2021 Canadian Screen Awards.

WINNER
Best Web Program or Series, Fiction

Bit Playas

Synopsis:

BIT PLAYAS follows Ahmed (Kris Siddiqi) and Leon (Nigel Downer) as they spend their days hustling in the casting room, navigating the dating world, deflecting the occasional ‘soft racism’ and dealing with their own identity crises. When the costumes come off, and the duo can be themselves, their world is comics, movies, video games and more! Some may say it’s a show about diversity, but really it’s a show about reality.

Nominees:

Kris Siddiqi, Nigel Downer, Matt King, Andrew Ferguson, Andy King, Aurora Browne, Tinu Sinha, Tyler Metcalf, Juliet Paperny

Production Company:

LaRue Entertainment

Bit Playas

Synopsis:

BIT PLAYAS follows Ahmed (Kris Siddiqi) and Leon (Nigel Downer) as they spend their days hustling in the casting room, navigating the dating world, deflecting the occasional ‘soft racism’ and dealing with their own identity crises. When the costumes come off, and the duo can be themselves, their world is comics, movies, video games and more! Some may say it’s a show about diversity, but really it’s a show about reality.

Nominees:

Kris Siddiqi, Nigel Downer, Matt King, Andrew Ferguson, Andy King, Aurora Browne, Tinu Sinha, Tyler Metcalf, Juliet Paperny

Production Company:

LaRue Entertainment