Supported by The Independent Production Fund (IPF), Bell Fund, SOCAN Foundation, and ACTRA Toronto

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Awards & Nominations

Canadian Screen Awards - 2024

Nominated: Best Original Program or Series, Fiction & Best Picture Editing in a Web Program or Series
Toronto Jewish Film Festival 2023

* Winner: The Chosen Film (Audience Choice Award)

Diasporama Film Festival - Paris 2024

*Winner: Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature Film

International Rockie Awards at the Banff Media Conference 2024:

Nominated for Best Short Form Series

Canadian Cinema Editors Awards 2024

Winner: Best Editor in a Web Based Series - Ben Allen

Telly Awards 2024

Winner: Best Online Scripted Series

T.O. Web Fest 2023

Wins:

* Best Writing (Michael Goldlist & Shaina Silver-Baird)

* Best Lead Actor in a Canadian Series (Shaina Silver-Baird)

* Best Comedy

* Best Series GRAND PRIX

Nominations:

Best Director (Daniel AM Rosenberg)

Best Editing (Ben Allen)

Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Series (Sarah Orenstein)

Best Cinematography (Hayley Wong)

Best Original Score (Ari Posner)

Best Sound Design (Pino Halili)

Best Costume Design (Madi Styles)

Best English Canadian Web Series

Best Toronto Web Series

Apulia Web Fest 2023

Wins:

* Best Comedy Web Series

Nominations:

Best Screenplay (Mike & Shaina)

Best Actress (Shaina)

Best International Series

Best Poster

Digital Media Fest 2023

Wins:

Best Screenplay

Bilbao Seriesland 2023

Nominations:

Best Series

Best Director

Best Actress (Shaina)

Best Original Soundtrack/Score

Best Editing

Best Comedy

New Zealand Web Fest

Nominations: (no wins)

Best Web Series

Best Actor (Shaina)

Best Writing (Mike & Shaina)

Best Editing

Best Cinematography

New Jersey Web Fest

Nominations:

Best Actress (Shaina)

Best Score

Best Trailer

**7th Most Awarded Web Series in the world (Web Series World Cup) in 2023

LESS THAN KOSHER

Digital Series

Genre: Musical Comedy

At 20, Viv was a promising young singer. At 30, her failing music career has forced her back into her mother's basement. But when this self proclaimed Bad Jew lands ass-backwards into a job as a Cantor at her family's synagogue, she’s thrown into a wild ride of illicit affairs, drug trips, tense family drama, self discovery and some serious Jewish bops. It’s “Shiva Baby” meets “A Star is Born.” Modern Jewish wit and Hebrew Electro-Pop.

Key Credits:

Writers/Showrunners: Shaina Silver-Baird and Michael Goldlist

Director: Daniel AM Rosenberg

Producers: Emily Andrews and Laura Nordin

Executive Producers: Avi Federgreen, Shaina Silver-Baird and Michael Goldlist

Director of Photography: Hayley Wong

Composer: Ari Posner

Editor: Ben Allen

Starring: Shaina Silver-Baird, David Reale, Sarah Orenstein, Sugith Varughese, Arielle Halili, David Eisner, Vanessa Smythe, Aisha Evelyna, Nadine Djoury, Tamar Ilana

Less Than Kosher Trailer

Toronto Jewish Film Festival

Apulia Web Fest

TO Web Fest

New Jersey Web Fest

Cleveland Jewish Film Festival

Brochure

Chattanooga Jewish Film Festival

Temple Sinai-Congregation of Toronto

Oraynu Congregation

Australia Jewish Film Festival

Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival