Concordia alumni take home top prizes at 2024 Canadian Screen Awards

In recognition of Canada’s top talent in film, television and digital media, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents its Canadian Screen Awards to industry leaders each year.

Celebrated in May, the winners were announced at a gala ceremony in Toronto as part of Canadian Screen Week, and the event was broadcasted on a CBC Television special on May 31.

Learn about the Concordia alumni who took home top prizes in each category.

Film

Achievement in Casting

• Sara Gabrielle Kay, BFA 99 (drama in education), Blackberry

Achievement in Music 

• Qurram Hussain, BEng 03 (building engineering), The Queen of My Dreams

Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary

• Kaveh S. Nabatian, BFA 01 (film production), Kite Zo A: Leave the Bones

Best Short Documentary

• Raquel Sancinetti, BFA 13 (film animation), Madeleine

Best Animated Short

• Simon Allard, BFA 12 (film production), Where Rabbits Come
• Bertrand Paquette-Bigras, BFA 12 (film production), Where Rabbits Come
• Colin L. Racicot, BFA 13 (film production), Where Rabbits Come

Television

Best Drama Series

• Christina Fon, BA 90 (communication studies), Little Bird
• Linda Ludwick, BComm 01 (accountancy), Little Bird
• Philippe Chabot, BFA 09 (studio art), Little Bird

Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program

• Linda Ludwick, BComm 01 (accountancy)
  Coming Home / Wanna Icipus Kupi

Best Pre-School Program or Series

• Laura Clunie, BA 97 (sociology), Paw Patrol

Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition

• Jonathan S. Dowler, BFA 00 (film production), Canada’s Drag Race: Canada Vs. the World

Best Picture Editing, Comedy

• Maureen Grant, BFA 98 (studio art), BFA 00 (film production), MA 07 (media studies), Sort of

Best News Anchor, Local

• Debra L. Arbec, BA 89 (broadcast journalism), CBC Montreal News at 6

Digital media

Best Web Program or Series, Fiction

• Jennifer Kawaja, BA 82 (philosophy), GrDip 84 (communication studies), How to Fail as a Popstar
• Elise G. Cousineau, BA 00 (English and creative writing), How to Fail as a Popstar
• Laura Perlmutter, BA 03 (Western society and culture), How to Fail as a Popstar
• Vanessa Matsui, BFA 04 (theatre), How to Fail as a Popstar

Best Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction

• Peter Knegt, MA 08 (media studies), Here and Queer

Best Picture Editing, Web Program or Series

• Maureen Grant, BFA 98 (studio art), BFA 00 (film production), MA 07 (media studies), I Hate People, People Hate Me­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­