Sugith Varughese SCREEN and STAGE PRODUCTIONS Stage THE POSTMAN Contributing playwright Promenade play with music bout Toronto’s first black postman. Produced as part of Panamania, Toronto, 2015. Director, David Ferry. ENTITLEMENT Playwright Produced at Summerworks Theatre Festival, Toronto, ON, August 2013. (Juried festival.) Starring Karen Robinson, Sam Khalilieh, Christo Graham. Director, David Ferry. Re-mounted once with Karen Robinson, Sam Khalilieh and Ryan Bommarito. Director, David Ferry. ACTRA AWARDS 2019 Writer Live awards presentation, February 2019. Produced by Maria del Mar and Karen Woolridge. Director, David Gale. Screen BEYOND MOVING Story consultant Feature documentary. Pixel Palette Inc. and National Ballet of Canada Schools. Directed and Produced by Vikram Dasgupta. SPELLBENT Story Editor Web-series drama pilot. Produced by Beevision. Nina Beveridge, producer. TONGUE TIED Writer-director Comedy short starring Stewart Francis and Timm Zemanek (from CBC TV’s “An American in Canada”), Gina Wilkinson (from CBC TV’s “This Is Wonderland”), and Krista Bridges ( “Narc”). “TONGUE TIED is a light-hearted comedy about couples meeting in a bar that weaves a clever twist at the end. You must see it to believe it.” Kirk Cooper, programmer Reel World Film Festival On the Lot – 1 of 200 interviewees for 1st season of Fox reality series from 12,000 entries submitted worldwide. Reel World Film Festival – Toronto, Ontario 80 Mill Street PH3 Toronto, ON M5A 4T3 T: 416 3607321 C: 647 4077321 W: www.sugithvarughese.com California Independent Film Festival - Livermore, California Annapolis Film Festival - Annapolis, Maryland FirstGlance: Hollywood Film Festival - Los Angeles, California World of Comedy International Film Festival – Toronto, Ontario THE BLOBHEADS Writer, 1 episode Zany family comedy TV series from Decode Entertainment. Producers, Howard Busgang and Steve Denure. ENTRY DENIED 1 hour historical drama for CBC Radio about the arrival of Indian immigrants to Canada in 1914 aboard the Komagata-Maru. Damiano Pietropaolo, producer. Canada’s entry in the WorldPlay festival of radio dramas. Broadcast on CBC Radio and around the world. Published in the collection, “Where Is Here? Vol. 1” by Sirocco Press and released on CD by CBC. IN THE MOUNTAINS Writer Dramatization from the novel, A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry for CBC Radio. Producer, Damiano Pietropaolo Writers Guild of Canada award finalist. TALESPINNERS Writer 9 animated short films based on award-winning, cross-cultural children’s books for the National Film Board of Canada. Screened at numerous festivals worldwide. Producer, Tamara Lynch. “The Girl Who Hated Books” and “The Friends of Kwan Ming” screened at Luminato Festival 09, Toronto “The Friends of Kwan Ming”, “Roses Sing on New Snow”, “Mind Me Good Now” Writers Guild of Canada Award finalist "Magic of Anansi", "Lights for Gita", "Christopher, Please Clean Up Your Room" Writers Guild of Canada Award winner "Magic of Anansi"Black Film and Video Network, Reel Black Awards Best Short Film (Winner), Best Writer (Nomination) LOST WORLDS: LIFE IN THE BALANCE Co-Writer IMAX feature documentary about bio-diversity narrated by Harrison Ford for Primesco Communications, Inc. - Montreal, Quebec. Jeffrey Marvin, producer. BLUE MURDER Writer, 2 episodes !2 Prime time crime drama series produced by Barna-Alper and North Bend Film, Toronto, Ontario. Laszlo Barna and Steve Lucas, producers. "Little India" Writers Guild of Canada Award finalist SHOW GIRLS Narration writer Feature documentary about the Montreal jazz and blues community produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Producer, Tamara Lynch ON MY MIND - “THE SECRET LIFE OF GOLDFISH” Writer-director Groundbreaking TV drama series for youth about an Indo-Canadian teacher and his grade 7 students. The Film Works/Mind’s Eye - Toronto, Ontario/Regina, Saskatchewan. Paul Stephens and Kevin DeWalt, producers Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television - Canada Award, (nomination) Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television - Gemini Award, (nomination) Best Writing in a Children’s Series or Program SMPIA Saskatchewan Film and Video Showcase - Best TV Drama under 30 min. Writer’s Guild of Canada Top Ten Award (finalist) ON MY MIND - “STAR QUALITY” Director Groundbreaking TV drama series for youth about an Indo-Canadian teacher and his grade 7 students. The Film Works/Mind’s Eye - Toronto, Ontario/Regina, Saskatchewan. Paul Stephens and Kevin DeWalt, producers Alliance of Children and Television - Award of Excellence (nomination), Drama Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television – Gemini Award (nomination) Best Children’s Series or Program GROUNDLING MARSH Writer – 1 episode. Story Editor – 13 episodes, season 1 Children’s TV