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1 The Canadian Society of Cinematographers Presents the 2011 CSC Awards Saturday, April 2, 2011 The Frontenac Ballroom Westin Harbour Castle, Conference Centre 1 Harbour Square, North Side Toronto Ontario Canada

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3 2011 CSC AWARDS d CONTENTS 2... CSC Executive 3... Awards Presenters 4... President s Message 7... Program 9... CSC Awards Sponsors Jury Selected Nominees Past Recipients Message from the Awards Chair Juries CSC Sponsors 1

4 CANADIAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS 2011 EXECUTIVE President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Membership Publicity Education co-chairs Directors ex-officio Advisor Joan Hutton csc George Willis csc, sasc Antonin Lhotsky csc Joseph Sunday phd Philip Earnshaw csc Nikos Evdemon csc Ernie Kestler dylan Macleod csc D. Gregor Hagey csc Sarah Moffat Andrew Watt csc Carolyn Wong Michael Jari Davidson robert Bocking csc AWARDS COMMITTEE Chair & Jury Co-Chair Robert Bocking csc Jury Co-Chair John Hodgson Committee Members Bert Dunk csc, asc George Hosek csc CSC Executive Director Susan Saranchuk HOST Melissa DiMarco Actor & Journalist, Star of Citytv s Out There with Melissa DiMarco AWARDS PRODUCTION Director Luke Gallo Stage Manager Sydney Kondruss Camera Operators Ian McLaren and Abraham Bankole Audio/Visual Videoscope Show Reel, courtesy of David Oliver, Editor, Soho 2 CSC Office, Kingston Road, Toronto, Ontario M1M 1P1 Phone Fax admin@csc.ca

5 Tonight s Presenters Nancy Wilson, Host CBC News Now Roy Tash Stan Clinton Camera Assistant Award of Merit Corporate/Educational Jeff Flowers, Vice-President of Marketing, Western Canada, Panavision Canada Student Sponsored by Panavision Canada Ferne Downey, Actor and ACTRA National President Lifestyle/Reality Docudrama Robert Brooks Documentary Sponsored by Vistek Dylan Macleod csc, Director of Photography and Executive Member of the CSC Bill Hilson Award Rick Roberts, Actor Music Video Sponsored by Dazmo Digital Performance Dramatic Short Fritz Spiess Commercial Joan Hutton csc, President, Canadian Society of Cinematographers President s Award Gaston Bernier, Sales Manager, Production, Entertainment Imaging, Kodak Canada Kodak New Century Award Eric Peterson, Actor TV Drama Sponsored bysim Video Productions Ltd. TV Series Sponsored by Technicolor Theatrical Feature Sponsored by Deluxe 3

6 President s MEssage Welcome to the 2011 CSC annual Awards Gala. We are here tonight to honour and celebrate outstanding achievements and contributions to the art of cinematography. These are exciting times in which we live. The changes to our film and television industry and how we approach our work are profound and fascinating. From 3D to virtual sets, from innovative workflow concepts to ground-breaking cameras, new and inventive technological advancements seem to happen at the speed of light and are around every corner. Keeping on top of your game is a major challenge for today s cinematographer. However, taking these new technological and production advancements and bending them to our will to produce masterful, creative visions is exhilarating and rewarding. Tonight s nominee clips stand as testaments to the brilliance of cinematographers and their versatility in adopting these modern tools for their craft and artistry. The CSC never strays far from its founding objective, to promote and foster the art of cinematography. We continue to follow our credo and stay in sync with the times through our education programs and workshops, special screenings, pertinent sessions with industry professionals, Canadian Cinematographer magazine, these wonderful awards galas and through strategic alliances with our sponsors. The CSC focus is firmly committed to cinematography and its future. Sponsorship is very important to the CSC. It is our life blood and without our gracious sponsors, events such as tonight would only be a wish. Their support is necessary and vital to the CSC. I thank all of our sponsors for their generosity and commitment to the CSC and its endeavours, and above all, their commitment to cinematography. 4

