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Kevin Tierney Wins CFTPA's Producer Award at the Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto, September 10, 2009 –The Canadian Film and Television Production Association announces Kevin Tierney is the recipient of the fourth annual CFTPA Producer’s Award of a $10,000 CAD cash prize. The Award was presented at the 5th Elementt Restaurant (The Match Club) at the opening of the Toronto International Film Festival® (TIFF) earlier today.
Kevin Tierney ( Park Ex Pictures) is well known to Canadians for his work on films including: Love and Savagery, Serveuses Demandées, Bon Cop/Bad Cop, One Dead Indian, CHOICE : The Henry Morgantaler Story, Twist (EP), Varian’s War, The Life of P.T. Barnam, More Tales of The City, The Song Spinner, and Memoirs: Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
Kevin’s most recent project is a comedy set in English Montreal called The Trotsky. The film is directed by his son Jacob Tierney and premieres at the Festival tomorrow.
“I am proud to have been selected as the winner, especially given the outstanding list of finalists for this award,” says Kevin. “This is my Toronto International Film Festival debut as a producer, and I couldn’t be happier to be making this foray with The Trotsky. I have produced many movies and mini-series over the past 15 years, but this is the first time I can honestly say I have ever really loved my director. Not enough to share the dough with him but nonetheless I thank him and my colleagues for bestowing me with this great honour.”
“Making a feature film in Canada is a project of love and sweat and tears,” says Norm Bolen President and CEO, CFTPA. “I would like to congratulate Kevin, and the four other nominees for their dedication and vision to the craft of filmmaking.”
“Kevin has become a prolific figure in the Canadian film and television industry over the past two decades,” said Piers Handling, Director & CEO of TIFF. “He continues to surprise and delight us with his breadth of talent, and we congratulate him on winning this award.”
More than 25 eligible Canadian films are being screened at the festival this year. The other four finalists included Peter Raymont (Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould), Robin Cass (High Life), Jennifer Jonas (Leslie My Name is Evil) and David Hamilton (Cooking with Stella).
The national selection jury included Chair Rob Merilees (Foundation Features), Suzanne Girard (BBR Productions Inc.), Mike Volpe (Topsail Entertainment), Don Carmody (Don Carmody Productions Ltd.), and Erica Benson (Corus Entertainment).
“This year’s outstanding nominees for this award made choosing a winner very difficult for the jury, says Merilees. “Kevin’s body of work is remarkable, and deserving of this honour. Congratulations to Kevin and all the nominees.”
The CFTPA is a non-profit trade organization that works on behalf of almost 400 companies engaged in the production and distribution of English-language television programs, feature films, and interactive media products in all regions of Canada. More specifically, it promotes the general interests of its members provincially, federally, and internationally; negotiates and manages labour agreements with guilds and unions; administers copyright collectives; trains new industry entrants through seven national internship programs; and undertakes a number of other specific initiatives that help increase awareness and enhance communication within the Canadian and international production communities.
TIFF is a not-for-profit cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world through film. Its vision is to lead the world in creative and cultural discovery through the moving image. TIFF generates an annual economic impact of $135 million CAD and currently employs more than 100 full-time staff and 500 part-time and seasonal staff, and counts upon the largesse of over 2,000 volunteers year-round.
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For further information contact:
Anne Trueman, Director of Communications and Media, CFTPA
T: (613) 233-1444 x 227, C: (613) 851-4538, anne.trueman@cftpa.ca
Communications Department, Toronto International Film Festival
T: (416) 934-3200 or proffice@tiffg.ca