On May 1^st Music and Film in Motion will celebrate the 7th annual Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards in the Great Hall at Laurentian University and 4 North Bay artists are honoured with nominations. Eric Boissennault is up for Best Screenwriter – Sophie & Sara.  Patrick Gilbert and Ed Regan are both up for Best Cinematographer for their work in The Lake. And Kevin Hoffman is nominated for Best Directer, also for The Lake.

Submissions came in from communities across the North including; Thunder Bay, Sault Ste Marie, Sudbury, North Bay, Timmins, Espanola, Parry Sound and Dryden. The nominees for the ten awards categories were selected by a panel of prominent music and film industry professionals.

“We are very happy with the results of this year’s program. Submissions were up, which means the program is still growing,” MFM Executive Director Dennis Landry said in a release. “MFM would like to thank all of those who entered. It is with their talent and hard work the music and film industries see growth here in the North.”

For a full list of nominees and respective categories click here.