7 President s MEssage The triumph of an event such as tonight s gala does not happen on its own. It involves the hard work and dedication of a whole cast of people devoting many hours and effort to the project. The gala s success, as with all our events, is directed by a working executive board of volunteers of which I am proud to be a member. For all of us on the CSC executive, it is a labour of love which is fulfilling and rewarding on many levels. I would like to thank the CSC Executive Director Susan Saranchuk, whose sense of style, leadership and administrative ability have become legendary at the CSC, for producing another magnificent awards gala. I would also like to thank Karen Longland for all her hard work and effort in helping produce tonight s show. We are grateful to all the members of this year s juries for their expertise and donating their time in choosing tonight s nominees and winners. It s a difficult undertaking and I thank you. A very special thanks to the 2011 awards committee, co-chair Robert Bocking csc, co-chair John Hodgson, Bert Dunk csc, asc and George Hosek csc. To everyone involved, your efforts as always, are much appreciated! But most important of all, this evening is a celebration of the talents and accomplishments of this year s awards nominees. I congratulate all of you and we are all very proud of you! To everyone, please enjoy the show and have a wonderful evening. Joan Hutton csc 5

8 5:30 pm RECEPTION featuring hors d oeuvre Sponsored by Clairmont Camera Champagne Sponsored by Kodak Canada 7:30 p.m. OPENING REMARKS Joan Hutton csc, President 8:00 p.m. DINNER & AWARD PRESENTATIONS Menu Wine Chardonnay, VQA, Peller Estates: white wine Cabernet Merlot, VQA Peller Estate: red wine Sponsored by Wm. F. White International Soup Roasted tomato puree, basil and roasted garlic crostini Salad Town greens, crumbled goat s cheese, roasted grapes, bosc pear vinaigrette Entrée Stone mustard and thyme crusted free-range chicken Roasted fingerling potato, leeks and mushroom ragout, natural reductions Or Vegetarian Entrée Charred Mediterranean vegetable risotto, mascarpone dollop, yellow pepper coulis, parmesan cheese crisp Dessert Molten lemon and white chocolate cake with a citrus marmalade glaze, stewed berries, honey crisp Coffee, Tea 11:00 p.m. Schmooze Hour Cash Bar Midnight Munchies Sponsored by PS Production Services Specialty Coffees and Liqueurs Sponsored by Fuji Canada 6

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11 THE CANADIAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS would like to thank the following for their generous commitment to the csc Awards Gala PLATINUM SPONSORS GOLD SPONSORS SILVER SPONSORS DONATING SPONSORS 9

12 THE JURY SELECTED NOMINEES FOR THE 2011 CSC AWARDS ARE: THE ROY TASH AWARD Presented for outstanding spot news cinematography by a Canadian cameraperson Adam Blair Obstacles in Haiti CTV News Gord Edick G20 Shots Fired/Protesters Confronted Global News George Papadionysiou Despair in Port-au-Prince CTV News THE STAN CLINTON AWARD Pesented for best news essay where cinematographic distinction is the prime consideration Allan Leader csc Race the Base Daily Planet, Discovery Channel Jim Moule Ice Sailing CTV News, Calgary Kirk Neff Field of Dreams, 16:9 The Bigger Picture, Global News THE CAMERA ASSISTANT AWARD OF MERIT Yves Drapeau Elizabeth House Tobias Sarin Kerry Smart CORPORATE/EDUCATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD Sarorn Sim To Rebuild Haiti Sarorn Sim Hope School Kelly Wolfert csc BC Blueberries STUDENT CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD Sponsored by Panavision Canada Gregory Biskup Vidalonga York University Tess Marie Garneau Play. Stop. Rewind. York University Samuel Lebel-Wong Seeing Maggie Pootoogook Ryerson University 10

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14 LEARN. DISCOVER. EXPERIENCE. Canada s largest pro video showcase of tools and talent. Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 17-18, 2011 CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL VIDEO TECHNOLOGY EXPO Bigger & better! This year, ProFusion will feature: More of the latest video technology that s revolutionizing the industry More enlightening lectures, workshops and seminars by industry-leading video pros More exciting product demonstrations More than a hundred leading manufacturers More extraordinary prizes Get your FREE Expo Tickets! Visit profusionvideoexpo.com to get your free tickets to the show. 2 SHOWS IN 1: While you re there visit Canada s largest pro photo expo right next door. For more info visit wwww.profusionphotoexpo.com A presentation of Toronto Congress Centre, 650 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ontario M9W 1J1 FREE PARKING

