Winners of the 2012 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards Announced
On Saturday evening, Music and Film in Motion (MFM) announced the winners of the 2012 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards at one of the North’s most anticipated annual events.The 2012 Northern Ontario Music and Film Award Winners are:ALBUM OF THE YEAR BY A SOLO ARTISTWinner: Cindy Doire – Sticks and MudNominees:Angele Desbois – SingularitySunday Wilde – What man? Oh THAT man!!!ALBUM OF THE YEAR BY A DUO OR GROUPWinner: Kalle Mattson – AnchorsNominees:Faraway Neighbours – Carry On, ManOx – tUCoSOCAN SONGWRITER OF THE YEARWinner: Kalle Mattson – Singing KnivesNominees:Cindy Doire – Don’t Let The Bastards Bring You DownAngela Evans – Still HopeVOCAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEARWinner: Faye Blais – The Ways That I Love YouNominees:Jean-Paul De Roover – FixCindy Doire – Too LongENGINEER OF THE YEARWinner: Faraway Neighbours (for Carry On, Man by Faraway Neighbours)Nominees:Chris Dorota (for Pitch Pipes by Jean-Paul De Roover)Shawn Sasyniuk (for All Is Not Lost by Cody Allen)FILM OF THE YEARWinner: Heather K. Dahlstrom – Dave vs. DeathNominees:Joseph Mansourian – Every Emotion CostsJohn Alden Milne – The StandoffDIRECTOR’S GUILD OF CANADA – ONTARIO DIRECTOR OF THE YEARWinner: David Lickley and Rob Gagne – Wildfires! A 4D Firefighting AdventureNominees:John Alden Milne – The StandoffDarlene Naponse – Every Emotion CostsFILM EDITOR OF THE YEARWinners: James Lahti – Wildfires! A 4D Firefighting AdventureNominees:John Alden Milne – The StandoffPiotr Skowronski – Jean-Paul De Roover’s “You”CINEMATOGRAPHER OF THE YEARWinner: Dave Clement – Return To ManominNominees:Ben Bruhmuller – Angel Of Death 1883Damien Gilbert – Wax Philosophic’s “Devil In A Red Dress”SCREENWRITER OF THE YEARWinners: Lee Chambers – Hugh Jackman Saves The WorldNominees:Darlene Naponse – Every Emotion CostsBrad Stephenson – After The FireMusic and Film in Motion is a non-profit organization whose mandate is to foster and promote the development of the music and film industries in Northern Ontario.