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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film and Television |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Janelle & Jérémie Wookey |
| Headquarters | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Number of locations | 2 (2023) |
Key people | Denise Darling, Casey Gibb |
| Website | https://www.wookeyfilms.com/ |
Wookey Films Inc. is an independent Canadian film and television production company based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Wookey Films is a multi-lingual production company, producing works in English, French and several Indigenous languages.
Wookey Films was founded in 2013 by siblings Janelle & Jérémie Wookey[1]. Wookey Films has produced more than 80 hours of broadcasted content. Past productions include the news piece A Nation and Her Mother,[2][3] docu-reality series Comment Devenir Adulte,[4] mini-series Banni (cancelled)[5] and the documentary Treading Water: Plight Of The 2011 Manitoba First Nations Flood Evacuees.[6][7]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Original Broadcast Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Mémére Métisse | English | TV Documentary Short Film |
| 2014 | Treading Water: | English, 20% Cree | TV Documentary Film |
| 2015 | La légende de la cloche | French | TV Documentary Short Film |
| 2015 | A Right to Eat | English | TV Documentary Film |
| 2016 | Les boys du ballet | French | TV Documentary Film |
| 2016 | Le souhait d’Augustine | French | TV Documentary Film |
| 2016 | Pollock & Pollock | English | TV Documentary Short Film |
| 2017 | Le social Manitobain | French | TV Documentary Film |
| 2017 | L'Inspecteur | French | 10 Minute Doc for In the Name of All Canadians[8] |
| 2018 | A Life on the Line | English, 20% Méchif | TV Documentary Film |
| 2020 | Passage à l'age adulte | French | TV Documentary Film |
| 2023 | Indigiqueer | English | TV Documentary Film |
| 2024 | Hafu | French, Japanese | In-Production |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Original Broadcast Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2021 | Comment devenir adulte | French | TV Docu-Reality Series ; 5 Seasons[9] |
| 2020-2022 | Encré dans la peau | French | TV Documentary Series ; 3 Seasons[10] |
| 2023 | Banni (cancelled) | French | TV Scripted Comedy Mini-Series[11] |
| 2024 | C'est Moi Qui Décide | French | Post-Production for Season 1 |
| 2025 | Manaachihtow | French | Post-Production |
Web Content edit
| Year | Title | Original Broadcast Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Jour de plaine | French | |
| 2015 | À la sauce métisse | French | |
| 2021 | A Nation and Her Mother | English | News Piece |
Awards edit
| Year | Production | Awards | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Mémére Métisse | imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival | Cynthia Lickers-Sage Award for Emerging Talent | Won | |
| 2014 | Treading Water: Plight of the 2011 Manitoba First Nation Flood Evacuees[12] | imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival | Best Short Documentary | Won | |
| 2015 | Yorkton Film Festival | Aboriginal Award | Won | ||
| Best Social / Political Documentary | Nominated | ||||
| Best Research | Nominated | ||||
| 2016 | A Right to Eat | Yorkton Film Festival | Best Social / Political Documentary | Nominated | |
| Jour de plaine | Les Prix Gémeaux / The Gémeaux Awards | Best Original Documentary Webseries | Nominated | ||
| Best Hosts in an Original Webseries | Janelle Wookey & Laurence B. Lemaire | Nominated | |||
| Les boys du ballet | Best Arts & Culture Doc or Series | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Comment devenir adulte | Best Editing - Magazine Series (Season 1, Episode 7) | Jérémie Wookey | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Encré dans la peau | Best Documentary Series: Arts and Culture | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing: Public Affairs Documentary Series | Jérémie Wookey & Nils Caneele | Nominated | |||
| A Nation and Her Mother[13] | The Banff World Media Festival Rockie Awards | Best Short Non-Fiction | Won | ||
| The Canadian Screen Awards | Best News or Information Segment | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Banni (cancelled) | Les Prix Gémeaux / The Gémeaux Awards | Best Actor in a Digital Media Series | Vincent Paquette | Nominated |
| Best Writing in a Digital Media Series | Maxime Beauchamp | Nominated | |||
Style and Themes edit
Wookey Films primary area of expertise is unscripted documentary films and series. Being a Métis and 2SLGBTQIA+ owned enterprise, Wookey Films strives to give underrepresented voices opportunities to tell their stories through their work, often engaging with Indigenous and Queer perspectives across their body of work. According to a 2023 quote, the Wookey duo "decided a long time ago that with every project, we wanted to create empathy between communities".[14]
References edit
- ^ Martine, Armande (2022-02-03). "Origin stories: Wookey Films". uniter.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "Indigenous Day Live 2021 - "A Nation and Her Mother"". Academy.ca. 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ IDL 2021 Highlight - "A Nation and Her Mother", retrieved 2023-11-15
- ^ "Comment devenir adulte". TFO (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "Banni | Saison 1 | Sur demande | UnisTV". TV5Unis (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "Treading Water: Plight of the 2011 Manitoba First Nation Flood Evacuees". Cinema Politica. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "Treading Water: Plight of the Manitoba First Nation Flood Evacuees". REEL CANADA. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ PAVED (2017-11-07). ""In the Name of All Canadians" A Hot Docs Screening - PAVED Arts". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Comment devenir adulte | Séries | ICI TOU.TV (in French), retrieved 2023-11-15
- ^ "Encré dans la peau | Saison 1 | Sur demande | UnisTV". TV5Unis (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "Banni | Sur demande | UnisTV". TV5Unis (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ Posted (2014-10-29). "Oct 2014: Local flood film takes home documentary award". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "Rockie Awards ★ 2022 Winner ★". rockies.playbackonline.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Posted, Simon Fuller STAFF REPORTER (2023-11-01). "Wookey Films celebrates decade in film, TV". Our Communities. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
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