Dennis Heaton

Dennis Heaton is a Canadian screenwriter working in film and television. He formerly executive produced and show-ran The Order for Netflix.[1] Other recent credits include executive producing and writing on Ghost Wars for SYFY and Netflix, executive producing and showrunning Motive[2][3] on CTV/NBCU, Call Me Fitz[4] (HBO Canada/Audience Network), The Listener[5] (CTV/NBC), JPOD[6] (CBC), Blood Ties[7] (Lifetime/Space) and the feature film Fido.[8]

Dennis Heaton
Dennis Heaton, March 2017
NationalityCanadian
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1994-present

Heaton received two 2014 Canadian Screen Awards[9] Nominations for Best Dramatic Series for Motive and Best Comedy Series for Call Me Fitz, with Fitz winning the category.[10] He has four prior Gemini Award[11] nominations, four Canadian Screenwriting Award[12] nominations, winning for his Yvon of the Yukon script "The Trouble With Mammoths",[13] and eleven Leo Award nominations, winning for his Being Ian script "The Greatest Story Never Told"[14] and his Call Me Fitz script "Fucking Memories".[10] His web series, My Pal Satan, won[15] Best Web Series and Theme Song at the New York Television Festival.[16][17] His short film Head Shot[18] premiered in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival,[19] won best short film at the Just For Laughs Festival[20] 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?"[21]

Dennis Heaton has served as the Pacific Region Councilor for the Writers Guild of Canada since 2012.[22] In 2018, he was elected president of the WGC.

Filmography

Awards and nominations
Awards
  • 2015 Leo - Best Dramatic Series[23] for Motive
  • 2015 Leo - Best Screenwriting for an Animation Program or Series[23] for Nerds And Monsters - Episode "Are You Gonna Eat That?"
  • 2012 Leo - Best Screenwriting in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series[24] - Call Me Fitz: "Fucking Memories"
  • 2009 Best Web Series and Theme Song, New York Television Festival for My Pal Satan[16][17]
  • 2005 Leo - Best Animation Program or Series[25] - Being Ian
  • 2003 Writers Guild of Canada - Top 10 - Yvon of the Yukon
Nominations
  • 2015 Leo - Best Dramatic Series[26] for Motive
  • 2014 Leo - Best Dramatic Series[27] for Motive
  • 2012 Leo - Best Screenwriting in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series[28] - Call Me Fitz: "Dysfunctional Family Circus"
  • 2010 Leo - Best Web Series[29] - My Pal Satan
  • 2009 Writers Guild of Canada - Best Short Subject or Web Series - My Pal Satan
  • 2008 Leo - Best Screenwriting in an Animation Program or Series[30] - George of the Jungle
  • 2008 Leo - Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series[30] - jPod: "Betty & Veronica Syndrome"
  • 2007 Leo - Best Screenwriting in a Feature Length Drama[31] - Fido
  • 2007 Leo - Best Screenwriting in a Short Drama[31] - Head Shot
  • 2007 Leo - Best Short Drama[31] - Head Shot
  • 2007 Writers Guild of Canada Award - Feature Film Fido
  • 2006 Berlin Film Festival Best Short Film - Head Shot
  • 2005 Leo - Best Animation Program or Series[14] - Being Ian
  • 2004 Writers Guild of Canada Award - Best Writing in Children's & Preschool - Yvon of the Yukon episode "Siamese Twits"
  • 2002 Leo - Best Screenwriting Youth Or Children's Program Or Series[32] - Yvon of the Yukon - "An ‘F’ In Friendship"

References
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  5. "The Listener". NBC. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  6. "JPod Cast". TV.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  7. "Episodes". BloodTiesCentral. 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
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  18. "SLAUGHTERHOUSE AND HOME: HEAD SHOT - 2006". Slaughterhouseandhome.blogspot.ca. 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
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  22. "2012 - 2016 Council". Wgc.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
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  32. "2002 LEO AWARDS NOMINEES & WINNERS" (PDF). Leoawards.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
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