Emerging Filmmaker

Nominees

Eleftheromania
Director(s): David Antoniuk
Producer(s): Joanna Tsanis, Chuck Scott, Gregory C. Pappas
Production Company: Ideamaker Films, Iota FIlms

Eros
Director(s): Shervin Kermani
Producer(s): Alona Metzer
Production Company:

Game
Director(s): Joy Webster
Producer(s): Lucas Ford
Production Company: Ford Films

Newborn
Director(s): Ray Savaya
Producer(s): Vaishni Majoomdar, Barbara Szeman, Ray Savaya
Production Company: Ray Savaya Film

The Fish & The Sea
Director(s): Phillip Thomas
Producer(s): Phillip Thomas, Spencer Foley
Production Company: Image Nation Films

Indigenous Award

Nominees

Holy Angels
Director(s): Jay Cardinal Villeneuve
Producer(s): Selwyn Jacob
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada

Indictment: The Crimes of Shelly Chartier
Director(s): Lisa Jackson, Shane Belcourt
Producer(s): Jamie Brown, Chris McIvor, Jeff Peeler
Production Company: Frantic Films, Frank Digital

Looking at Edward Curtis
Director(s): Marie Clements
Producer(s): Marie Clements
Production Company: MCM

Run As One – The Journey of the Front Runners
Director(s): Erica Daniels
Producer(s): Erica Daniels, Paul James, Addison Sandy
Production Company: Kejic Productions, Sandstorm Productions, The Green Light

The Mountain of SGaana
Director(s): Christopher Auchter
Producer(s): Shirley Vercruysse
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada

Multicultural

Nominees

Eros
Director(s): Shervin Kermani
Producer(s): Alona Metzer
Production Company:

Nereo
Director(s): Andrew Wiens
Producer(s): Andrew Wiens, Sam Karney
Production Company: Ice River Films Inc.

Picture This
Director(s): Jari Osborne
Producer(s): Lea Marin
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada

The Skin We’re In
Director(s): Charles Officer
Producer(s): Gordon Henderson, Stuart Henderson
Production Company: 90th Parallel Productions Ltd

The Things You Think I’m Thinking
Director(s): Sherren Lee
Producer(s): Charlie Hidalgo, Sherren Lee
Production Company: Meraki Moving Pictures

Ruth Shaw Award (Best of Saskatchewan)

Nominees

Boom or Bust on the Simpson Family Farm
Director(s): Kolby Kostyniuk
Producer(s): Todd Snider
Production Company: Bamboo Shoots

Bridging Borders
Director(s): Colin McNeil
Producer(s): Christopher Triffo, Steve Allen, Jeff Stecyk, Ellen Bumphrey (Associate Producer)
Production Company: Wavelength Entertainment

Evelyn And I
Director(s): Weiye Su
Producer(s): Weiye Su

Talking at Night
Director(s): Eric Thiessen
Producer(s): Jon Montes
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada

Terms and Conditions
Director(s): Brandon Harder
Producer(s): Emily Pasiuk, Allison Bamford, Cheryl Lu

Animation

Nominees

Charles
Director(s): Dominic Etienne Simard
Producer(s): Dominic Etienne Simard, Dora Benousilio, Julie Roy
Production Company: DESanimations, Les Films de l’Arlequin, The National Film Board of Canada

Hedgehog’s Home
Director(s): Eva Cvijanović
Producer(s): Vanja Andrijević, Jelena Popović
Production Companies: Bonobostudio, National Film Board of Canada

SCRATCHY
Director(s): Marv Newland
Producer(s): Marv Newland
Production Company: International Rocketship Limited

Skin for Skin
Director(s): Kevin D.A. Kurytnik & Carol Beecher
Producer(s): Carol Beecher, Bonnie Thompson
Production Company: Fifteen Pound Pink Productions, National Film Board of Canada

Threads
Director(s): Torill Kove
Producer(s): Lise Fearnley, Tonje Skar Reiersen, Michael Fukushima
Production Company: Mikrofilm AS, National Film Board of Canada

Children’s and Youth Production

Nominees

Daisy & The Gumboot Kids
Director(s): Tara Hungerford, Eric Hogan
Producer(s): Eric Hogan, Tara Hungerford, Tracey Mack, David Roncin, Dave Valleau, Robert Murdoch
Production Company: Imagine Create Media

