Awards
2024 Forest City Film Festival
A Thousand Cuts (2024)
Best Technical Feature Film
2024 Writers Guild of Canada Awards
The Burning Season (2023)
Best Feature Film - (awarded to writers Jonas Chernick & Diana Frances)
2024 Canadian Film Festival
The Burning Season (2023)
Best Screenplay - (awarded to writers Jonas Chernick & Diana Frances)
2023 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
The Burning Season (2023)
Nominated for Best Male Supporting Actor - Jonas Chernick
2023 Whistler Film Festival
The Burning Season (2023)
Best Screenplay - (awarded to writers Jonas Chernick & Diana Frances)
2023 ACTRA Awards
Ashgrove (2022)
Nominated for Outstanding Performance Gender Non-Conforming or Male - Jonas Chernick
2023 ACTRA Awards
Ashgrove (2022)
Nominated for Outstanding Performance Gender Non-Conforming or Female - Christine Horne
2023 Canadian Screen Awards
Ashgrove (2022)
Nominated for Best Original Score & Best Original Song
2023 Canadian Screen Awards
The End of Sex (2022)
Nominated for Best Original Song
2022 Forest City Film Festival
Ashgrove (2022)
Winner - Best Feature Film
2022 Canadian Film Festival
Ashgrove (2022)
Winner Best Ensemble Cast & William F White Reel Canadian Indie Award
2021 Whistler Film Festival
Cinema of Sleep (2021)
Winner - Borsos Award for Best Canadian Feature Film & Best Actor
2020 Canadian Screen Awards
James Vs His Future Self (2019)
Nominated for Best Original Screenplay (Jonas Chenrick & Jeremy LaLonde), Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Daniel Stern), Best Original Score & Best Original Song
2019 Toronto After Dark Film Festival
James Vs His Future Self (2019)
Winner - Best Canadian Feature Film, Best Sci-Fi Film, Best Supporting Actor (Daniel Stern) & Audience Award - Best Feature Film (Bronze)
2018 Canadian Film Fest
A Swingers Weekend (2018)
Winner - Best Ensemble Cast
2016 Hell's Half Mile Film Festival
Borealis (2015)
Nominated - Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actress (Joey King) & Best Supporting Actor (Kevin Pollak)
2016 Canadian Film Fest
Borealis (2015)
Winner - Best Director, Best Actress
2016 Canadian Film Fest
How To Plan An Orgy In A Small Town (2015)
Winner - Best Feature Film, Best Ensemble Cast & Best Costume Design
2016 Canadian Screen Awards
Borealis (2015)
Nominated for Best Achievement in Visual Effects
2015 Edmonton International Film Festival
How To Plan An Orgy In A Small Town (2015)
Winner - Best Canadian Dramatic Feature Film
2015 Vancouver International Film Festival
Borealis (2015)
Special Jury Mention - Best Canadian Feature Film
2015 Canadian Screen Awards
The Best Laid Plans (2014)
Winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series (also winner for Best Direction, and nominated for Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie, Best Costume Design, Best Writing & Best Casting)
2014 Directors Guild of Canada Awards
The Best Laid Plans (2014)
Won Best TV Movie / Mini-Series, Best Picture Editing, Best Sound Editing
2013 Directors Guild of Canada Awards
My Awkward Sexual Adventure (2012)
Nominated for Best Feature Film
2013 Canadian Comedy Awards
My Awkward Sexual Adventure (2012)
Winner for Best Female Performance (Emily Hampshire) and Best Direction (Sean Garrity), Nominated for Best Film (Producers Juliette Hagopian, Jonas Chernick), Best Writing (Jonas Chernick), Best Male Performance (Vik Sahay), Best Female Performance (Sarah Manninen)
2013 ACTRA Award
My Awkward Sexual Adventure (2012)
Nominated for Outstanding Male Performance
Top Ten Canadian Films of 2012
My Awkward Sexual Adventure (2012)
Toronto International Film Festival's Top Ten
Audience Award - Best Film
My Awkward Sexual Adventure (2012)
Whistler Film Festival
Borsos Award - Best Canadian Film
My Awkward Sexual Adventure (2012)
Nominated at the Whistler Film Festival
People's Choice Award - Best Narrative Film
My Awkward Sexual Adventure (2012)
Calgary International Film Festival
Best Actor (Short Film)
Continuity Problems (2010)
Nominated at the 2011 Aphrodite Cinefest International&
2009 ACTRA Award
The Border (2008)
Nominated for Outstanding Male Performance
2008 Gemini Award
The Border (2008)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series
Movie Entertainment Entertainer of the Year
Lucid (2006)
Nominated for Best Canadian Film of the Year
Best Drama, Best Directing, Best Writing, Best Lead Actor,
Best Cinematography, Jury Merit Award
Seven Times Lucky (2004)
2006 Blizzard Awards (Manitoba Film & TV)
Jury Merit Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance
Cowboys and Indians — The Killing of J.J. Harper
2006 Blizzard Awards (Manitoba Film & TV)
2006 Genie Awards (Achievement in Canadian Cinema)
Seven Times Lucky (2004)
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Original Song, Best Sound Editing, Best Overall Sound
City TV Award for Best Western Canadian Film
Lucid (2005)
Vancouver International Film Festival
City TV Award for Best Western Canadian Film
Seven Times Lucky (2004)
Vancouver International Film Festival
Best Feature Film & Best Screenplay
Seven Times Lucky (2004)
Methodfest — Los Angeles, California
Best Overall Achievement in Feature Film (Nomination)
Seven Times Lucky (2004)
Directors' Guild of Canada
Gold Award (Best Comedy)
Masterpiece Monday (2004)
World Fest — Houston, Texas
2003 & 2005 Gemini Awards
The Eleventh Hour
Best Dramatic Series
Honorable Mention for Best International Film
Masterpiece Monday (2003)
St. Louis International Film Festival
Best Performance by a Leading Actor
Inertia (2002)
Blizzard Awards (Manitoba Film & Television)
City TV Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film
Inertia (2001)
Toronto International Film Festival
Best Director
Inertia (2001)
Film Can Festival — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Best 16mm. Film
How Much for a Half Kilo (2000)
Calgary Independent Film Festival
