Edmonton, AB – Aquila Productions is pleased to announce that they have received three nominations for the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards. The first nominees for the Canadian Screen Awards were announced this morning at simultaneous news conferences in Toronto and Montreal.

The new award honours achievement in both Canadian television and film, replacing the previously separate Gemini and Genie Awards.

Congratulations go out to everyone at Aquila Productions and it's affiliated production personnel for receiving these 3 nominations!

Aquila received two nominations for "Oil Change - Overdrive" - a documentary series on the rebuilding of the Edmonton Oiler franchise; and one nomination for the documentary series - "The Extra Yard – Inside the 2011 Argo’s".

Here are the nominees:

Best Sports Analysis or Commentary (Program, Series or Segment)
Oil Change – Overdrive
Citytv / Sportsnet (Rogers)
Don Metz, Gord Redel

Best Direction in a News Information Program or Series
Oil Change – Overdrive
Citytv / Sportsnet (Rogers)
Mike Beley

Best Direction in a News Information Program or Series
Oil Change – Overdrive
TSN (Bell Media)
Brian Sobie

Martin Short will host the first awards gala on March 3, with the two-hour ceremony set to air on CBC-TV.

For further information contact:
D.H. (Don) Metz
President,
Aquila Productions
780–489–0444