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42-859: Martin Villeneuve ( French: [maʁtɛ̃ vilnœv] ) is a Canadian screenwriter, producer, director, actor, and art director. He was nominated at the Canadian Screen Award (formerly Genie Award ) in 2013 for Best Adapted Screenplay, for Mars et Avril , his feature film debut. He is also known for The 12 Tasks of Imelda , his second feature film released in 2022, in which he portrays his own grandmother, and for his animated series Red Ketchup which premiered in 2023. Villeneuve previously worked for Cirque du Soleil as an artistic director for commercials and films. He studied film production at Concordia University and graphic design at Université du Québec à Montréal . In 2002, he received an award from

84-549: A series of short films Villeneuve previously made starring the character. Three chapters in the series — Imelda (2014), Imelda 2: le notaire (2020) and Imelda 3: Simone (2020) — were released as standalone short films, constituting the “Imelda Trilogy”; several further short films featuring the character have been made and were integrated to the feature film. The cast includes Robert Lepage , Ginette Reno , Michel Barrette , Anne-Marie Cadieux , Antoine Bertrand , Yves Jacques , Lynda Beaulieu and Marc-François Blondin. Since

126-543: Is in a relationship with Kika Martinez, and they are raising two children. Canadian Screen Award The Canadian Screen Awards (French: Les prix Écrans canadiens ) are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film , English-language television , and digital media ( web series ) productions. Given annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television ,

168-930: The 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, host Howie Mandel made a recurring joke of suggesting that they be nicknamed "STDs" (an abbreviation of "screen, television, and digital", but a double entendre of another use of the abbreviation ). The show is currently commonly known as the CSAs. To be eligible for nominations, a title must be either a Canadian production or co-production; international film or television projects shot in Canada without direct Canadian production involvement are not eligible. Canadians cannot receive nominations for working on foreign productions that were not otherwise eligible for CSA consideration, but foreign nationals may be nominated for work on eligible Canadian films. A feature film must have received at least one full week of commercial theatrical screenings in at least two of

210-523: The Academy Awards , where the eligibility rules permit films from streaming services. Despite this conflict, films which premiered theatrically, but did not surpass the theatrical screening criteria and thus were never submitted in film categories before being released on a television or streaming platform, are eligible to receive nominations in the television categories; as well, the more flexible eligibility criteria noted below, which were introduced during

252-473: The COVID-19 pandemic in light of the disruptions that it caused to film distribution, remain in place as of 2024 despite the reopening of movie theatres, and thus now permit some films distributed on streaming platforms to enter film categories. Under certain circumstances, it may also be possible for a film to be nominated in both film and television categories. For example, the 2020 documentary film One of Ours

294-481: The Calgary , Edmonton , Halifax , Montreal , Ottawa , Quebec City , Saskatoon , St. John's , Toronto , Vancouver , Victoria and/or Winnipeg markets between 1 January of the qualifying year and the date of the awards ceremony in the presentation year. A film may be submitted and even nominated before it has fully met these criteria, so long as it can provide satisfactory proof that the criteria will be fulfilled by

336-603: The Neuchâtel International Fantasy Film Festival in Switzerland. On February 27, 2013, Villeneuve gave a TED Talk about Mars et Avril . This event took place in Long Beach, California . Prior to his talk, the opening sequence of the movie was shown, as well as a three minutes overview of the steps leading from the green screen to the final images. Villeneuve's talk, "How I made an impossible film,"

378-770: The Quebec City Film Festival on September 16, 2020, and won the Cinémental Award for Best Canadian Short Film 2020. Imelda 3: Simone had its world premiere and opened the Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue on October 31, 2020, in front of a real audience despite the Covid crisis. He gave a one-hour storytelling masterclass for Goalcast, which went live on January 7, 2021. Villeneuve's second feature film, The 12 Tasks of Imelda , which he wrote, directed, produced and starred in, had its world premiere at

