29th Annual Genie Awards

Where's Genie?

The 29th Annual Genie Awards for excellence in Canadian film are coming to Ottawa for the first time on Saturday, April 4th, 2009 at the Canada Museum of Aviation.

In the weeks leading up to the Awards Ceremony, Genie has been popping up at Parliament Hill, visting M.P.s and Senators as she readies herself for the big night in the Nation's Capital! Watch this space to see who Genie visits next!

Where's Genie

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff relaxes with Genie and a copy of Playback in his Parliamentary office.

Honourable Bev Oda, M.P., Minister of International Cooperation

NDP Charlie Angus, M.P.(Timmins-James Bay)

Liberals Members of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage: Pablo Rodriguez, M.P.(Honoré-Mercier), Ruby Dhalla, M.P. (Brampton-Springdale) and Scott Simms, M.P.(Bonavista-Gander-Grand Falls-Windsor)

Conservatives - Nina Grewal (Fleetwood-Port Kells), Rod Bruinooge (Winnipeg South), Dean Del Mastro (Peterborough), Tim Uppal (Edmonton-Sherwood Park) , Shelly Glover (Saint Boniface) background Gary Shellenberger, Chair (Perth-Wellington)

Genie makes a special guest appearance as a witness before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. Committee Chair Gary Schellenberger,M.P. (Perth-Wellington) Pablo Rodriguez, M.P.(Honoré-Mercier), and Scott Simms, M.P.(Bonavista-Gander-Grand Falls-Windsor), ask Genie why the Awards have taken so long to come to Ottawa.

Scott Simms, M.P. accepts his Genie Award for best Newfoundlander on the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage

Genie approves of Rod Bruinooge's very cool tie

Honourable Peter Milliken, M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons

Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage & Official Languages

Senator Mike Duffy

Where's Genie?

©2010 Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and AutoSOFT Systems The Genie statue was designed by Sorel Etrog

©2010 Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and AutoSOFT Systems
The Genie statue was designed by Sorel Etrog