2019 Nominees
The Yorkton Film Festival is pleased to announce it’s full slate of nominees for this year’s Golden Sheaf Award Competition. All of the category winners, along with the nominees and winner of the Best of Festival award will be announced on Saturday, May 25th, 2019 at the Golden Sheaf Awards Gala. The festival would like to thank everyone who entered this years festival for making this yet another competitive year and extends its congratulations to every nominee.
Special Awards
Best of Festival
Winner
Fast Horse
Director(s): Alexandra Lazarowich
Producer(s): Niobe Thompson
Production Company: Handful of Films
Nominees
Beauty
Director(s): Christina Willings
Producer(s): Shirley Vercruysse (NFB)
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Fast Horse
Director(s): Alexandra Lazarowich
Producer(s): Niobe Thompson
Production Company: Handful of Films
Finding Big Country
Director(s): Kathleen Jayme
Producer(s): Michael Grand
Production Company: Big Country Films
Pauline Julien, Intimate and Political
Director(s): Pascale Ferland
Producer(s): Johanne Bergeron
Researcher(s): Pascale Ferland
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Traverse
Director(s): Marlene Millar
Producer(s): Sandy Silva, Marlene Millar
Production Company: Migration Film Dance Productions
Kathleen Shannon Award
Winner
Beauty
Director(s): Christina Willings
Producer(s): Shirley Vercruysse (NFB)
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Nominees
14 & Muslim
Director(s): Wendy Rowland
Producer(s): Cornelia Principe, Nisha Pahuja
Researcher(s): Aeyliya Husain
Production Company: Notice Pictures Inc.
Beauty
Director(s): Christina Willings
Producer(s): Shirley Vercruysse (NFB)
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Fast Horse
Director(s): Alexandra Lazarowich
Producer(s): Niobe Thompson
Production Company: Handful of Films
Giant Bear
Director(s): Daniel Gies, Neil Christopher
Producer(s): Emily Paige, Neil Christopher
Production Company: Taqqut Productions, E*D Films
Seen & Heard
Director(s): Maureen Marovitch
Producer(s): David Finch, Maureen Marovitch
Production Company: Picture This Productions
Craft Awards
Director (Fiction)
Winner
Tomorrow
Director(s): Andrew Tarbet
Producer(s): Txell Sabartés
Production Company: Voodoo Productions
Nominees
A View of the Lake
Director(s): Kyle McDonnell
Producer(s): Van Wickiam
Production Company: Public Space Productions
ABEO
Director(s): Brenda Lopez
Post-Secondary Institution: Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema
Freaks of Nurture
Director(s): Alexandra Lemay
Producer(s): Maral Mohammadian
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
The Sunset Channel
Director(s): Matthew Kinahan
Producer(s): Lucas Ford
Production Company: Ford Films
Tomorrow
Director(s): Andrew Tarbet
Producer(s): Txell Sabartés
Production Company: Voodoo Productions
Director (Non-Fiction)
Winner
El Toro
Director(s): Danielle Sturk
Producer(s): Danielle Sturk
Production Company: Ray Films
Nominees
Beauty
Director(s): Christina Willings
Producer(s): Shirley Vercruysse (NFB)
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
El Toro
Director(s): Danielle Sturk
Producer(s): Danielle Sturk
Production Company: Ray Films
Fast Horse
Director(s): Alexandra Lazarowich
Producer(s): Niobe Thompson
Production Company: Handful of Films
Finding Big Country
Director(s): Kathleen Jayme
Producer(s): Michael Grand
Production Company: Big Country Films
What Walaa Wants
Director(s): Christy Garland
Producer(s): Anne Köhncke, Matt Code, Christy Garland, Justine Pimlott
Production Company: Murmur Media, National Film Board of Canada, Final Cut For Real
Research
Winner
Canadiana
Director(s): Ashley Brook, Kyle Cucco, Josef Beeby
Producer(s): Ashley Brook
Researcher(s): Adam Bunch, Ashley Brook, Kyle Cucco, Josef Beeby
Production Company: Unlikely Pear Productions Inc.
Nominees
Canadiana
Director(s): Ashley Brook, Kyle Cucco, Josef Beeby
Producer(s): Ashley Brook
Researcher(s): Adam Bunch, Ashley Brook, Kyle Cucco, Josef Beeby
Production Company: Unlikely Pear Productions Inc.
Etthén Heldeli: Caribou Eaters
Director(s): Ian Toews
Producer(s): Mark Bradley, Hildy Bowen, Cary Ciesielski, Mike MacNaughton, Ian Toews
Researcher(s): Tina Giroux, Ian Toews
Production Company: Twisted Pair Productions and 291 Film Company
Pauline Julien, Intimate and Political
Director(s): Pascale Ferland
Producer(s): Johanne Bergeron
Researcher(s): Pascale Ferland
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
The Fifth Estate – Unreported: The Essure Story
Director(s): Scott Anderson
Producer(s): Scott Anderson
Researcher(s): Lisa Ellenwood, Valerie Ouellet, Laura Clementson
Production Company: CBC News
The Nature of Things – Something In the Air
Director(s): Leif Kaldor
Producer(s): Leslea Mair
Researcher(s): Leslea Mair, Leif Kaldor
Production Company: Breathless Media/Zoot Pictures Inc.
