Dennis Heaton

Dennis Heaton is a Canadian screenwriter working in film and television. He is currently executive producing and show-running season 4 of Motive[1][2] on CTV/NBCU. Other recent credits include Call Me Fitz[3] (HBO Canada/Audience Network), The Listener[4] (CTV/NBC), JPOD[5] (CBC), Blood Ties[6] (Lifetime/Space) and the feature film Fido.[7]

Heaton received two 2014 Canadian Screen Awards[8] Nominations for Best Dramatic Series for Motive and Best Comedy Series for Call Me Fitz, with Fitz winning the category.[9] He has four prior Gemini Award[10] nominations, four Canadian Screenwriting Award[11] nominations, winning for his Yvon of the Yukon script “The Trouble With Mammoths",[12] and eleven Leo Award nominations, winning for his Being Ian script “The Greatest Story Never Told”[13] and his Call Me Fitz script “Fucking Memories”.[9] His web series, My Pal Satan, won[14] Best Web Series and Theme Song at the New York Television Festival.[15][16] His short film Head Shot[17] premiered in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival,[18] won best short film at the Just For Laughs Festival[19] in Montreal, and went on to play in film festivals and on television around the world.

He won two Leo Awards in 2015 - one for Best Dramatic Series for Motive and one for Best Screenwriting/ Animation Program or Series for Nerds and Monsters - "Are You Gonna Eat That?"[20]

Dennis Heaton has served as the Pacific Region Councilor for the Writers Guild of Canada since 2012.[21]

Filmography

Television

Year Show Credit
2012–2013 Motive Writer/Executive producer
2010–2011 Call Me Fitz Writer/Co-executive producer
2009 The Listener Writer/Co-producer
2008 jPod Writer/Co-producer
2008 Blood Ties Writer/Story Editor
2008 Jibber Jabber Writer
2007 George of the Jungle Writer
2007 Wayside Writer
2005 Life With Derek Writer
2005 Being Ian Writer
2004 Atomic Betty Writer
2002 ZeD Writer
2002 Life and Times Writer/Producer
2002 KinK Director/Creative Consultant
2001 Forced March to Freedom Writer/Director
2000 Yvon of the Yukon Writer
1999 Murder in Normandy Writer
1997 Tales From the Far Side II Writer
1994 Tales From the Far Side Writer
1994 The Brothers Grunt Writer

Film

Year Film Role
2006 Fido Writer
2006 Headshot Writer/Director
1993 Deadly Deposits Writer/Producer

Awards and nominations

Awards
Nominations

References

  1. ↑ "Dennis Heaton". Cfccreates.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  2. ↑ "In the writers' room with Motive » Playback". Playbackonline.ca. 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  3. ↑ "Calling the Shots on Call Me Fitz". Wgc.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  4. ↑ "The Listener". NBC. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  5. ↑ "JPod Cast". TV.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  6. ↑ "Episodes". BloodTiesCentral. 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  7. ↑ "Fido - Reel Canada". Reelcanada.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  8. ↑ "Canadian Screen Awards - Academy". Academy.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  9. 1 2
  10. ↑ Paul Townend. "Gemini Awards - The Canadian Encyclopedia". Thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  11. ↑ "Home". Writersguildofcanada.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  12. ↑ "Yvon Of The Yukon Conquers The Leo Awards | Animation World Network". Awn.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  13. 1 2 "2005 LEO AWARDS NOMINEES & WINNERS" (PDF). Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  14. ↑ "Fifth Annual New York Television Festival Announces Awards" (PDF). Nytvf.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  15. 1 2 "Home". NYTVF. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  16. 1 2 "Dennis Heaton Photos". Zimbio. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  17. ↑ "SLAUGHTERHOUSE AND HOME: HEAD SHOT - 2006". Slaughterhouseandhome.blogspot.ca. 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  18. ↑ "| Berlinale | Archive | Annual Archives | 2006 | Programme - Head Shot | Kopfschuss". Berlinale.de. 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  19. ↑ "Montreal Festival | Just For Laughs". Hahaha.com. 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  20. ↑ "Leo Awards, Winners 2015". Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  21. ↑ "2012 - 2016 Council". Wgc.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  22. 1 2 "Leo Awards, Winners by Name". Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  23. ↑ "Leo Awards, 2012 Winners by Name". Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  24. ↑ "Leo Awards, 2005 Winners". Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  25. ↑ "Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2015". Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  26. ↑ "2014 LEO AWARDS NOMINEES & WINNERS" (PDF). Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  27. ↑ "Leo Awards, 2012 Nominees by Name". Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  28. ↑ "Leo Awards, 2010 Nominees by Name". Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  29. 1 2 "Leo Awards Nominees 2008". Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  30. 1 2 3 "LEO AWARDS, Nominees 2007". Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  31. ↑ "2002 LEO AWARDS NOMINEES & WINNERS" (PDF). Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.

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