Dennis Heaton is a Canadian screenwriter working in film and television. He formerly executive produced and show-ran '' The Order'' for

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. Other recent credits include executive producing and writing on ''Ghost Wars'' for SYFY and Netflix, executive producing and showrunning ''

Motive Motive(s) or The Motive(s) may refer to: * Motive (law) Film and television * ''Motives'' (film), a 2004 thriller * ''The Motive'' (film), 2017 * ''Motive'' (TV series), a 2013 Canadian TV series * ''The Motive'' (TV series), a 2020 Israeli T ...

'' on CTV/NBCU, ''Call Me Fitz'' (HBO Canada/Audience Network), ''The Listener'' (CTV/NBC), ''JPOD'' (CBC), ''Blood Ties'' (Lifetime/Space) and the feature film '' Fido''. Heaton received two 2014 Canadian Screen Awards Nominations for Best Dramatic Series for ''Motive'' and Best Comedy Series for ''

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'', with Fitz winning the category. He has four prior Gemini Award nominations, four Canadian Screenwriting Award nominations, winning for his

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script "The Trouble With Mammoths", and eleven Leo Award nominations, winning for his ''

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'' script "The Greatest Story Never Told" and his ''Call Me Fitz'' script "Fucking Memories". His web series, '' My Pal Satan'', won Best Web Series and Theme Song at the New York Television Festival. His short film ''Head Shot'' premiered in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival, won best short film at the Just For Laughs Festival 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 ''

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'' - "Are You Gonna Eat That?" Dennis Heaton has served as the Pacific Region Councilor for the

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since 2012. In 2018, he was elected president of the WGC.

Filmography

Film

Television

The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

Awards and nominations

;Awards * 2015 Leo - Best Dramatic Series for ''

'' * 2015 Leo - Best Screenwriting for an Animation Program or Series for ''

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'' - Episode "Are You Gonna Eat That?" * 2012 Leo - Best Screenwriting in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - ''

'': "Fucking Memories" * 2009 Best Web Series and Theme Song, New York Television Festival for '' My Pal Satan'' * 2005 Leo - Best Animation Program or Series - ''

'' * 2003 Writers Guild of Canada - Top 10 - ''

'' ;Nominations * 2015 Leo - Best Dramatic Series for ''

'' * 2014 Leo - Best Dramatic Series for ''

'' * 2012 Leo - Best Screenwriting in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - ''

'': "Dysfunctional Family Circus" * 2010 Leo - Best Web Series - '' 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 - ''

George of the Jungle ''George of the Jungle'' is an American animated television series produced and created by Jay Ward and Bill Scott, who also created ''The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show''. The character George was inspired by the story of Tarzan and a cartoon char ...

'' * 2008 Leo - Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series - ''

jPod ''JPod'' is a novel by Douglas Coupland published by Random House of Canada in 2006. Set in 2005, the book explores the strange and unconventional everyday life of the main character, Ethan Jarlewski, and his team of video game programmers wh ...

'': "Betty & Veronica Syndrome" * 2007 Leo - Best Screenwriting in a Feature Length Drama - '' Fido'' * 2007 Leo - Best Screenwriting in a Short Drama - ''Head Shot'' * 2007 Leo - Best Short Drama - ''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 - ''

'' * 2004 Writers Guild of Canada Award - Best Writing in Children's & Preschool - ''

'' episode "Siamese Twits" * 2002 Leo - Best Screenwriting Youth Or Children's Program Or Series - ''

'' - "An ‘F’ In Friendship"

References

External links

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An Interview with Dennis Heaton

An Interview with Dennis Heaton by Anthony Marco

The Province - Motive’s Writers Have a Killer Job on CTV Series

PlaybackOnline - In the Writers Room With Motive
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