12.04.23

The Burning Season wins Best Screenplay at Whistler Film Festival

The Whistler Film Festival has handed their Best Screenplay award to Jonas Chernick and Diana Frances's script for the Sean Garrity-directed The Burning Season. The film, which had its world premiere at Whistler last week, was featured in the Borsos Competition for Best Canadian Film. The esteemed jury, which included director Patricia Rozema and producer Alexandre Raffe, selected Chernick and Frances's screenplay for the honour. The movie will continue its run with several additional high profile festivals, to be announced shortly, before it has a theatrical release across Canada in spring 2024.

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