Vanguarde is thrilled to announce that 22 clients have received a total of 31 nominations for this year’s Canadian Screen Awards! The Canadian Screen Awards will be presented as a seven-part series of virtual presentations starting May 17 through until May 20. Congratulations to the following Vanguarde nominees: Best Drama Series – Adam Pettle – […]
We are thrilled to announce Vanguarde Cinematographer David Greene has been nominated for this year’s American Society of Cinematographers Award! David is nominated for Best Cinematography in an Episode of a One-Hour Television Series for his work on the episode “The Moroi” of the YouTube Originals series IMPULSE. IMPULSE tells the story of a 16-year-old […]
Congratulations to our client Anika Jarrett for being named one of eight writer recipients for BIPOC TV & Film’s Black + Indigenous Drama Intensive Program! Anika is a first-generation Jamaican-Canadian with a background in social work and counselling and a passion for writing character-driven crime dramas. Congrats to Anika and fellow recipients Filsan Ali, Jeremy Torrie, […]
The wait is finally over! GINNY & GEORGIA, the new mother-daughter dramedy from Netflix debuts today. Follow along as Georgia and her two kids, Ginny and Austin, move north in search of a fresh start but find that the road to new beginnings can be bumpy. The first season features the talents of Vanguarde director Aleysa Young, […]
The highly anticipated second season of SNOWPIERCER is back underway on TNT and Netflix Canada! The second season of this post-apocalyptic thriller showcases the talents of Vanguarde writer Renée St. Cyr and editors Jamie Alain and Justin Li. “Wilford wants to turn the train, Layton wants to bring democracy, and Melanie wants everyone to be […]
In more exciting festival circuit news, the film ISLANDS, lensed by Vanguarde DP Diego Guijarro, will have its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Online Film Festival! ISLANDS focuses on Joshua, a timid, middle-aged Filipino immigrant in Canada who has lived in the comfort of his parents’ care his entire life. When his mother suddenly passes […]
TONIGHT! WORKIN’ MOMS is back in business, returning for Season 5 at 9pm ET on CBC and streaming on CBC Gem! Vanguarde’s Catherine Reitman serves as the show’s star and showrunner, as well as executive producer along with her husband and co-star, Philip Sternberg. Current and past seasons of the show involved the talents of […]
We are thrilled to announce that NIGHT RAIDERS, lensed by Vanguarde’s Daniel Grant and edited by Vanguarde’s Jorge Weisz, will premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in the Panorama programme! An Indigenous, female-led sci-fi film written and directed by Danis Goulet, NIGHT RAIDERS takes place in a dystopian world where a Cree woman joins a […]
Exciting awards season news! CBC/PopTV’s Schitt’s Creek has landed five Golden Globes nominations, including Best Musical or Comedy Series. Congratulations to our talented clients who’ve helped make the show the huge success it’s become: writer-director Andrew Cividino, and directors Bruce McCulloch and Sturla Gunnarsson! This isn’t the first time Vanguarde clients have received recognition for Schitt’s Creek […]
Congratulations to Vanguarde cinematographer Jordan Oram and the rest of the BLACK BODIES team for making their international debut at Sundance Film Festival – with a special shout-out from Ava DuVernay! From filmmaker Kelly Fyffe-Marshall, this four-minute film vignette follows a Black man and woman lamenting as they come face-to-face with the realities of being Black […]