The Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry. Held each May or June in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the Leo Awards were founded by the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia in 1999.[1] Awards categories include but are not exclusive to live action, animated, adult dramatic, children's, documentary film, documentary television, feature films, short films.

Leo Awards
CountryCanada
Presented byMotion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia
First awarded1999
Websitehttp://www.leoawards.com Edit this on Wikidata

Event history

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The Leos were established to provide support and recognition for the work of film and television producers, writers, directors, performers and others.[2]

In 2005, the Leo Awards Film Festival was added to the event as a means of showcasing the best in film and television production honored at the festival.[3] [4]

Award categories

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Awards are given to programs completed in the prior calendar year. Each year the Leo Awards honor programs and crafts in a variety of categories including motion picture, television movie, short drama, dramatic series, documentary and animation.

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