series about creatures in a swamp. Portfolio Film and Television. Joy Rosen and Lisa Olfman, producers MELA’S LUNCH Writer-director. One of four short dramas in the NFB’s award-winning cross-cultural series about racism among children. Wolf Koenig and Penny Ritco, producers. Screened at 8 festivals world wide. !3 International Educational Film and Video Festival - Birmingham, Alabama. Best Film, Guidance and Counseling Category National Educational Film and Video Festival - Oakland, California. Gold Apple Award, Cultural Adjustment: Grades 4-6 AMTEC Media Festival - Vancouver, B.C.. Award of Merit, Videotape - Government Media Agency Association of Visual Communicators - New Orleans, Louisiana. Silver Cindy Award KUMAR AND MR. JONES Writer-director. Mutli-award winning short. Black comedy about an invalid recluse and his meticulous manservant. Elements of Beckett, Pinter and Losey in a metaphor about colonialism. First short from the Canadian Film Centre to be nominated for a Genie. Leonard Farlinger and Paul Brown, producers. Filmfestival der Nationen - Ebensee, Austria. Gold Bar Award, International Jury Prize Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Genie Awards, (Nominee) - Live Action Short Drama Worldfest Houston/Houston International Film Festival. Gold Award, Original Dramatic Short Subject Atlantic Film Festival. Award of Excellence for Direction Edinburgh International Film Festival. Young Filmmaker of the Year, (Nominee) Yorkton International Short Film & Video Festival. Best Dramatic Film under 30 minutes, (Nominee) Bombay International Film Festival - screened MOUNT ROYAL Co-writer, 1 episode 1 hour prime time drama series. RSL/Alliance, Lawrence S. Mirkin and Robert Lantos, producers. FRAGGLE ROCK Writer, 10 episodes. Acclaimed, award-winning television series from the producers of the Muppets. Henson Associates. Lawrence S. Mirkin, producer. “Boober Gorg” Directed by Jim Henson "A Dark and Stormy Night" ACTRA Awards – Toronto, Ontario: Best Writer – Television Variety (Nominee) BEST OF BOTH WORLDS Writer, Lead actor Pioneering multicultural romantic comedy-drama television movie seen in over 40 countries and sold to syndication and direct satellite. Produced by CBC TV Drama. Lawrence S. Mirkin, producer. ACTRA Awards - Toronto, Ontario” Best Writer-Television Drama (Finalist) !4 ACTRA Awards - Toronto, Ontario: Best Actor-Television Drama (nominee) ACTRA Awards - Toronto, Ontario: Best Actress-Television Drama (nominee) ACTRA Awards - Toronto, Ontario: Best Programme Of The Year (nominee) THE CRUSH Writer-director. Theatrical short. Psychological horror with intense performances. Screened at 4 festivals worldwide. Bijou Awards - Toronto, Ontario - Best musical score (nominee) Sponsored Films GOOD COP BAD COP Writer Comedy educational short starring Enrico Colantino and Tantoo Cardinal. Produced for AFBS. THE WAY IN Writer 40-minute video dramatizing the integration of an internationally-trained lawyer into a Canadian law firm produced for U of T International Lawyers Training Program. Producer David Lees. Accolade Award of Merit - Educational/Instructional category INTEGRATING TALENT Writer Hour-long video dramatizing the integration of a skilled immigrant into a corporate workplace produced for TRIEC. Producer David Lees and Navpreet Singh. FINDING TALENT Writer Half-hour video dramatizing strategies to hire skilled immigrants produced for TRIEC. Producer David Lees and Navpreet Singh. Screened at HRPA Conference, February 2010 – Toronto, Ontario Screened at May 2010 ALLIES Learning Exchange: Putting Ideas into Action - Halifax, Nova Scotia BLANE BOWEN Director/Editor Video profile of prominent Canadian business leader using interviews, archival footage and still photographs REEL CANADA PROMO Editor Promotional video for Reel Canada consisting of news footage, interviews and still photographs. Producer Jack Blum. !5 BOUNDARIES Writer-director and producer. Drama/documentary sponsored by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, consisting of dramatic vignettes on the topic of boundary violations between teachers and students. Used internally by OSSTF for sensitivity training. QUARK EXPEDITIONS PROMO Writer. Promotional video for the adventure travel company, Quark Expeditions, outlining innovative tours to the high Arctic and Antarctica. Scripted after production took place bringing hours of raw footage into a dynamic viewing experience. Producer David Makepeace TIKOSYN Writer-director. Medical information video with dramatic scenes produced by LLNS, New York, sponsored by Pfizer US. Producer Jeffery Marvin and Paul Lucas LIFE AFTER TRAUMA Director Documentary about post-traumatic stress disorder for LLNS, New York, sponsored by Pfizer. Producer Jeffery Marvin and Paul Lucas NOVO NORDISK: VISION Director Corporate promotional video