Whites’ Clients Bring Home the Lion’s Share at 2019 Leo Awards

Whites’ Clients Bring Home the Lion’s Share at 2019 Leo Awards

Kevin Leeson and Jamie Goehring, Leo Award winning producers of Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance

The Leo Awards have been celebrating excellence in British Columbia’s screen-based industries since 1999 and this year’s winners were recently announced on Saturday, June 1st, during the 2019 Gala at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver. Productions provided with Whites Lighting & Grip, Whites Specialty Equipment and Whites LES from our Vancouver and Sudbury offices received 38 awards across film and television.

Film:

Giant Little Ones, which filmed with our Sudbury office’s lighting, grip and specialty equipment won Best Male Lead for Darren Mann.

  • ProducerAllison Black
  • Production Manager Brendan Brady

TV Movie:

Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance, which filmed with our Vancouver office’s lighting, grip and location support, took home Best Television MovieBest Cinematography and Best Production Design.

  • Producers Shawn Williamson and Jamie Goehring 
  • Production Manager Rob Lycar 

The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar, which filmed with our Vancouver office’s lighting, grip and location support, won Best Direction for Vanessa Parise and Best Picture Editing for Lisa Robison.

  • Producer Christian Bruyére
  • Production Manager Jim McKeown

TV:

Van Helsing, which filmed with our Vancouver office’s lighting, grip, location support and specialty equipment, took home 5 awards including Best Lead Male for Jonathan Scarfe and Best Costume Design.

  • Producers Michael Frislev and Chad Oakes
  • Production Manager Chris Rudolph

Unspeakable, which filmed with our Vancouver office’s specialty equipment and location support, won Best Dramatic SeriesBest Sound, Best Musical Score and Best Casting.

  • Producer Lily Hui
  • Production Manager George Horie

Other Whites-associated winners include Aliens Ate My HomeworkAnne with an EArrowBenchwarmers 2The Bletchley Circle: San FranciscoBlood and WaterThe FlashFrozen in LoveGarage Sale Mysteries: Murder in D MinorLetterkennyLoudermilkMech X-4No One Would TellRiverdaleTake TwoTruly Madly SweetlyVictoria GottiWelcome to Marwen and You Me Her.

Congratulations to all our nominated clients!

For the full list of nominees and winners, please click here: https://secure.leoawards.com/2019/nominees/