420-437: The Quebec City Film Festival on September 9, 2022, before going into commercial release in 29 theaters across Quebec on October 28, 2022. It was also screened at the 2022 Whistler Film Festival , where it won the award for "Best Editing" in a Borsos Competition film. On March 26, 2023, Villeneuve won the "Best Actor" award at the Festival du Film Canadien de Dieppe, France, for his role of Imelda, and on August 31, 2023, he won

462-519: The TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto, but due to Omicron variant and restrictions being reimplemented in the province of Ontario , the presentation was once again held as a virtual event. A television presentation returned, with winners in top categories announced during an hour-long, pre-recorded special on CBC Television hosted by TallBoyz . While in-person presentations were reinstated for 2023,

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504-593: The "Best Director" award at the Canada China International Film Festival . In 2023, Martin Villeneuve directed Red Ketchup , based on Quebec’s cult graphic novels. Produced by Sphere Animation, this 20-episode animated series aired on Adult Swim in English and on Télétoon la nuit in French. Villeneuve also lent his voice to the character of Bill Bélisle in the French version of the show, which held

546-512: The 2022 Whistler Film Festival , where Arthur Tarnowski won the award for Best Editing in a Borsos Competition film. On March 26, 2023, Martin Villeneuve won the Best Actor award at the Festival du Film Canadien de Dieppe, France, for his role of Imelda, and on August 31, 2023, he won the Best Director award at the Canada China International Film Festival . In 2023, The 12 Tasks of Imelda

588-475: The Academy announced further changes for the 12th Canadian Screen Awards , instituting a new genre separation for best leading and supporting performances in drama and comedy films, and introducing a new category for best performance in a live action short film. No change was introduced in television acting categories, which already feature a genre separation for drama and comedy. At the 12th Canadian Screen Awards ,

630-672: The CFAs in 1978 to create the new Genie Awards, and took over the ACTRAs in 1986 to create the Gemini Awards. The Academy additionally created the Bijou Awards in 1981 as a new home for CFA specialty categories, such as television films, that had not been retained by the Genie Awards, but presented them only once before discontinuing that program. In April 2012, the Academy announced that it would merge

672-411: The Canadian funding agencies SODEC and Telefilm Canada declined to finance this feature film, all of the cast and crew, who had already taken part in the short films, agreed to work on it as unpaid volunteers. The film premiered on September 9, 2022 at the Quebec City Film Festival , before going into commercial release in 29 theaters across Quebec on October 28, 2022. It was also screened at

714-716: The Geminis and the Genies into a new awards show that would better recognize Canadian accomplishments in film, television, and digital media. On 4 September 2012, the Academy announced that the new ceremony would be known as the Canadian Screen Awards, reflecting the multi-platform nature of the presentation's expanded scope and how Canadians consume media content. The inaugural ceremony , hosted by comedian Martin Short and broadcast by CBC Television , took place on 3 March 2013. Due to

756-495: The Genie Awards, all Canadian films, regardless of language, are eligible to receive awards in the film categories. However, as with the Gemini Awards, only English-language productions are eligible for television categories: the Academy continues to hold the Prix Gémeaux , a separate ceremony honouring French-language television productions. Defunct categories : The 12 Tasks of Imelda The film expands on

798-505: The awards recognize excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The awards were first presented in 2013 as the result of a merger of the Gemini Awards and Genie Awards —the Academy's previous awards presentations for television (English-language) and film productions. They are widely considered to be the most prestigious award for Canadian entertainers, artists, and filmmakers, often referred to as

840-471: The board would consider the suggestions and potentially announce a naming choice in time for the 2014 ceremony. No formal nickname was announced at the time; numerous media outlets settled on the informal "Screenies". At the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016, host Norm Macdonald called in his opening monologue for the awards to be named the Candys; several presenters and winners followed his lead throughout

882-512: The broadcast on CBC Television remained a pre-recorded special featuring highlights from the non-televised galas, linked by host Samantha Bee , rather than a live event. In August 2022, the Academy announced that it would discontinue its past practice of presenting gendered awards for film and television actors and actresses; beginning with the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, gender-neutral awards for Best Performance will be presented, with eight nominees per category instead of five. In 2023,

