Picture Day (film)
| Picture Day | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kate Melville |
| Produced by |
Daniel Iron Lauren Grant Peter Harvey Kate Melville Aeschylus Poulos |
| Written by | Kate Melville |
| Starring |
Tatiana Maslany Spencer Van Wyck Steven McCarthy Susan Coyne Fiona Highet Catherine Fitch Mark DeBonis |
| Cinematography | Celiana Cárdenas |
| Edited by | Dev Singh |
| Distributed by | Mongrel Media |
Release dates |
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Running time | 94 minutes[1] |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Picture Day is a Canadian comedy film written, directed and co-produced by Kate Melville. Daniel Iron, Lauren Grant, Peter Harvey and Aeschylus Poulos are the other co-producers. The film was produced by Snitch Pictures and distributed in Canada by Mongrel Media[2] and by Ketchup Entertainment[3] in the United States.
The film was shot in the fall of 2011 in downtown Toronto, Ontario.[4]
Cast
- Tatiana Maslany as Claire
- Spencer Van Wyck as Henry
- Steven McCarthy as Jim
- Susan Coyne as Ruth
- Fiona Highet as Annie
- Catherine Fitch as Vice-Principal
- Mark DeBonis as Lewis
- Troy Lebane as Young Henry
Presentations
The film was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2012.[5] It was released to general audiences in Canada on 28 May 2013 and on 21 May 2013 in the United States.
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamptons International Film Festival | Breakthrough Performer (2013) | Tatiana Maslany | Won |
| RiverRun International Film Festival | Audience Choice Award (The Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature) | Kate Melville | Won |
| ACTRA Awards | Outstanding Performance - Female (2013) | Tatiana Maslany | Won |
| Whistler International Film Festival | Borsos Award for Best Canadian Feature (2012) | Kate Melville | Won |
| Whistler International Film Festival | Borsos Award for Best Performance in a Borsos Competition Film (2012) | Tatiana Maslany | Won |
| WGC Canadian Screenwriting Awards | Movies and Miniseries (2013) | Kate Melville | Nominated |
| Canadian Cinema Editors Awards | Best Editing in a Feature Length (2012) | Dev Singh | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "Picture Day". Telefilm Canada. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "Picture Day". Mongrel Media. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ↑ "Picture Day". Ketchup. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ↑ "Meet Kate Melville". iVillage. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ↑ "Picture Day Debuts at TIFF". TIFF. Retrieved 22 August 2013.