Kid Diners
Director(s): John Barnard, Chris Charney
Producer(s): Chris Charney, Scott R. Leary, Kyle Bornais
Production Company: Farpoint Films

Nadine
Director(s): Patrick Péris
Producer(s): Marc Bertrand
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada

Snow
Director(s): Kim Barr
Producer(s): Kathy-Ann Thomas
Production Company: Cotton Bush Productions

Studio K: The Musical
Director(s): Carly Watt, Emily Houghton, Lisa Wisniewsk
Producer(s): Carly Watt, Emily Houghton, Lisa Wisniewsk
Production Company: CBC

Comedy

Nominees

2081
Director(s): Brian Stockton
Producer(s): Brian Stockton
Production Company: Brian Stockton

Mohawk Girls: White but A’right
Director(s): Tracey Deer
Producer(s): Christina Fon, Catherine Bainbridge, Linda Ludwick, Ernest Webb, Tracey Deer, Cynthia Knight
Production Company: Rezolution Pictures

Must Kill Karl
Director(s): Joe Kicak
Producer(s): Karen Moore, Ryan West, Joe Kicak, Robin Crumley
Production Company: Broken Compass Films

The Protocol – Office Avenger
Director(s): Myles Morrison
Producer(s): Myles Morrison & Jon Miller
Production Company: The Ling Awards

Tinder Mercies
Director(s): Jon Ornoy
Producer(s): Jon Ornoy, Riley Rheyan
Production Company: Animal Mother Films

Community Television Production

Nominees

Alice Kuipers: Writer
Director(s): Trona Lee Garvie
Producer(s): Todd Snider, Trona Lee Garvie
Production Company: Bamboo Shoots

Howland’s Honey
Director(s): Matt Holland
Producer(s): Todd Snider
Production Company: Bamboo Shoots

maxTV Magazine: Deserted Saskatchewan
Director(s): Scott Goodwill
Producer(s): Scott Goodwill, Todd Snider
Production Company: Bamboo Shoots

Natural 1s: Ten years of DnD Improv
Director(s): Kevin Tabachnick, Ian Bawa
Producer(s): Kevin Tabachnick, Ian Bawa
Production Company: 7309407 Manitoba Ltd.

The Four
Director(s): Lealynd Messer
Producer(s): Wendy Whitebear, Bevann Fox, Samantha Racette, Melissa Obey
Production Company: Access Communications

Documentary Arts & Culture

Nominees

Looking at Edward Curtis
Director(s): Marie Clements
Producer(s): Marie Clements
Production Company: MCM

My Piece of the City
Director(s): Moze Mossanen
Producer(s): Teresa M. Ho, Moze Mossanen
Production Company: 100 Dragons

Searching for Winnetou
Director(s): Drew Hayden Taylor
Producer(s): Paul Kemp
Production Company: 1962533 Ontario Corp

Small Town Show Biz: 2 Dreams From a Harbourtown
Director(s): Jackie Torrens
Producer(s): Jessica Brown
Production Company: Fame Game Productions Inc.

Standup Toronto
Director(s): Geeta Sondhi
Producer(s): Howard Fraiberg
Production Company: Proximity Films

Documentary History & Biography

Nominees

I AM WAR
Director(s): WAYNE ABBOTT
Producer(s): WAYNE ABBOTT, JOCELYNE ABBOTT
Production Company: Northern Sky Entertainment Ltd.

Inseparable: Ten Years Joined At The Head
Director(s): Judith Pyke
Producer(s): Judith Pyke
Production Company: Curious Features Inc.

Run As One – The Journey of the Front Runners
Director(s): Erica Daniels
Producer(s): Erica Daniels, Paul James, Addison Sandy
Production Company: Kejic Productions, Sandstorm Productions, The Green Light

Wheat City Hardcore
Director(s): Christopher Mitchell
Producer(s): Christopher Mitchell
Production Company: Bandits Media Inc.

