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THE BURNING SEASON WINS AGAIN!

13 May

What a god damn thrill to win the 2024 BEST SCREENPLAY at The Writer’s Guild of Canada Awards with my co-writer Jonas Chernick for our indie feature film THE BURNING SEASON. If you’re keeping score (cause I am) that’s three screenwriting awards for this little indie we shot in the middle of Algonquin Park on a tiny budget, a lot of hutzpah and more than a few laughs/tears/stress hives.

Much love to our director Sean Garrity, along with Fab Filippo who helped conceive the original concept of a love story told backwards. Our production manager Geoff Ewart and his pup Ripley kept me sane during a bonkers season of my life. My old buddy Hunter and Ripley were literal therapy dogs on set.

And yes, this was pretty much my acceptance speech at the awards.

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THE BURNING SEASON wins Best Original Screenplay at the 2023 Whistler Film Festival

4 Dec

The Burning Season – a feature film written by Jonas Chernick and myself, won The Borsos Best Screenplay at the 2023 Whistler Film Festival!

We couldn’t be prouder of this wee indie film, shot in Sept of 2022 in Algonquin Park, Ontario. Being a writer/producer of this romantic drama was one of the hardest and emotionally difficult yet rewarding creative experiences of my life. Directed by Sean Garrity and starring Jonas Chernick & Sara Canning as traumatized lovers who just can’t quit each other, The Burning Season premiered at the Whistler Film Festival and is currently making its rounds in the festival circuit!

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