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Hamilton Spectator
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Maurice Vellekoop wins Trillium Book Award for graphic memoir
TORONTO - Illustrator Maurice Vellekoop has won Ontario's top literary award for his graphic memoir 'I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together.' Ontario Creates announced Vellekoop as the winner of the $20,000 Trillium Book Award at a gala dinner in Toronto on Wednesday night. The autobiographical project tells the story of Vellekoop's early life, growing up outside Toronto as the gay son of devoutly Christian Dutch immigrants. Jake Byrne took home the $10,000 Trillium Book Award for Poetry at the same ceremony for their collection 'Daddy,' which explores patriarchy and queer desire. The French-language book award went to Aristote Kavungu for 'Céline au Congo.' The French-language children's literature prize was given to 'Le bonnet magique' by Mireille Messier. The Trillium Book Awards are handed out annually by Ontario Creates, an agency of the provincial government. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 18, 2025.
Winnipeg Free Press
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Maurice Vellekoop wins Trillium Book Award for graphic memoir
TORONTO – Illustrator Maurice Vellekoop has won Ontario's top literary award for his graphic memoir 'I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together.' Ontario Creates announced Vellekoop as the winner of the $20,000 Trillium Book Award at a gala dinner in Toronto on Wednesday night. The autobiographical project tells the story of Vellekoop's early life, growing up outside Toronto as the gay son of devoutly Christian Dutch immigrants. Jake Byrne took home the $10,000 Trillium Book Award for Poetry at the same ceremony for their collection 'Daddy,' which explores patriarchy and queer desire. The French-language book award went to Aristote Kavungu for 'Céline au Congo.' The French-language children's literature prize was given to 'Le bonnet magique' by Mireille Messier. The Trillium Book Awards are handed out annually by Ontario Creates, an agency of the provincial government. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 18, 2025.
Cision Canada
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Cision Canada
Ontario's Trillium Book Award / Prix Trillium Winners Announced Français
Winners reflect the excellence and diversity of Ontario's literary talent TORONTO, June 18, 2025 /CNW/ - Ontario Creates, an agency of the government of Ontario, is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Trillium Book Awards / Prix Trillium, the province's most prestigious literary prize for English and French-language Ontario authors. The Trillium Book Awards/Prix Trillium spotlight local authors and publishers; encouraging Canadians to enjoy homegrown stories and support the provincial economy. Now in its 38th year, the Trillium Book Award / Prix Trillium has a proud tradition of recognizing excellence in writing. This year's winners reflect the rich diversity of Ontario's literary landscape. Find out more about these authors and their winning titles here. Trillium Book Award (English) | WINNER I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together, Maurice Vellekoop (Random House Canada / Penguin Random House Canada) Prix littéraire Trillium (French) | WINNER Céline au Congo, Aristote Kavungu (Les Éditions du Boréal) Trillium Book Award for Poetry (English) | WINNER DADDY, Jake Byrne (Brick Books) Prix du livre jeunesse Trillium (Fre nch) | WINNER Le bonnet magique, Mireille Messier (Comme des géants) The Trillium Book Award/Prix Trillium winners were announced during an awards ceremony this evening at the Bram and Bluma Appel Salon at the Toronto Reference Library. The winners and finalists reflect the best of Ontario literature, offering readers the opportunity to discover outstanding new works and "Read Ontario" this summer. Learn more about the 2025 Trillium Book Award finalists here. QUOTES "Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Trillium Book Awards! Now more than ever, it's important to recognize and celebrate Ontario's world-class literary talent and support the growth of our diverse literary culture and heritage. I encourage everyone to take time this summer to enjoy the unique voices and perspectives that make the works of today's winners and all Ontario authors so special." ~ Stan Cho, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming "Congratulations to the winners, finalists and publishers of the 2025 Trillium Book Awards. For nearly four decades, this award has honoured the best of Ontario's literary talent, showcasing the vibrancy of Ontario's creative economy. This year's winners join the ranks of celebrated authors like Michael Ondaatje and Margaret Atwood, continuing a legacy of excellence. We invite all Canadians to discover and champion their works by visiting local independent bookstores and libraries." ~ Aaron Campbell, Chair, Ontario Creates QUICK FACTS There were 16 Finalists nominated for the 2025 Trillium Book Awards in the four categories. Ontario Creates thanks the juries of this year's awards and congratulates the publishers of these titles. The Trillium Book Award / Prix Trillium encourages excellence in literature by investing in Ontario-based writers. Award recipients receive $20,000 and their respective publishers receive support to promote the winning titles. Three titles