Yee Clun and the Exchange Cafe
Director(s): Kelly-Anne Riess
Producer(s): Kelly-Anne Riess, Ronald Rudin
Production Company: Riess Stormmedia

Documentary POV (Point of View)

Nominees

Bee Nation
Director(s): Lana Slezic
Producer(s): Lana Slezic
Production Company: Idle Hunch Ltd.

Free Reins
Director(s): Jackie Torrens
Producer(s): Erin Oakes, Edward Peill
Production Company: Horse Sense Films Inc.

Sickboy
Director(s): Andrew MacCormack
Producer(s): Rick LeGuerrier and Timothy M. Hogan
Production Company: Dream Street Pictures

Skinhead
Director(s): Andrew Gregg
Producer(s): Gordon Henderson, Andrew Gregg
Production Company: 90th Parallel Productions Ltd

The Missing Tourist
Director(s): Geoff Morrison
Producer(s): Geoff Morrison
Production Company: Big Cedar Films

Documentary Science/Nature/Technology

Nominees

ADHD: Not Just For Kids
Director(s): Michael McNamara
Producer(s): Judy Holm, Michael McNamara, Aaron Hancox
Production Company: Markham Street Films Inc.

Making The Wild Canadian Year
Director(s): Jeff Turner
Producer(s): Jeff Turner
Production Company: Wild Year Productions, River Road Films

Mosquito
Director(s): Su Rynard
Producer(s): Elizabeth Trojian, Elliott Halpern, Jon Bardin, John Hoffman
Production Company: Yap Films

The Great Wild Indoors
Director(s): Roberto Verdecchia
Producer(s): David York, Bryn Hughes
Production Company: 52 Media Inc.

The Nature of Things: Lost Secrets of the Pyramid
Director(s): Gwyn Williams
Producer(s): Alan Handel, James Hyslop, Carlo Massarella, Dan Kendall
Production Company: Windfall Films Ltd., Alibi Pyramids Inc.

Documentary Series

Nominees

Bridging Borders
Director(s): Colin McNeil
Producer(s): Christopher Triffo, Steve Allen, Jeff Stecyk, Ellen Bumphrey (Associate Producer)
Production Company: Wavelength Entertainment

Looking at Edward Curtis: 16 SHORTS
Director(s): Marie Clements
Producer(s): Marie Clements
Production Company: MCM

Manitoba Barns: Our Hometown Rinks
Director(s): Mike Bell
Producer(s): Joy Loewen
Production Company: Exposure Film

The Wild Canadian Year
Director(s): Sue Turner, Chelsea Turner
Producer(s): Sue Turner, Chelsea Turner
Production Company: Wild Year Productions Ltd., River Road Films

We Are Canada
Director(s): Harvey Crossland, Adrian Callender, Andrew Murray, Nathalie Bibeau, Karen Cho
Producer(s): Ken Dryden, Peter Raymont, Steve Ord, Leanna Crouch
Production Company: White Pine Pictures

Documentary Social/Political

Nominees

Birth of a Family
Director(s): Tasha Hubbard
Producer(s): Bonnie Thompson
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada

For Dear Life
Director(s): Carmen Pollard
Producer(s): Melanie Wood
Production Company: Stranger Productions

Holy Angels
Director(s): Jay Cardinal Villeneuve
Producer(s): Selwyn Jacob
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada

Losing Our Religion
Director(s): Leslea Mair, Leif Kaldor
Producer(s): Leif Kaldor, Leslea Mair
Production Company: Zoot Pictures

Picture This
Director(s): Jari Osborne
Producer(s): Lea Marin
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada

Drama

Nominees

Frigid
Director(s): Joe Kicak
Producer(s): Cat McCormick, Alex Molenaar, Jordan Stanzack
Production Company: 1845328 Ontario Inc.

Sliding Away
Director(s): Bob Findlay
Producer(s): Bob Findlay
Production Company: 507777 BC Ltd.