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924-438: The calendar year. Documentary and short films are also automatically deemed eligible for nomination if they have won an award at an eligible Canadian or international film festival within the qualifying period, even if they have not fully met the Canadian screening criteria. For television categories, the qualifying period corresponds more closely to the traditional television season than the calendar year, beginning 1 September of

966-453: The commercial creativity agency Sid Lee for the quality of his portfolio. In the years that followed, he worked as an artistic director with this agency and created advertising campaigns for several Cirque du Soleil shows, including Zumanity , KÀ and Corteo . He found the name for these three shows, as well as for Guy Laliberté ’s One Drop Foundation . When the agency (formerly known as Diesel) changed its name in 2006, Villeneuve had

1008-413: The date of the ceremony. Film festival screenings are not directly relevant to the inclusion criteria for feature films; as long as it meets the commercial screening criteria, a film may in fact have had its initial film festival premiere up to 1.5 years earlier than 1 January of the qualifying year. Although due to the more periodic nature of Canadian film distribution it may be possible for a film to meet

1050-1162: The equivalent of the Academy Awards and Emmy Awards in the United States, the BAFTA Awards in the United Kingdom, the AACTA Awards in Australia, the IFTA Awards in Ireland, the César Awards in France and the Goya Awards in Spain. The award's historic roots stem from the Canadian Film Awards , which were presented for film from 1949 to 1978, and the ACTRA Awards , which were presented for television from 1972 to 1986. The Academy took over

1092-409: The evening, referring to the award as "The Candy" in their presentation announcements or acceptance speeches, and John Candy's former SCTV colleagues Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara both endorsed Macdonald's proposal in the press room. Macdonald had not sought input from the Academy itself prior to his monologue, although he ran the idea past the ceremony's broadcast producer Barry Avrich . At

1134-470: The film BlackBerry , which documented the rise and fall of the BlackBerry phone , broke the record for the most nominations for a film in the history of the Canadian Screen Awards , with 17 nominations. As of 2023, the Academy has not announced any official nickname, such as "Oscar" for the Academy Awards . Many Canadian television and film critics and others have suggested potential nicknames, including

1176-481: The idea for the anagram Sid Lee. He also directed TV commercials for Cirque du Soleil, in addition to music videos and documentary shorts. Villeneuve began his career as a writer and graphic artist in 2002. He has created the comic book La voix du tonnerre (Les 400 coups, 2004), as well as the two graphic novels Mars et Avril (Sid Lee & la Pastèque, 2002-2006). In 2012, the feature film adaptation of Mars et Avril which Villeneuve wrote, directed and produced,

1218-508: The most important film and television categories are presented during the live broadcast. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the Canadian Screen Awards did not hold an in-person presentation between 2020 and 2022. All ceremonies were held as virtual events beginning with the 8th Canadian Screen Awards , with the non-televised galas replaced by streaming presentations during Canadian Screen Week, with no television broadcast. The 10th Canadian Screen Awards were originally scheduled to be held at

1260-420: The number of awards presented, many of the less prominent awards are presented at a series of untelevised galas during Canadian Screen Week , the week leading up to the televised ceremonies. On the night of the main gala, the ceremony also starts approximately two hours earlier than the telecast, with additional awards being presented whose winners are recognized in short montages during the main ceremony, and only

1302-503: The number of commercial theatrical screenings required for eligibility was temporarily reduced to just four screenings in one of the regular markets. Other new changes at the 9th ceremony included the renaming of the Overall Sound category to Sound Mixing, and the introduction of a new category for Best Casting in films. Feature documentaries are eligible if they have received three commercial theatrical screenings anywhere in Canada within

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1344-445: The qualifying criteria in more than one separate year, a film may not be resubmitted to the awards committee more than once. The eligibility criteria for feature films have sometimes faced criticism from some independent film producers, however, as they effectively excluded films which pursue distribution strategies more strongly based on streaming media platforms such as Netflix or Crave from consideration in film categories — unlike

