Locals nominated for Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards

Nominees for the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards were announced Thursday, and Sault Ste. Marie has some impressive representation.

In music categories, Jackson Reed was nominated for Best Video by a Northern Ontario Musical Act and Best Album; Kalle Mattson received three nominations - Best Songwriter, Best Video by a Northern Ontario Musical Act, and Best Album; and Rusty McCarthy was nominated in the Best Engineer category for his work on MD Dunn's release, Solace.

The Maltese Guinea Pig and Atom Egoyan's Remember received award nods in film categories.

A news release issued by Music and Film in Motion that includes the entire list of nominations follows.

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SUDBURY - On the evening of May 27, Music and Film in Motion will host the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards and present 13 awards for excellence in music, film, and for the first time in 2017, television/VOD.

MFM is thrilled to announce the nominees for the 2017 edition of NOMFA. These nominees represent the best and brightest in the cultural industries from communities all over Northern Ontario:

BEST SCREENWRITER
Erin Pitkethly - Jay Walking - Corbeil
Marla J. Hayes - Old Fart Squad - North Bay
Ryan La Via - Dear Mom - Thunder Bay

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE ON A RECORDING
Josh Turnbull - You Won't Drown - Sudbury
Mike Charette - Up All Night - Sudbury
Kassie Tyers - Nothing Better Than Love - Sudbury
Matt Thibeault - The Human Flaw - North Bay
Tessa Gooden - Quake - Sudbury

BEST SHORT/MID-LENGTH FILM
Camani - Directed by Dale Carrigan - Shot in North Bay
Farewell Fire - Directed by Scott Armstrong - Shot in Sudbury
Private Sessions - Directed by Zahra Golafshani - Shot in Sudbury
Return Voyage - Directed by Ben Bruhmuller - Shot in Sudbury
The Maltese Guinea Pig - Directed by Luke Grandmont - Shot in Sault Ste. Marie

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Bruhmuller - Return Voyage - Sudbury
Dale Carrigan - Camani - North Bay
Jamie M. Dagg - River - Timmins
Martin M. Smith - Ordinary Miracle - Sudbury and North Bay
Scott Armstrong - Farewell Fire - Sudbury

BEST SONGWRITER
David Dino White - The Hair (songwriter: David White) - North Bay
Hidden Roots Collective - Let You Go (songwriter: Rose-Erin Stokes) - North Bay
Jamie Gia - Body Math (songwriter: Jamie Giardini) - Timmins, Canisbay Township
Kalle Mattson - A Long Time Ago (songwriter: Kalle Mattson) - Sault Ste. Marie
Murder Murder - Jon and Mary (songwriters: Sam Cassio, Jon Danyliw, Barry Miles) - Sudbury

BEST VIDEO BY A NORTHERN ONTARIO MUSICAL ACT
Jackson Reed - Goodbye Endless Summer (Dir: Shawn Kosmerly) - Goulais River
Jennifer Holub - The Wolf (Dir: Shawn Kosmerly) - Sudbury
Kalle Mattson - Avalanche (Dir: Philip Sportel) - Sault Ste. Marie
Mimi O'Bonsawin - How Long (Dir: Alex McFarland) - Sudbury
Murder Murder - Movin' On (Dir: Shawn Kosmerly) - Sudbury

BEST TELEVISION OR VOD EPISODE
A Fuss in the Back Bush, Letterkenny Season 1 - Shot in Sudbury
Relationships, Letterkenny Season 2 - Shot in Sudbury
Uncle Eddie’s Trust, Letterkenny Season 2 - Shot in Sudbury
Croire aux licornes, St-Nickel saison 1 - Shot in Sudbury
Loaves and Fishes, What Would Sal Do? Season 1 - Shot in Sudbury

BEST ENGINEER
Ben Leggett (for David Dino White) - Hair of the Dog - North Bay
Rob Nickerson (for Matt Sellick) - Nocturne and The Knackers - Swimmers - Thunder Bay
Rusty McCarthy (for MD Dunn) - Solace - Sault Ste. Marie
Shawn Sasyniuk (for Matt Thibeault) - Cycles - North Bay

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A NORTHERN ONTARIO PRODUCTION
Dane DeHaan - Two Lovers and a Bear - Shot in Timmins
Ethan Hawke - Born to Be Blue - Shot in Sudbury and Espanola
Joel Kinnaman - Edge of Winter - Shot in Sudbury
Christine Lahti - The Steps - Shot in Parry Sound
Tatiana Maslany - Two Lovers and a Bear - Shot in Timmins
Anya Taylor-Joy - The Witch - Shot in Kiosk

MEILLEUR ALBUM PAR UN ARTISTE FRANCOPHONE
Antoine Tremblay-Beaulieu - La Couleur de mon coeur - Sudbury
Céleste Lévis - Céleste - Timmins
Edouard Landry - Pomme plastique II - Sudbury
McLean - Sans l’abri d'un quand - Sudbury
Stef Paquette - EP - Sudbury

BEST TELEVISION OR VOD SERIES
Hard Rock Medical - Shot in Sudbury and North Bay
Letterkenny - Shot in Sudbury
St-Nickel - Shot in Sudbury

BEST ALBUM
Brigitte Lebel - The View - North Bay
Hidden Roots Collective - Come Up, Honey - North Bay
Jackson Reed - The November Gales - Goulais River
Jamie Gia - Nope - Timmins, Canisbay Township
Kalle Mattson - Avalanche - Sault Ste. Marie

BEST FEATURE FILM
Born to Be Blue - Directed by Robert Budreau (Entertainment One, 2015) - Shot in Sudbury and Espanola
Remember - Directed by Atom Egoyan (Entertainment One, 2015) - Shot in Sault Ste. Marie
Sleeping Giant - Directed by Andrew Cividino (D Films, 2015) - Shot in Thunder Bay
The Witch - Directed by Robert Eggers (Elevation Pictures, 2015) - Shot in Kiosk
Two Lovers and a Bear - Directed by Kim Nguyen (Entertainment One, 2016) - Shot in Timmins

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