VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver-based film company, Really Real Films Inc., is pleased to announce that its pilot television program, “Wolf Canyon,” received seven nominations for the annual Leo Awards, the most of any show in its category. The seven nominations in “Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series” are Best Program, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Picture Editing, Best Performance: Lorne Cardinal, Best Performance: Jessica Harmon, and Best Performance: Matty Finochio. The Leo Awards 2010 Celebration and Gala Award Ceremonies are slated for June 4 and 5, 2010, at the Westin Bayshore Vancouver.

The half-hour comedy, created and written by Michael Markus and Tim Stubinski, directed by Allan Harmon, and produced by Cynde Harmon, first aired on December 24, 2009, on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). It received rave reviews, including The Daily Observer and “TVGUIDE.CA.”

“Wolf Canyon,” entails an eponymous show-within-a-show that is a third-rate syndicated U.S. action adventure series shot in a remote area of Western Canada on land belonging to the First Nation (Cree) community of Horse Head Lake. Isolated from any urban contact and necessities, boredom and madness strike the dysfunctional cast and crew in their makeshift trailer town. The humorous contrast between the urban Showbiz Folks’ discomfort and travails in the wilderness and the harmonious ease of their First Nation neighbors creates a recipe for hilarity.

American actor Kevin Sorbo (“Hercules: The Legendary Journeys” and “Andromeda”) heads the ensemble cast that includes Lorne Cardinal (“Corner Gas”), Matty Finochio, Jessica Harmon, Barbara Tyson, Ali Liebert, Casey Manderson, Jesse Wheeler, Nikki Payne, Evan Adams, Richard Harmon and Brendan Beiser.

“I am happy for the show to get so much recognition,” said Sorbo, one of the comedy’s Executive Producers. “It is a great show!”

“The project was pitched to various Canadian networks before APTN’s Western Program Executive, Marty Ballentyne, saw its (comedic) potential,” Cynde Harmon stated. Ballentyne and APTN’s CEO, Jean LaRose, and Director of Programming, Peter Strutt, provided Really Real Films Inc. with a development deal that later green lit “Wolf Canyon” for a pilot. The show is being distributed by Toronto’s Tricon Films Inc..

Really Real Films is proud to have developed and produced Wolf Canyon with the involvement of APTN, CTF, CAVCO and BC Film.

The Leo Awards, established in 1998, recognize excellence in British Columbia film and television in 11 categories: Feature Length Drama; Dramatic Series; Short Drama; Documentary Program or Series (three streams); Information or Lifestyle Series; Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series; Animation Program or Series; Student Production; Youth or Children’s Program or Series; Music Video; and Web Series. They offer 63 Craft awards for Direction, Screenwriting, Cinematography, Picture Editing, Overall Sound, Sound Editing, Musical Score, Production Design, Costume Design, Make-Up, Visual Effects, Stunt Coordination, and Performance or Host(s).

The Leo Awards 2010 are sponsored by Northwest Digital, ACFC West, IATSE 891, Kodak Motion Picture Film and Union of British Columbia Performers. The Leo Awards, a project of the Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Foundation of British Columbia, are produced by Troika Productions Inc. and Events One. See the Leo Award 2010 website at www.leoawards.com for more information.

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Really Real Films Inc., originated in 1998 and headquartered at #2- 431 Mountain Hwy, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 2L1, is a feature film and television production company that develops, finances, and produces independent film and television projects for the domestic and international marketplace. Really Real Films Inc. company principals, Cynde and Allan Harmon together possess extensive experience in directing and producing that spans more than 29 years. See the website: www.reallyrealfilms.com.

APTN is the first and only national Aboriginal broadcaster in the world, with programming by, for and about Aboriginal Peoples, to share with all Canadians, as well as viewers around the world. Its launch on September 1, 1999, is a significant milestone for Aboriginal Peoples across Canada; for the first time in broadcast history, First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples have the opportunity to share their stories with the rest of the world on a national television network dedicated to Aboriginal programming. See the website: www.aptn.ca.

Check out this clip of Kevin Sorbo’s character.