tinyshipper:

carmillaseries:  The way these two support each other is such a beautiful thing @baumanelise @natvanlis @TheCdnAcademy #AudienceChoice

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nootvanlis:

nootvanlis:

Elise Bauman winning the Audience Choice Award at the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards

“Firstly thank you to everyone at Shaftesbury for all of your support over the years.  Thank you to my amazing agent, Michael White.

Thank you to my talented and supportive Carmilla co-star Natasha Negovanlis who was also last year’s winner of this award.

And most importantly thank you to everyone who voted for me in this category.  You have proven over and over again that there is strength in numbers and that your voice matters.

A few years ago, I was cast in a small non-union web series that centred on an unlikely love story between two women.  Unlikely not because they were both women but because one happened to be a vampire.

And without the support of you, the audience, that series may not have gone past the first season.  But because you all watched it, spread the word about it like wildfire through the internet and were vocal about what positive queer representation meant to you, that little web series turned into a second season which turned into a third which turned into a feature film and now with a prime time series in development.

The entertainment industry is changing but not rapidly enough and we need the voices of the public to prove that diverse stories that will have a large and dedicated audience.  If we want to see films and shows with inclusive representation both in front of and behind this camera, we need to support those projects.

So my ask of you is this; one, seek out and watch projects made by and starring women, people of colour and LGBTQ people.  Signal boost these projects to your network of friends.  I believe we have the power to change the way we tell our stories and I believe that you, the audience, plays a significant role in that change.  Let’s get to it.  Thank you!“

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