Paperny Films wins 4 Leo Awards!

Paperny Films is pleased to announce that it has won four 2009 Leo Awards for their hit HGTV series “The Stagers” Season One. The Leo Awards were established in 1998 to celebrate excellence in British Columbia film and television. Paperny Films received an impressive total of 11 nominations this year across various genres. “The Stagers” Season Two currently airs on HGTV Canada and HGTV US.

The four 2009 Leo Awards won by Paperny Films include:

Best Information or Lifestyle Series:
-“The Stagers” – Season One
Best Host in an Information or Lifestyle Series:
-Matthew Finlason – “The Stagers”
Best Direction in an Information or Lifestyle Series:
-Keith Behrman – “The Stagers”
Best writing in an Information or Lifestyle Series:
-Margot Daley – “The Stagers”

“We are thrilled to have won every award category that “The Stagers” was nominated in,” says Cal Schumiatcher, Partner and Executive Producer, Paperny Films. “It is very rewarding to be recognized for all our hard work for this new show.”

Each episode of “The Stagers” follows either DEKORA stager Matthew Finlason or mother-daughter duo Maureen Powers and Bridget Savereux as they work with sellers to makeover and maximize their spaces all the while keeping their projects on time and under budget in five days or less. From practical tricks on how to enhance your home’s curb appeal to the building tension between stagers and assistants when the pressure is on, each episode is a lesson in transforming a house from dated to designer. A rotating cast of co-stagers and assistant stagers help each main stager achieve their vision.

Currently, “The Stagers” Season 2 airs on HGTV on Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. ET/10:30 p.m. PT and HGTV US on Mondays at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. Please check local TV listings.