Dennis Heaton

Dennis Heaton
Heaton, in 2017
NationalityCanadian
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1994–present

Dennis Heaton is a Canadian screenwriter working in film and television. He formerly executive produced and show-ran The Order for Netflix.[1] Other recent credits include executive producing and writing on Ghost Wars for SYFY and Netflix, executive producing and showrunning Motive[2][3] on CTV/NBCU, Call Me Fitz[4] (HBO Canada/Audience Network), The Listener[5] (CTV/NBC), JPOD[6] (CBC), Blood Ties[7] (Lifetime/Space) and the feature film Fido.[8]

Heaton received two 2014 Canadian Screen Awards[9] Nominations for Best Dramatic Series for Motive and Best Comedy Series for Call Me Fitz, with Fitz winning the category.[10] He has four prior Gemini Award[11] nominations, four Canadian Screenwriting Award[12] nominations, winning for his Yvon of the Yukon script "The Trouble With Mammoths",[13] and eleven Leo Award nominations, winning for his Being Ian script "The Greatest Story Never Told"[14] and his Call Me Fitz script "Fucking Memories".[10] His web series, My Pal Satan, won[15] Best Web Series and Theme Song at the New York Television Festival.[16][17] His short film Head Shot[18] premiered in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival,[19] won best short film at the Just For Laughs Festival[20] in Montreal, and went on to play in film festivals and on television around the world.

He won two Leo Awards in 2015 - one for Best Dramatic Series for Motive and one for Best Screenwriting/ Animation Program or Series for Nerds and Monsters - "Are You Gonna Eat That?"[21]

Dennis Heaton has served as the Pacific Region Councilor for the Writers Guild of Canada since 2012.[22] In 2018, he was elected president of the WGC.

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  12. ^ "Home". Writersguildofcanada.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  13. ^ "Yvon Of The Yukon Conquers The Leo Awards | Animation World Network". Awn.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  14. ^ "2005 LEO AWARDS NOMINEES & WINNERS" (PDF). Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  15. ^ "Fifth Annual New York Television Festival Announces Awards" (PDF). Nytvf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
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  18. ^ "SLAUGHTERHOUSE AND HOME: HEAD SHOT - 2006". Slaughterhouseandhome.blogspot.ca. 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  19. ^ "| Berlinale | Archive | Annual Archives | 2006 | Programme - Head Shot | Kopfschuss". Berlinale.de. 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  20. ^ "Montreal Festival | Just For Laughs". Hahaha.com. 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  21. ^ "Leo Awards, Winners 2015". Leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  22. ^ "2012 - 2016 Council". Wgc.ca. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2015-08-28.