15 LIFESTYLE/REALITY CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD Matthew Phillips csc Beast Legends Fire Dragon Peter Rowe csc Angry Planet Crystal Cave Tony Wannamaker csc Party Mamas III Sharon DOCUDRAMA CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD Jeremy Benning csc The Egyptian Job Damir Chytil csc Breakout Pittsburgh 6 Ray Dumas csc The Real Jack the Ripper ROBERT BROOKS AWARD FOR DOCUMENTARY CINEMATOGRAPHY Sponsored by Vistek Barry Lank csc Nature of Things Save My Lake John Walker csc Winds of Heaven: Emily Carr Tony Wannamaker csc/stefan Randstrom Inside Disaster Haiti THE BILL HILSON AWARD Rob Sim, President, Sim Video From passing equipment through the basement window of his house to clients waiting in his driveway some 30 years ago, Rob Sim has built Sim Video into one of the busiest and respected motion picture rental and service houses in the world today. With a nose for pinpointing the next technological advancement in film and television production, Rob seems to always be ahead of the curve, ready to provide state of the art expertise and equipment to his clients. A giant in our industry, the CSC is pleased to present Rob Sim with the 2011 Bill Hilson award. 13

16 MUSIC VIDEO CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD Sponsored by Dazmo Digital Samy Inayeh Blake McGrath Relax Samy Inayeh V.V. Brown Shark in the Water Brett Van Dyke csc Shane Yellowbird Watching You Walk Away PERFORMANCE CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD Brendan Steacy csc Last Call DRAMATIC SHORT CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD Daniel Grant Hangnail Simon Shohet Rosie Takes the Train Craig Wrobleski csc June FRITZ SPIESS AWARD FOR COMMERCIAL CINEMATOGRAPHY Gamal Elboushi csc, acs Massr El Naharda Egypt Today Christopher Mably Tropicana Arctic Sun Adam Marsden csc Brita Bottles THE PRESIDENT S AWARD Donald Angus Don Angus had over thirty years of editorial experience under his belt by time he became the editor and chief writer of The CSC News in To what was little more than a newsletter, Don brought hard edge professionalism to the magazine, ushering it into the digital age as a beautiful, full colour, glossy publication with a focus on technology. It was his hard work and skill during his tenure with the CSC that led to the birth of Canadian Cinematographer magazine. The CSC is proud to name Don as this year s recipient of the President s Award in gratitude for his talent, effort and dedication to the society. 14

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18 THE KODAK NEW CENTURY AWARD George Willis csc, sasc Born in South Africa, George Willis csc, sasc began his career as an art director before becoming one of the country s top advertising cinematographers. Much in demand internationally, not only for his exquisite and precise lighting techniques but also for his skills as an underwater cinematographer, George has made Canada his home base since A technical innovator with the eye of an artist, George has garnered a host of international awards for his cinematography that include Clio s and Bessie s. In recognition of his creativity and talent, George is this year s recipient of the Kodak New Century Award. TV DRAMA CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD Sponsored by Sim Video Productions Ltd. Pierre Gill csc Fakers Ousama Rawi csc, b sc Ben Hur (Night 2) Ron Stanett csc Flicka 2 TV SERIES CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD Sponsored by Technicolor Toronto Rene Ohashi csc, asc Nikita 2.0 Ousama Rawi csc, b sc The Tudors Ep. 410 Stephen Reizes csc Flashpoint Acceptable Risk Michael Wale csc Smallville Shield Glen Winter csc Smallville Abondoned THEATRICAL FEATURE CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD Sponsored by Deluxe Nicolas Bolduc csc La Cité Paul Sarossy csc, b sc Chloe Paul Sarossy csc, b sc The Duel Brendan Steacy csc Small Town Murder Songs Adam Swica csc Casino Jack Closing Remarks Robert Bocking csc, Awards Chair 16

