean
Album: Sans l'abri d'dun quand

Best Actor in a Northern Ontario Production
Actor: Ethan Hawke
Production: Born to be Blue

Best Engineer
Engineer: Rob Nickerson
Artist: Matt Selick
Album: Nocturne

Best Television or VOD Episode
Episode: Letterkenny, Relationships (Season 2, episode 3)
Director: Jacob Tierney
Producer: Mark Montefiore and Patrick O’Sullivan

Best Video by a Northern Ontario Musical Act
Artist: Kalle Mattson
Director: Philip Sportel
Video: Avalanche

Best Songwriter
Artist: Rose-Erin Stokes for Hidden Roots Collective
Song: Let You Go
Album: Come Up, Honey

Best Director
Director: Jamie M. Dagg
Production: River

Best Short/Mid-Length Film
Film: Farewell Fire
Director: Scott Armstrong

Best Vocal Performance on a Recording
Artist: Matt Thibeault
Song: The Human Flaw

Best Screenwriter
Screenwriter: Erin Pitkethly
Screenplay: Jay Walking

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