WGC Screenwriting Awards

SAVE THE DATE! The 29th annual WGC Screenwriting Awards will be held on Monday, April 28, 2025.

Every powerful show, movie, and web series requires an equally powerful script crafted by a skillful, innovative writer. Writers Guild of Canada members are those writers.

Nominations for the 2025 Awards closed on November 12, 2024. Stay tuned for the announcement of our finalists for 2025!

For 2025 sponsorship enquiries, please contact Chris Teeter at [email protected].

The winners of the 28th annual WGC Screenwriting Awards were announced on May 13 at Koerner Hall in Toronto. The gala was hosted by the hilarious and multi-talented Jessica Holmes. Hundreds of Guild members, industry professionals, friends and family got together to celebrate the Canadian screenwriters behind the programming and films that audiences enjoy in Canada and around the world.

THE WINNERS

CHILDREN’S
Pinecone and Pony, “Hero Soup” | Written by Lienne Sawatsky

COMEDY SERIES
Workin' Moms, “It's Five O'Clock Somewhere” | Written by Enuka Okuma 

DRAMA SERIES
Little Bird, “Bineshi Kwe” | Written by Zoe Hopkins

FEATURE FILM
Irena's Vow | Written by Dan Gordon

The Burning Season | Written by Jonas Chernick & Diana Frances

MOW & MINISERIES
Bones of Crows, “To Be Here” | Written by Marie Clements

PRESCHOOL
Superbuns, “The Sweet Sound of Christmas” | Written by Suzanne Bolch & John May

SHORTS
I Will Bury You, “Depression” | Written by Ravi Steve Khajuria

TWEENS & TEENS
Popularity Papers, “Pain in the Bat Mitzvah” | Written by Jeff Detsky

SONDRA KELLY AWARD
Meredith Vuchnich 

ALEX BARRIS MENTORSHIP AWARD
Ben Joseph

DENIS McGRATH AWARD FOR SERVICE TO THE WGC
Alex Levine

SHOWRUNNER AWARD
Mark Haroun

Congratulations to all! Read the winners' announcement. (The finalists are listed here.)

Jessica Holmes, Comedian & Mental Health Speaker 

You may know Jessica Holmes from The Holmes Show, Royal Canadian Air Farce or The Communist’s Daughter. As a comedian she has opened for Ellen DeGeneres, Jerry Seinfeld and Oprah Winfrey. She wrote the memoir Depression The Comedy and joined the Bell Let’s Talk team as a Celebrity Ambassador in 2018. She has become one of Canada’s most requested speakers for her funny mental health keynotes.

DIAMOND SPONSOR

MEDIA SPONSOR

GOLD SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

ACTRA National

Cameron Pictures

Canada Media Fund / Fonds des médias du Canada

Lewis Birnberg Hanet Bobadilla, LLP / Behind the Scenes Services Inc.

Serendipity Point Films

SEVEN24 Films

Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP

Whizbang Films

BRONZE SPONSORS

Bowes Wealth Management, Raymond James Ltd.

Canadian Federation of Musicians

Directors Guild of Canada – Ontario

Goodmans LLP

Jennifer Hollyer Agency

Sinking Ship Entertainment

The Characters Talent Agency