In 1996 , Greyson released his most famous film , '' Lilies '' , an adaptation of Michel Marc Bouchard 's play '' Les feluettes , ou un drame romantique '' . The film screened at numerous festivals , including Sundance , and received critical acclaim ; it was nominated for 14 awards Genie Awards at the 17th ceremony , winning 4 , including Best Picture . The film also won a number of other awards , including the GLAAD Media Award for outstanding film . '' Lilies ' '' romanticism , lyrical story-telling and gorgeous cinematography all combined to make the film both more accessible to ' mainstream ' audiences and more popular with critics than Greyson 's more controversial and more intellectually demanding works , like '' Zero Patience ''
17th ceremony
17th Genie Awards
John Greyson