1386-482: The reform of Quebec's public financing system in cinema. On June 20, 2024, Deadline first reported that Villeneuve was set to direct the supernatural revenge thriller Merciless , starring Jonathan Majors . Martin Villeneuve is the youngest of four siblings, and the brother of filmmaker Denis Villeneuve . However, he has carved his own path in the world of filmmaking, highlighting that being "the brother of" didn’t provide him any special advantages or privileges. He

1428-759: The role of his paternal grandmother, for which he won three awards, including the Union des Artistes’ Best Actor Award at the 12th Prends ça court ! Gala (2015). In 2016-2017, he directed the first episodes of the second season of Real Detective for Investigation Discovery Channel and Netflix . On August 3, 2020, a 14-minute documentary about filmmaker Martin Villeneuve was released online. Directed by Jean Benoit, it features interviews with stage director Robert Lepage , illustrator François Schuiten and filmmaker Denis Villeneuve . Martin Villeneuve shot two sequels to his short film Imelda , both released in fall 2020. Imelda 2: The Notary had its world premiere and opened

1470-493: The same time period as narrative features, or if they have screened at two qualifying film festivals within the calendar year. Animated short films are eligible if they have received one commercial theatrical screening anywhere in Canada, or have been screened at two qualifying festivals, within the calendar year; live action short films are eligible if they have received one commercial theatrical screening anywhere in Canada, or have been screened at three qualifying festivals, within

1512-563: The second year before the ceremony and ending, depending on the category, either 31 August or 15 November of the year before the ceremony. An ongoing television series whose season straddles the cutoff date for its category is still eligible if it has aired at least one-third of its episodes within the eligibility period; if it does not meet that test, then it must wait until the following year. The Canadian Screen Awards has roughly 130 categories in total. There are 30 film categories, 100 television categories, and 10 digital media categories. As with

1554-480: The straightforward abbreviation "Screenies"; tributes to film and television legends including "Candys" in memory of actor John Candy , "Pickfords" in honour of actress Mary Pickford and "Normans" in honour of director Norman Jewison ; "Angels" as a descriptive reference to the trophy's "wings"; and "Gemininies" as a portmanteau of the awards' former names. The Academy invited suggestions from viewers via social media, with CEO Helga Stephenson suggesting that

1596-684: The television categories at the same ceremony. However, a film cannot be considered in both film and television categories that directly duplicate each other; for instance, a film cannot be considered for both Best Picture and Best TV Movie . Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on theatrical film distribution in 2020, special rules for the 9th Canadian Screen Awards permitted films that were commercially screened on an Academy-approved list of video on demand platforms after having been planned for conventional theatrical distribution, as well as films that were screened online as part of any Canadian film festival that proceeded virtually in 2020; as well,

1638-556: The top spot on Télétoon la nuit and was part of Bubbleblabber’s “Top 10 Adult Animated TV Series For 2023”. In March 2024, he was President of the Jury at Dieppe's Canadian Film Festival, in France. On May 31, 2024, he paid tribute to his brother Denis Villeneuve , recipient of the Icon Award at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards . On June 15, 2024, he wrote a manifesto in La Presse , regarding

1680-407: Was a nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 due to its theatrical run; however, as the Academy does not present awards for best direction or best writing in theatrical documentary films, but does present awards for best direction and writing in television documentaries, its television broadcast later in the year earned Yasmine Mathurin nominations in

1722-509: Was brought to the silver screen and released in Canada in Fall 2012. Mars et Avril toured in over 20 international festivals, starting with a world premiere at the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival , Czech Republic, and received 10 nominations. Martin Villeneuve was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards , and he also won an Imaging the Future Award at

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1764-405: Was released on TED.com on June 7, 2013, and a month later was added to TED's movie magic list, notably featuring directors James Cameron and J. J. Abrams . His talk has been subtitled in 33 languages and viewed more than a million times. Since then, Mars et Avril has been sold to the U.S. and is available online. In 2014, Villeneuve made his acting debut in his short comedy film Imelda , in

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