Rachel McAdams worked in television and film productions in Canada.
After graduating from a four-year theatre program at York University in 2001 , she initially worked in Canadian television and film productions such as the drama film Perfect Pie -LRB- 2002 -RRB- -LRB- for which she received a Genie Award nomination -RRB- , the comedy film My Name Is Tanino -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , and the comedy series Slings and Arrows -LRB- for which she won a Gemini Award -RRB-.
Genie Awards were given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
In 2002 , it was adapted by Judith Thompson into a film directed by Barbara Willis Sweete , and starring Wendy Crewson , Barbara Williams , Rachel McAdams , Alison Pill , and Tom McCamus.
Slings & Arrows is a Canadian TV series set at the fictional New Burbage Festival , a Shakespearean festival similar to the real-world Stratford Festival.
