''In the Making'' is a Canadian television documentary series, which premiered on
CBC Television
CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...
on September 21, 2018. Co-created and hosted by Sean O'Neill, the series explores the
creative process
Creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and valuable is formed. The created item may be intangible (such as an idea, a scientific theory, a musical composition, or a joke) or a physical object (such as an invention, a printed literary w ...
by profiling notable Canadian artists as they meet pivotal moments in their lives and work.
Artists profiled in the first season of the series included musicians
Lido Pimienta
Lido Pimienta (born 1986) is a Colombian Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter. She rose to prominence after her 2016 album, ''La Papessa'', won the 2017 Polaris Music Prize.Chilly Gonzales
Jason Charles Beck (born 20 March 1972), professionally known as Chilly Gonzales, is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and producer. Currently based in Cologne, Germany, he previously lived for several years in Paris. Gonzales is a musical polymat ...
, choreographers Dana Michel and
Crystal Pite
Crystal Pite (born December 15, 1970) is a Canadian choreographer and dancer. She began her professional dance career in 1988 at Ballet BC, and in 1996 she joined Ballett Frankfurt under the tutelage of William Forsythe. After leaving Ballett ...
, and visual artists Adrian Stimson,
Shelley Niro
Shelley Niro (born 1954) is a Mohawk filmmaker and visual artist from New York and Ontario.
,
Divya Mehra
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The Walrus
''The Walrus'' is an independent, non-profit Canadian media organization. It is multi-platform and produces an 8-issue-per-year magazine and online editorial content that includes current affairs, fiction, poetry, and podcasts, a national s ...
'', October 31, 2018.
The series received three
Canadian Screen Award
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nominations at the
7th Canadian Screen Awards
The 7th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 31, 2019, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2018.
in 2019, for Best Photography in a Documentary Factual Series (
Maya Bankovic
Maya Bankovic (born December 15, 1984) is a Canadian cinematographer. She is most noted for her work on the 2020 film ''Akilla's Escape'', for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 202 ...
), Best Direction in a Documentary or Factual Series (
Chelsea McMullan
Chelsea McMullan is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, best known for their 2013 film '' My Prairie Home'', a film about transgender musician Rae Spoon.Kieran Adams).