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TORONTO: Afghanistan is

going to the Oscars. Or is that

Ontario going to the Oscars?

Wait. What?

The critically acclaimed On-

tario family feature ilm, “The Breadwinner”, based on the in-

ternational bestselling book of the same name by Ontario author

Deborah Ellis, has been nominat-

ed for an Academy Award in the

Best Animated Feature category.

It tells the story of Parvana, an eleven year-old Afghan girl who disguises herself as a boy to

provide for her family when her father is arrested by the Taliban.

It’s an independent ilm up against the big-budget Pixar ilm Coco and other unique animated

treasures, so it needs your love and accolades before the big

Oscar show on March 4 (CTV

in Canada; check local listings). And in the meantime, the ilm-

makers and inanciers are burst-ing with pride over the ilm’s award-winning journey to the

most prestigious international

awards show on planet earth.

“Everyone at the OMDC is very proud that we have sup-

ported “The Breadwinner” from page to screen, and now onto the

awards circuit, which of course

increases its chance of being seen

by audiences at home and around

the globe,” said Karen Thorne-Stone, President and CEO of

the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), a govern-

ment agency which supports On-

tario’s creative industries, includ-

ing books and cinema. ““The Breadwinner”’s remark-

able success to date showcases

the breadth and depth of the cre-

ative talent we have in Ontario, and proves we can stand shoul-der-to-shoulder with the world’s best ilmmakers.”

“The Breadwinner” is a Cana-

dian co-production--with Ireland

and Luxembourg--that boasts a

Hollywood movie star with a hu-

manitarian soul as its Executive Producer: Angelina Jolie.

The feature ilm premiered at the prestigious Toronto Inter-

national Film Festival last fall, received overwhelmingly posi-tive reviews from critics around the world, and has delighted au-

diences everywhere it’s played

since then.

�We are thrilled that �The

Breadwinner” has been nominat-ed for one of the biggest awards

in the industry,” said Aircraft Pictures’ Executive Producer Andrew Rosen, the Ontario pro-

duction company that pulled this

whole thing together. �We always

knew this was a special story, but we could never have brought it to life so beautifully without the

wealth of talent and creativity we tapped into here in Ontario, nor

without the incredible support of

the OMDC.”The OMDC supported �The

Breadwinner” and its creators at several important junctures. In 2009, OMDC helped con-

nect Groundwood Books, which published “The Breadwinner” in 2000, with Aircraft Pictures, a

production company which even-

tually bought the ilm rights. The connection was made at

From Page to Screen, an annual

OMDC event which connects book publishers with movie pro-

ducers.

OMDC later supported a visit by Aircraft Pictures to the ilm festival in Cannes, France, to build industry connections. The

Ontario ilmmakers met with the Irish animation company Cartoon

Saloon, in New York City, with support from OMDC and decided

to work together on the project. Luxembourg-based Melusine

Productions later joined as a third

partner. Toronto-based Guru Stu-

dios, another OMDC success sto-

ry, also helped work on the ilm’s animation.

“The Breadwinner” has also

been nominated for six Canadian

Screen Awards, including Best

Motion Picture, and that show

will be broadcast March 11 on

CBC (check local listings).In 2017, “The Breadwinner”

won the Toronto Film Critics As-

sociation Awards’ and the Los Angeles Film Critics Associa-

tion Awards’ for Best Animated Feature, and in both cases, it was

up against Coco. So there’s hope that this little Ontario movie can beat a studio blockbuster in 2018. Fingers crossed.

The ilm and television industry is big business in Ontario where

approximately $1.6 billion of ac-

tivity takes place annually, thanks to world class crews and creative talent, state-of-the-art facilities,

endless locations, and support

from agencies like the OMDC, home to the Ontario Film Com-

mission, which is the province’s “concierge” for screen-based pro-

ductions. For more information

about OMDC and its programs,

please visit www.omdc.on.ca

Ontario Film ‘The Breadwinner’Is Going To The Oscars!

Independent Film Nominated For Award In The Best Animated Feature Category

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