19 CANADIAN SOCIETY of CINEMATOGRAPHERS LIGHTING WORkSHOP May 14-15, 2011 To be held at Wm. F. White International 800 Islington Avenue Toronto, ON For more information visit or call Instructors Ernie Kestler George Willis csc, sasc

20 PAST RECIPIENTS THE BILL HILSON AWARD The Bill Hilson Award is named after the man who generated and regulated the procedures for film quality control in the early days of CBC Television. This award is presented for outstanding service contributing to the development of the motion picture industry Evertz Microsystems Ltd Frieder Hochheim 1992 Fin Quinn 2008 Roger Racine csc 1991 Peter Edwards 2007 Helmut Cremer 1990 Gerd Kurz 2006 Ralph C. Ellis 1989 Miklos Lente csc 2005 Stan Ford 1988 Patrick Spence-Thomas 2004 Michael Spencer 1987 Fred Lemmin 2003 Ivan Putora 1986 Neil Seale 2002 Wescam 1985 IMAX 2001 Ed Higginson csc 1984 Edmond L. DeFay csc 2000 Doug Dales 1983 Janet G.M. Good 1999 Maria Topalovich 1982 Robert Rouveroy csc 1998 Austin & Joe Grimaldi 1980 Wilson Markle csc (Hon) 1997 Don Hall 1979 Robert Bocking csc 1996 Colin Davis 1978 Norman C. Allin csc 1995 Glen Ferrier 1976 Robert Brooks csc 1994 Bill White 1974 Roy Tash csc 1993 Robert C. Crone csc 1973 Fritz Spiess csc 18

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22 THE KODAK NEW CENTURY AWARD The Kodak New Century Award is presented to recognize persons who have made an outstanding contribution to the art of cinematography Vic Sarin csc 1998 Ernest McNabb csc 2009 Pierre Letarte csc 1997 Rene Ohashi csc, asc 2008 Rodney Charters csc, asc 1996 Miklos Lente csc 2007 Pierre Gill csc 1995 Laszlo George csc 2006 Robert McLachlan csc, asc 1994 Roger Moride csc 2005 Harry Makin csc 1993 George Morita csc 2004 Paul Sarossy csc, b sc 1992 Manfred Guthe csc 2003 Ron Orieux csc 1991 Kenneth Post csc 2002 Guy Dufaux csc 1990 Robert Bocking csc 2001 John Bartley csc, asc 1989 Robert Brooks csc 2000 Richard Leiterman csc 1988 Mike Smith 1999 Bert Dunk csc, asc 1987 Fritz Spiess csc THE PRESIDENT S AWARD The President s Award is presented to recognize persons who have made extraordinary contributions to the CSC David J. Woods 2001 Joseph Sunday phd 2009 Nikos Evdemon csc 2000 Robert Brooks csc formerly the Fujifilm Award 1999 Robert Rouveroy csc 2008 Robert Bocking csc 1998 Lance Carlson 2007 Richard Stringer csc 1997 Herbert Alpert csc, 2006 Bill White 1996 Jim Mercer csc 2005 Susan Saranchuk 1995 Dr. Wally Gentleman csc 2004 Philip Earnshaw csc 1994 Kenneth Post csc 2003 Gerd Kurz 1993 Fritz Spiess csc 2002 Joan Hutton csc 1992 M. Jackson-Samuels csc 20

23 2011 CSC AWARDS Congratulations to all of the nominees DELIVERING PERFORMANCE VANCOUVER TORONTO ATLANTIC

