Andrew Wreggitt

ANDREW WREGGITT is the award-winning writer of 16 movies for television including The Phantoms, The Jack Layton Story, Mayer Thorpe, Survival Code, Sticks and Stones, The Don Cherry Story, One Dead Indian, Shades of Black and Corner Gas - The Movie. He has won three Canadian Screen/Gemini awards for best writing and been nominated on four other occasions. He’s won six Alberta Motion Picture Industry awards for writing and three Writers Guild of Canada Awards. His movie The Phantoms won the International Emmy Award for best
movie in 2014. In hour long series television Andrew’s credits include Destiny Ridge, North of 60, Black Harbour, Tom Stone, Flashpoint, Heartland and Pure. Andrew is also a playwright (The Wild Guys) and the author of five published books of poetry. He lives just outside of Calgary.

WINS
The Phantoms (CBC) 2013
International Emmy Award, Kids: Best TV Movie/Mini-Series
Shaw Rocket Prize, Best Youth/Family Program
Writers Guild of Canada, Best Writing, TV Movie/Mini-Series
Borealis (Survival Code) (CTV/SPACE) 2013 (Writer and EP)
AMPIA, Best TV Movie/Mini-Series
Canadian Screen Award (previously called “Gemini”), Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie
Canadian Screen Award, Best Writing in a Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie
Sticks and Stones (CTV) 2009
Shaw Rocket Prize, Best Youth/Family Program
Best Film, L.A. International Family Film Festival
Mayerthorpe (Menace) (CTV) 2008
Gemini, Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Gemini, Best TV Movie
AMPIA, Best Screenwriter, Drama
AMPIA, Best TV Movie/Mini-Series
Writers Guild of Canada, Best Writing, TV Movie/Mini-Series
One Dead Indian (CTV) 2006
Gemini, Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Another Country, A North of 60 Mystery (CBC) 2003
AMPIA, Best Script, Dramatic
Dreamstorm, A North of 60 Mystery (CBC) 2002
AMPIA, Best Script, Dramatic
“Borrowed Time,” North of 60-Episode 90 (CBC) 1998
AMPIA, Best Script, Dramatic
The Wild Guys (play) co-written with Rebecca Shaw, 1992
 First place in the 1992 Canadian National One-Act Playwriting Competition
Into the Fields (CTV) 1989
AMPIA, Best Script, Dramatic
Making Movies (poetry), 1989
Stephan Stephanson Poetry Prize, Writers Guild of Alberta
Southeasterly (poetry), 1985
First place in the 1985 CBC Literary Competition
NOMINATIONS
Jack: The Jack Layton Story (CBC) 2013
Banff International Rockie Award, Made for TV Movie
Borealis (Survival Code) (CTV/SPACE), 2013 (Writer and EP)
AMPIA, Best Writing in a TV Movie/Mini-Series
Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story 2 (CBC), 2013 (Writer and EP)
Canadian Screen Awards, Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Canadian Screen Awards, Best Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Sticks and Stones (CTV), 2008
Gemini, Best TV Movie
Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story (CTV), 2007
Writers Guild of Canada, Best Writing, TV Movie/Mini-Series
One Dead Indian (CTV), 2006
Gemini, Best TV Movie
Writers Guild of Canada, Best Writing, TV Movie/Mini-Series
Another Country, A North of 60 Mystery (CBC), 2003
Gemini, Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Dreamstorm, A North of 60 Mystery (CBC), 2002
Gemini, Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Trial by Fire, A North of 60 Mystery (CBC), 2000
AMPIA, Best Script, Dramatic
In the Blue Ground, A North of 60 Mystery (CBC), 1999
Gemini, Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Zhivago’s Fire (poetry), 1997
Stephan Stephanson Poetry Prize, Writers Guild of Alberta