Dennis Heaton
| Dennis Heaton | |
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 Dennis Heaton, March 2017 | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1994-present |
Dennis Heaton is a Canadian screenwriter working in film and television. He is currently executive producing and show-running season 4 of Motive[1][2] on CTV/NBCU. Other recent credits include Call Me Fitz[3] (HBO Canada/Audience Network), The Listener[4] (CTV/NBC), JPOD[5] (CBC), Blood Ties[6] (Lifetime/Space) and the feature film Fido.[7]
Heaton received two 2014 Canadian Screen Awards[8] Nominations for Best Dramatic Series for Motive and Best Comedy Series for Call Me Fitz, with Fitz winning the category.[9] He has four prior Gemini Award[10] nominations, four Canadian Screenwriting Award[11] nominations, winning for his Yvon of the Yukon script “The Trouble With Mammoths",[12] and eleven Leo Award nominations, winning for his Being Ian script “The Greatest Story Never Told”[13] and his Call Me Fitz script “Fucking Memories”.[9] His web series, My Pal Satan, won[14] Best Web Series and Theme Song at the New York Television Festival.[15][16] His short film Head Shot[17] premiered in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival,[18] won best short film at the Just For Laughs Festival[19] in Montreal, and went on to play in film festivals and on television around the world.
He won two Leo Awards in 2015 - one for Best Dramatic Series for Motive and one for Best Screenwriting/ Animation Program or Series for Nerds and Monsters - "Are You Gonna Eat That?"[20]
Dennis Heaton has served as the Pacific Region Councilor for the Writers Guild of Canada since 2012.[21]
Filmography
Television
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Film
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Awards and nominations
- Awards
- 2015 Leo - Best Dramatic Series[22] for Motive
- 2015 Leo - Best Screenwriting for an Animation Program or Series[22] for Nerds And Monsters - Episode "Are You Gonna Eat That?"
- 2012 Leo - Best Screenwriting in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series[23] - Call Me Fitz: "Fucking Memories"
- 2009 Best Web Series and Theme Song, New York Television Festival for My Pal Satan[15][16]
- 2005 Leo - Best Animation Program or Series[24] - Being Ian
- 2003 Writers Guild of Canada - Top 10 - Yvon of the Yukon
- Nominations
- 2015 Leo - Best Dramatic Series[25] for Motive
- 2014 Leo - Best Dramatic Series[26] for Motive
- 2012 Leo - Best Screenwriting in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series[27] - Call Me Fitz: "Dysfunctional Family Circus"
- 2010 Leo - Best Web Series[28] - My Pal Satan
- 2009 Writers Guild of Canada - Best Short Subject or Web Series - My Pal Satan
- 2008 Leo - Best Screenwriting in an Animation Program or Series[29] - George of the Jungle
- 2008 Leo - Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series[29] - jPod: "Betty & Veronica Syndrome"
- 2007 Leo - Best Screenwriting in a Feature Length Drama[30] - Fido
- 2007 Leo - Best Screenwriting in a Short Drama[30] - Head Shot
- 2007 Leo - Best Short Drama[30] - Head Shot
- 2007 Writers Guild of Canada Award - Feature Film Fido
- 2006 Berlin Film Festival Best Short Film - Head Shot
- 2005 Leo - Best Animation Program or Series[13] - Being Ian
- 2004 Writers Guild of Canada Award - Best Writing in Children's & Preschool - Yvon of the Yukon episode "Siamese Twits"
- 2002 Leo - Best Screenwriting Youth Or Children's Program Or Series[31] - Yvon of the Yukon - "An ‘F’ In Friendship"
References
- ↑ "Dennis Heaton". Cfccreates.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "In the writers’ room with Motive » Playback". Playbackonline.ca. 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "Calling the Shots on Call Me Fitz". Wgc.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "The Listener". NBC. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "JPod Cast". TV.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "Episodes". BloodTiesCentral. 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "Fido - Reel Canada". Reelcanada.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "Canadian Screen Awards - Academy". Academy.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
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- ↑ Paul Townend. "Gemini Awards - The Canadian Encyclopedia". Thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "Home". Writersguildofcanada.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "Yvon Of The Yukon Conquers The Leo Awards | Animation World Network". Awn.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- 1 2 "2005 LEO AWARDS NOMINEES & WINNERS" (PDF). Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "Fifth Annual New York Television Festival Announces Awards" (PDF). Nytvf.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- 1 2 "Home". NYTVF. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- 1 2 "Dennis Heaton Photos". Zimbio. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "SLAUGHTERHOUSE AND HOME: HEAD SHOT - 2006". Slaughterhouseandhome.blogspot.ca. 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "| Berlinale | Archive | Annual Archives | 2006 | Programme - Head Shot | Kopfschuss". Berlinale.de. 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "Montreal Festival | Just For Laughs". Hahaha.com. 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "Leo Awards, Winners 2015". Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "2012 - 2016 Council". Wgc.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- 1 2 "Leo Awards, Winners by Name". Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "Leo Awards, 2012 Winners by Name". Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "Leo Awards, 2005 Winners". Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2015". Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "2014 LEO AWARDS NOMINEES & WINNERS" (PDF). Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "Leo Awards, 2012 Nominees by Name". Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "Leo Awards, 2010 Nominees by Name". Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- 1 2 "Leo Awards Nominees 2008". Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- 1 2 3 "LEO AWARDS, Nominees 2007". Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "2002 LEO AWARDS NOMINEES & WINNERS" (PDF). Leoawards.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
External links
- Dennis Heaton on IMDb
- An Interview with Dennis Heaton
- The Dennis Heaton Page
- An Interview with Dennis Heaton by Anthony Marco
- The Province - Motive’s Writers Have a Killer Job on CTV Series
- PlaybackOnline - In the Writers Room With Motive