24 REMARKS FROM THE AWARDS CHAIR It started 54 years ago in 1957 as a backyard barbeque What the Annual CSC Awards may have lacked in elegance, was more than compensated for by its exuberance to honour the best of the best. While the hamburgers and hotdogs are long gone, the exuberance has thrived throughout the years, making the CSC Annual Awards Gala the most anticipated event in the CSC s calendar. As it was then, it is still all about cinematography. There were over 150 submissions to the 2011 CSC Awards. It is always a difficult and at times an overwhelming task to choose the nominees and winners. But we always manage to do it using a unique jury system that the CSC has developed through experience over the years. A minimum of five full CSC members are required to judge a category. There is no maximum, but usually there are 8 to 10 full csc s on hand to be judges, with the most ever being 14 for a single category. Jurists are then asked to use a set criterion such as framing, lighting, composition etc., plus to dig deep and draw from their own experience and knowledge in judging the cinematic skills on the screen. Once all the films are screened in a category, the title of each film is read out, the submitting cinematographer s name is never revealed, and jurists are polled as to whether that film is their first choice, second, third and so on. The films with lower rankings are then dropped from competition and the process begins again with the remaining films. This is an intense process that promotes much discussion about the cinematography, but ultimately the majority chooses the nominees and the winner. Sometimes the nominees and winner are evident, but mostly it s a fight to the finish because of the high quality of the cinematography at this level. This system of judging is time consuming, taking a period of 5 days to evaluate all the submissions in each category. I would like to thank all the jurors who volunteer their time and expertise to the Awards. I would also like to thank Deluxe for the use of their excellent facilities for our jury feature screenings and Technicolor for helping us out in a pinch. The CSC is the only awards event in Canada that screens its features category in 35mm. All the rest of the categories were screened at our clubhouse generously provided by William F White s head office in Toronto. I would like to thank Sony for the use of their excellent state of the art playback equipment and Image Media Farm for their technical expertise for our juries at the CSC clubhouse. Continuted on page 25 22

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26 Creativity! Your Mind, Our Tools!

27 REMARKS FROM THE AWARDS CHAIR I would like to thank all the CSC members who took time from their busy schedules and served as volunteers on the CSC Awards juries. Your effort is much appreciated. A special note of appreciation to Soho Post & Graphics for donating their editing suite, David Oliver of Soho for producing our show reel, and to my co-chair, John Hodgson, for sitting in on the edit. A big thank you to our corporate sponsors for their unfailing and ongoing support of the CSC Awards Gala. Please take a moment to look over our Gala Sponsor list to acknowledge their contributions. I would like to thank Guido Kondruss, the writer of this evening s show script. I would also like to acknowledge with great gratitude our Executive Director, Susan Saranchuk, as well as Karen Longland and all the volunteers for producing tonight s gala. And thank you to all the members of the CSC Executive who selflessly volunteer their valuable time to advise and participate in the success of tonight s gala. I would also like to thank all the cinematographers who submitted their work to be judged in our competition. It was quite enjoyable seeing first hand so much talent in one place at one time. Finally, to all of you attending the 2011 CSC Awards Gala, thank you for helping to celebrate another year of excellence in Canadian cinematography. robert Bocking csc 25

28 The CSC would like to thank Deluxe & Technicolor for Hosting the 2011 Juries theatrical features screenings For their time and effort spent in viewing and adjudicating this year s CSC Entries, the CSC thanks the following: Arthur Cooper csc Steve Danyluk csc Bert Dunk csc, asc Carlos Esteves csc Gregor Hagey csc Joan Hutton csc James Jeffrey csc Martin Julian csc Alwyn Kumst csc Antonin Lhotsky csc Matt Phillips csc Michael Savoie csc Ron Stannett csc Adam Swica csc Bill Wong csc Jury Co-chairs: Robert Bocking csc John Hodgson 26

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30 CSC SALUTES ITS SPONSOR MEMBERS All Axis Remote Camera Systems Applied Electronics Ltd. Arri Canada Ltd. Canon Canada Inc. CinequipWhite Inc. Clairmont Camera Cooke Optics Ltd. Creative Post Inc. D. J. Woods Productions Inc. Deluxe Toronto FUJIFILM Canada Image Media Farm Inc. Kingsway Motion Picture Ltd. Kino Flo Inc. Kodak Canada Inc. Lee Filters Canada Mole-Richardson Co. Osram Sylvania Ltd./Ltée Panasonic Canada Panavision Canada PS Production Services Rosco Canada Sim Video Productions Sony of Canada Ltd. Technicolor Videoscope Ltd. Vistek William F. White International Inc. ZGC Inc. ZTV Broadcast Services 28

31 A SALUTE Kodak congratulates all the 2011 CSC Awards Nominees, Special Honourees and George Willis, CSC, SASC, recipient of the Kodak New Century Award, for his outstanding contribution to the art of cinematography Kodak, Kodak is a trademark.

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