Meredith Vuchnich is a Canadian film and television screenwriter. She is most noted as cowriter with
Tracey Deer
Tracey Penelope ''Tekahentakwa'' Deer (born February 28, 1978, Mohawk nation, Mohawk) is a screenwriter, film director and newspaper publisher based in Kahnawake, Quebec. Deer has written and directed several award-winning documentaries for Rezol ...
of the 2020 film ''
Beans
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''. They won the
WGC Screenwriting Award
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The Globe and Mail
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'', April 27, 2021. and was nominated for a
Prix Iris
The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.Best Screenplay at the
24th Quebec Cinema Awards
The 24th Quebec Cinema Awards were held on June 5, 2022, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2021. The ceremony was hosted by actress Geneviève Schmidt.
Actress Hélène Florent won both Best Actress for ''Drunken Birds (Les Oisea ...
in 2022 for this work.
Vuchnich was also a
Gemini Award
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nominee for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series at the
23rd Gemini Awards
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in 2008 for her work on the television series ''
ReGenesis
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''.
Her other writing credits have included the series ''
Train 48
''Train 48'' was a Canadian improvised soap opera, broadcast on Global Television Network and CH from 2003 until 2005.
''Train 48'' was based on the format of an Australian television program called '' Going Home''.
History
The show was broadc ...
'', ''
Godiva's
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The Saddle Club
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Carter
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* Carter, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
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''. She has also had occasional roles as an actress, most notably in a 2001 stage production of ''
Salt-Water Moon ''Salt-Water Moon'' is a Canadian theatrical play by David French, first staged by Tarragon Theatre in 1984.Stephen Godfrey, "Tale of two partners adds a new chapter with Mercers' return". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 1, 1984. It is the third i ...
'' and the 2005 film ''
Love Is Work
''Love Is Work'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by John Kalangis and released in 2005. The film centres on five different couples with different issues in their relationships.Jason Anderson"Love Is Work" ''The Globe and Mail'', June 8, 2007.
...
The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...