Michelle Lovretta

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Michelle Lovretta is a Canadian writer and producer best known as the creator and executive producer of the television series Lost Girl and Killjoys . [1] [2] She has also written for Instant Star , Relic Hunter , Mutant X and The Secret Circle . [3]

She was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2011 for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for Lost Girl, and also in 2006 for Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for the made-for-TV movie Hunt for Justice  [ de ]. [4] In 2018 she was nominated for an Aurora Award for Best Visual Presentation for Killjoys Season 3. [4]

Lovretta sold a feature film script called The Fishing Trip when she was 21 and in a screenwriting course at York University. [5] [6] [7] She was selected to be a resident in a TV training program offered by the Canadian Film Centre and run by Norman Jewison in 1999 to teach people how to write for television. [6] At the end of the residency her script for a program called Sherpa Love was purchased by CBC. [6]

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  1. Vann, Helena (22 May 2012). "Interview with Michelle Lovretta". Watercooler Journal. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  2. Zakarin, Jordan (2019-09-20). "How to create antiheroes, according to The Boys and Killjoys showrunners". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  3. Liszewski, Bridget (2016-03-02). "Women Behind Canadian TV: Michelle Lovretta – The TV Junkies". The TV Junkies. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  4. 1 2 "2018 Nominee List". Aurora Awards. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  5. Stone, Jay (December 4, 1998). "Riveting Drama Belies Film's Low Budget". The Ottawa Citizen. p. 27. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 Atherton, Tony (May 27, 1999). "Prime Time". The Ottawa Citizen. pp. 41–48. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  7. "Film". The Gazette. Montréal QC. January 22, 1999. p. 36. Retrieved 20 October 2021.