Sault musicians receive award nominations

A few Sault Ste. Marie references appear on the nominees list for the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards released earlier this week by Music and Film in Motion.

A few Sault Ste. Marie references appear on the nominees list for the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards released earlier this week by Music and Film in Motion.

Now living in Ottawa, Sault-born Kalle Mattson finds himself named in three categories; Best Music Video (A Love Song to the City, directed by Justin Colautti), Best Album By a Solo Artist (Someday, The Moon Will Be Gold), and Best Songwriter (A Love Song to the City).

Frank Deresti and the Lake Effect is nominated for Best Album By a Duo or Group for it's self-titled 2014 release.

Sault blues musician Rusty McCarthy is selected as a nominee for Best Engineer for his work on Britta Wolfert's album Moonstone.

In the film categories, Fall, which was shot in Sault Ste. Marie and Niagara Falls, is given a nod for Best Feature Film.

The 2015 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards Conference will take place in Sudbury from Thursday, May 28 through Saturday, May 30 and includes a variety of related panels, workshops and forums.

The Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards ceremony will begin at 8 p.m. at the Sudbury Theatre Centre on Saturday, May 30.

A number of music showcases are also scheduled throughout the weekend:

Thursday, May 28

8 p.m. at the Laughing Buddha
Performers include Mike Charette, Sunday Wilde, Lia, Rose-Erin Stokes, and Quatuor Philip May Quartet

Friday, May 29

8 p.m. at the Fromagerie
Performers include Annie Sumi, David Dino White, Mimi O'Bonsawin, Nick Sherman, and Kalle Mattson

11 p.m. at the Townehouse Tavern
Performers include Canucky Bluegrass Boys, The Greenbank Trio, Frank Deresti and the Lake Effect, and Murder Murder

Saturday, May 30

10 p.m. at the Fuse Nightclub
Performers include Carden Cove, The Almighty Rhombus, and The Trews.

For more information about this year's Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards Conference, please click here.

The complete list of the 2015 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards nominees:

Best Music Video by a Northern Ontario Artist

Clarian feat. Jessica Cardinal - "Mirror of the Sun" (Dir: John Alden Milne)
Matt Foy - "Outlaw" (Dir: John Alden Milne)
Kalle Mattson - "A Love Song to the City" (Dir: Justin Colautti)

Best Album by a Solo Artist

The Blazing Elwoods - Don't Sell the Car (Sudbury)
Kalle Mattson - Someday, The Moon Will Be Gold (Sault Ste. Marie)
Rose-Erin Stokes - Not Alone (North Bay)

Best Album by a Duo or Group

Canucky Bluegrass Boys – Dirty Ol’ Job (Sudbury)
Frank Deresti and the Lake Effect – Frank Deresti and the Lake Effect (Sault Ste. Marie)
Quatuor Philip May Quartet – Sudbury (Sudbury)

Best Songwriter

Kalle Mattson - "A Love Song to the City" (Sault Ste. Marie)
Murder Murder – "Diana" (Sudbury)
Mimi O'Bonsawin - "Brave" (Sudbury)

Best Engineer

Dave Angell and Chris Dorota for Shy-Anne Hovorka's Bones (Thunder Bay)
Ben Leggett for Faraway Neigbours' I May Never Find Home (North Bay)
Rusty McCarthy for Britta Wolfert's Moonstone (Sault Ste. Marie)

Best Vocal Performance on a Recording

Mike Charette - "Revolving Door" (Sudbury)
Lia - "No Good for Me" (Sudbury)
Rose-Erin Stokes – "Break" (North Bay)

Best Director

Undertow – Kristin Shepherd (North Bay)
Alias – Michelle Latimer (Thunder Bay)
The Underground – Michelle Latimer (Thunder Bay)

Best Feature Film

Cas & Dylan - Producer: Mark Montefiore; Directed by: Jason Priestley
Fall - Producer: Mehernaz Lentin; Directed by: Terrance Odette
The Captive - Producers: Atom Egoyan, Stephen Traynor, Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss; Directed by: Atom Egoyan

Best Screenwriter

Broken Angel - Screenwriter(s): Jules Koostachin (Moose Factory)
Dancing is Meaningless - Screenwriter(s): Anne Boulton (Sudbury)
Angelique's Isle - Screenwriter(s): Michelle Derosier (Thunder Bay)

Best Actor in a Northern Ontario Production

Richard Dreyfuss – Cas & Dylan
Ryan Reynolds – The Captive
Tatiana Maslany – Cas & Dylan

Best Short/Mid-Length Film

The Underground - Produced & Directed by: Michelle Latimer (Thunder Bay)
Clarabel - Produced and Directed by: Ben Bruhmuller (Sudbury)
Dancing is Meaningless - Producers: John Alden Milne and Anne Boulton; Directed by: John Alden Milne (Sudbury)