The Fish & The Sea
Director(s): Phillip Thomas
Producer(s): Phillip Thomas, Spencer Foley
Production Company: Image Nation Films

The Undertaker’s Son
Director(s): The Affolter Brothers
Producer(s): The Affolter Brothers, Rebeka Herron
Production Company: Foreshadow Films

Experimental

Nominees

Circles of Confusion
Director(s): Jason Britski
Producer(s): Jason Britski
Production Company: n/a

Deyzangeroo
Director(s): Ehsan Gharib
Producer(s): Maral Mohammadian
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada

Farewell Transmission
Director(s): Mike Rollo
Producer(s): Mike Rollo

Maybe if it were a nice room
Director(s): Alicia K. Harris
Producer(s): Alicia K. Harris
Production Company: Sugar Glass Films

THE TESLA WORLD LIGHT
Director(s): Matthew Rankin
Producer(s): Julie Roy
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada

Lifestyle & Reality

Nominees

Big Brother Canada
Director(s): Dave Russell
Producer(s): John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Erin Brock, Sue Brophey, Eric Abboud, Trevor Boris
Production Company: Insight Production Company Ltd.

The Amazing Race Canada
Director(s): Rob Brunner
Producer(s): John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Mark Lysakowski, Mike Bickerton, Sarah James, Kyle Martin
Production Company: Insight Production Company Ltd.

Top Chef Canada
Director(s): Rob Brunner
Producer(s): John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Mark Lysakowski, Eric Abboud, Cliff Dempster, Erica Lenczner, Jennifer Pratt
Production Company: Insight Production Company Ltd.

Performing Arts & Entertainment

Nominees

Bhairava
Director(s): Marlene Millar, Philip Szporer
Producer(s): Marlene Millar, Philip Szporer
Production Company: Mouvement Perpétuel

Gord Downie’s Secret Path in Concert
Director(s): Mike Downie, Justin Stephenson
Producer(s): Mike Downie, Gord Downie, Patrick Downie, Patrick Sambrook, Stuart Coxe, Rachel Dawson, Craig Baines
Production Company: Antica Productions Inc.

Short Subject (Fiction)

Nominee

Der Glöckner
Director(s): Chrystene Ells, Berny Hi
Producer(s): Chrystene Ells, Berny Hi
Production Company: Moxie Films

Eros
Director(s): Shervin Kermani
Producer(s): Alona Metzer

Game
Director(s): Joy Webster
Producer(s): Lucas Ford
Production Company: Ford Films

PEARLS
Director(s): Shelley Thompson
Producer(s): Kimberley McTaggart
Production Company: Mama’s Pearls Productions

The Things You Think I’m Thinking
Director(s): Sherren Lee
Producer(s): Charlie Hidalgo, Sherren Lee
Production Company: Meraki Moving Pictures

Short Subject (Non-Fiction)

Nominees

Nereo
Director(s): Andrew Wiens
Producer(s): Andrew Wiens, Sam Karney
Production Company: Ice River Films Inc.

One Leg In, One Leg Out
Director(s): Lisa Rideout
Producer(s): Lauren Grant, Lisa Rideout
Production Company: Lifted Eyes Media, Clique Pictures, CBC

Stitchers: Tapestry of Spirit
Director(s): Tassie Notar
Producer(s): Gordon Henderson, Tassie Notar
Production Company: 90th Parallel Productions Ltd

The Apprenticeship of Raffael Cocco
Director(s): Erin Cumming
Producer(s): Krista Kelloway

Under the Radar
Director(s): Erin Cumming
Producer(s): Erin Cumming & Ed Hatton
Production Company: Erin Cumming Inc

Student Production

Nominees

Crude Power: Crude Power: An Investigation into oil, money and influence in Saskatchewan
Director(s): Madina Aziz, Kyrsten Stringer, Brenna Engel, Celine Grimard
Producer(s): Janelle Blakely, Caitlin Taylor
Post-Secondary Institution: University of Regina – School of Journalism

Enjoy the Ride
Director(s): Michael Orlando, Ryan Bright
Producer(s): Michael Orlando, Ryan Bright
Post-Secondary Institution: University of British Columbia

Iridescence
Director(s): Maxime Beauchamp
Producer(s): Kent Donguines
Post-Secondary Institution: Vancouver Film School

Mustard Seed
Director(s): Lina Roessler
Producer(s): Lina Roessler, Fabian Martin Diering
Post-Secondary Institution: York University

The Now
Director(s): Brooklyn Affleck
Producer(s): Brooklyn Affleck
Post-Secondary Institution: Recording Arts Institute of Saskatoon