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Peggy Thompson is a screenwriter, film producer, story editor and author. She was the screenwriter of the feature films The Lotus Eaters and Better than Chocolate and has also written extensively for television. She was recently Executive Producer on Sharon McGowan’s award winning documentary Bearded Ladies; the Photography of Rosamond Norbury. She was an Associate Professor at UBC for many years where she taught screenwriting in the Creative Writing Program. She serves on the Advocacy Committee of Women in Film + Television Vancouver.
Awards & Nominations
Bearded Ladies; The Photography of Rosamond Norbury
2016 Best Canadian Documentary Female Eye Film Festival, Toronto
Chanterelle Rain
2015 Legacy Award, Women In Film Festival, Vancouver
2004 Women in Film and Television Vancouver – Lifetime Honorary Achievement Award “outstanding contributions to the film and video industry.”
Saint Monica
2003 Nomination, 5 LEO Awards (British Columbia Film Awards) including Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Picture Editing, Best Sound Design, Best Overall Sound. The film won three Leo Awards., for Editing, Sound Design and Overall Sound.
2003 Nomination, 2 Genie Awards (Canadian Film Awards), Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song and won for Best Original Song
2003 Cultural Expressions Award, Best Narrative Feature Film, Sarasota Film Festival
1999 Woman Of The Year, shared with producer Sharon McGowan, Women in Film and Television Vancouver
Better than Chocolate (feature film, as screenwriter)
Millivres Audience Award, London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Audience Award, Best Feature Film, Inside Out Festival, Toronto
Audience Award Best Feature Film, Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Finalist, GLAAD Awards Best Independent Feature Film
The Lotus Eaters (feature film, as screenwriter and co-producer)
Nominations, 11 Genie Awards
Genie Award, for Best Original Feature Screenplay, Best Actress and Best Sound Design
In Search of The Last Good Man (short)
1990 Genie Award for Best Short Dramatic Film
It’s a Party!
1986 Finalist, Genie Award for Best Short Dramatic Film. Personal nomination.
The Bittersweet Kid,
1985 Chalmers Award Finalist (Toronto) and Jessie Award Finalist (Vancouver) for Best Children’s Play
“Let’s Go Tokyo”
1986 Western Magazine Writing Awards Finalist Best Travel Feature, Vancouver