are short-listed for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry in the English language, which recognizes literary achievement for a first, second or third published work of poetry. Award recipients will receive $10,000 and their respective publishers receive support to promote the winning titles. Le Prix du livre jeunesse Trillium (en langue française) was introduced in the 20th Trillium year, and is awarded in alternating years with le Prix de poésie Trillium. Titles published over a two-year period are eligible, encouraging a greater number of submissions for these specific genre awards in the French language. Both awards provide a $10,000 prize. Previous winners include internationally acclaimed authors as Stuart Ross, Souvankham Thammavongsa, Dionne Brand, Alice Munro, Margaret Atwood, Thomas King, Gilles Lacombe, Marguerite Andersen, Andrée Lacelle, Diya Lim, Lisa L'Heureux and François Paré to name a few. Ontario is home to the country's largest book publishing industry, contributing $980M to our economy and supporting over 6,000 jobs each year. The publishing industry is both culturally significant and an economic driving force for the province. LEARN MORE Ontario Creates is proud to produce the Trillium Book Awards each year. The Ontario government established the Trillium Book Award in 1987 to recognize excellence, support marketing and foster increased public awareness of the quality and diversity of Ontario writers and their works. Ontario Creates is an agency of the Government of Ontario that facilitates economic development, investment and collaboration in Ontario's creative industries including the music, book, magazine, film, television and interactive digital media sectors.
CBC
16-04-2025
- Business
- CBC
'Money talks:' London film industry expects more action with low Canadian dollar
Low gas prices and strong tax credits among other reasons U.S. productions may film in Canada, filmmaker says As tensions continue between Canada and the U.S., some people working in London's film industry say the economic uncertainties could bring more American productions into the city, generating revenue and job opportunities. "Typically, a low Canadian dollar can mean good things for the filming industry," said Film London manager Andrew Dodd, adding that cheaper costs tend to draw various foreign projects into the country to film. "It's a very bottom dollar and bottom line industry and if they can save money by taking advantage of a lower Canadian dollar, then they will," he said. The Canadian dollar is currently around 70 cents U.S., and London filmmaker Ethan Hickey says that, coupled with strong tax credits and low gas prices, is a huge money saver for productions. "If you're filming somewhere like London where a lot of your cast and crew are from Toronto, you have to pay for gas for those people to come in," he said. "That adds up and you can be spending tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars on gas alone." "Money talks…I think the Canadian film economy could benefit from the tensions with the U.S. right now," Hickey said. While those tensions may generate more revenue from productions coming into the country, Dodd said, it does not make things better for films already being made locally. "It doesn't really help domestic productions who are relying on resources and talent that might be coming from the States. Those prices may increase due to what we're seeing," he said. In 2023, 302 domestic projects filmed in Ontario according to data from Ontario Creates. Another 102 projects from foreign countries, including the U.S., were filmed that year. Both local and foreign projects are equally important to keep the industry afloat. Dodd said. "We want to support our local filmmakers so they can work on local films, and we want visiting productions to come here to use the local talent that's honing and refining their skills while they're working on their local projects." Calls to support Canadian-made films Some Londoners who work in the film industry want to see Canadians support more locally-made entertainment. "When it comes to 'Canada first,' the grocery store is the first thing people think about because it's very visible, but as far as content, movies and TV, I don't know that people outside of the industry think of where their content is coming from," said London-based producer Kristina Esposito. "I hope this will help people seek out Canadian content," she said. Hickey said he noticed a change in people's mindset while promoting Older Every Day, a Canadian-made film he directed which was recently released on streaming services. "I think what really got this indie feature a lot of coverage was talking about buying Canadian and buying Canadian products," he said. Dodd likens the small shift in attitude to the support around Canadian-made content when Hollywood actors and writers went on strike in 2023, but said there needs to be more. "I don't think enough change happened during the strikes," he said, adding that consumers are used to watching Hollywood-made content and sometimes struggle to engage in Canadian films and shows. There is an onus on the film industry to market Canadian content better, but it's also on the industry to make sure that content attracts a wider audience, Dodd said. "Canadian content does best when there's national pride there, but it's also not necessarily playing into whatever those stereotypes are when people think of Canadian content," he said.