Accompanying Categories
Emerging Filmmaker
Winner
Nominees
Drown The Lovers
Director(s): Israel Ekanem
Producer(s): Monica G Bell
Researcher(s): Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative
Production Company: Ubuntu Media, Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative
Finding Big Country
Director(s): Kathleen Jayme
Producer(s): Michael Grand
Production Company: Big Country Films
Shut Him Down: The Rise of Jordan Peterson
Director(s): Patricia Marcoccia
Producer(s): Patricia Marcoccia, Paul Kemp, Maziar Ghaderi
Production Company: Holding Space Films
Indigenous
Winner
Fast Horse
Director(s): Alexandra Lazarowich
Producer(s): Niobe Thompson
Production Company: Handful of Films
Nominees
Cedar Tree of Life
Director(s): Odessa Shuquaya
Producer(s): April Johnson, Odessa Shuquaya
Fast Horse
Director(s): Alexandra Lazarowich
Producer(s): Niobe Thompson
Production Company: Handful of Films
Rosie
Director(s): Gail Maurice
Producer(s): Gail Maurice, Mélanie Bray
Production Company: Assini Productions
Shiny Object
Director(s): Kevin Tikivik
Producer(s): Manon Barbeau
Researcher(s): Kevin Tikivik
Production Company: Wapikoni mobile
Post-Secondary Institution: Wapikoni mobile
This City
Director(s): Andrew Wiens
Producer(s): Andrew Wiens, Sam Karney
Director of Photography: Andrew Wiens, Sam Karney
Writer(s): Andrew Wiens, Sam Karney
Production Company: Ice River Films
Multicultural Award (Under 30 Minutes)
Winner
Fast Horse
Director(s): Alexandra Lazarowich
Producer(s): Niobe Thompson
Production Company: Handful of Films
Nominees
ABEO
Director(s): Brenda Lopez
Post-Secondary Institution: Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema
Fast Horse
Director(s): Alexandra Lazarowich
Producer(s): Niobe Thompson
Production Company: Handful of Films
Giant Bear
Director(s): Daniel Gies, Neil Christopher
Producer(s): Emily Paige, Neil Christopher
Production Company: Taqqut Productions, E*D Films
Seen & Heard
Director(s): Maureen Marovitch
Producer(s): David Finch, Maureen Marovitch
Production Company: Picture This Productions
Traverse
Director(s): Marlene Millar
Producer(s): Sandy Silva, Marlene Millar
Production Company: Migration Film Dance Productions
Multicultural Award (30 Minutes & Over)
Winner
Finding Big Country
Director(s): Kathleen Jayme
Producer(s): Michael Grand
Production Company: Big Country Films
Nominees
14 & Muslim
Director(s): Wendy Rowland
Producer(s): Cornelia Principe, Nisha Pahuja
Researcher(s): Aeyliya Husain
Production Company: Notice Pictures Inc.
Etthén Heldeli: Caribou Eaters
Director(s): Ian Toews
Producer(s): Mark Bradley, Hildy Bowen, Cary Ciesielski, Mike MacNaughton, Ian Toews
Researcher(s): Tina Giroux, Ian Toews
Production Company: Twisted Pair Productions and 291 Film Company
Finding Big Country
Director(s): Kathleen Jayme
Producer(s): Michael Grand
Production Company: Big Country Films
Mr. Jane and Finch
Director(s): Ngardy Conteh George
Producer(s): Alison Duke, Ngardy Conteh George
Production Company: Oya Media Group
My Farmland
Director(s): Diana Dai
Producer(s): Diana Dai
Researcher(s): Diana Dai
Production Company: Farmland Productions Inc.
Ruth Shaw Award (Best of Saskatchewan)
Winner
Bridging Borders – Season 2
Director(s): Colin McNeil
Producer(s): Jeff Stecyk (Executive Producer), Christopher Triffo, Steve Allen
Production Company: Wavelength Entertainment
Nominees
Alter
Director(s): Janelle Blakley
Producer(s): Janelle Blakley, Kyrsten Stringer, Caitlin Taylor
Researcher(s): Janelle Blakley, Reza Golzadeh, Kyle Griffin, Kyrsten Stringer, Caitlin Taylor
Post-Secondary Institution: University of Regina School of Journalism
Bridging Borders – Season 2
Director(s): Colin McNeil
Producer(s): Jeff Stecyk (Executive Producer), Christopher Triffo, Steve Allen
Production Company: Wavelength Entertainment
Etthén Heldeli: Caribou Eaters
Director(s): Ian Toews
Producer(s): Mark Bradley, Hildy Bowen, Cary Ciesielski, Mike MacNaughton, Ian Toews
Researcher(s): Tina Giroux, Ian Toews
Production Company: Twisted Pair Productions and 291 Film Company
Split Minds
Director(s): Brenna Engel
Producer(s): Michaela Solomon
Researcher(s): Michela Solomon, Brenna Engel, Madina Azizi, Celine Grimard
Post-Secondary Institution: University of Regina, School of Journalism
The Notion
Director(s): John Thimothy
Producer(s): John Thimothy
Researcher(s): John Thimothy
Production Company: Prolix films
Main Categories
Animation
Winner
Bone Mother
Director(s): Sylvie Trouvé, Dale Hayward
Producer(s): Jelena Popović
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Nominees
Bone Mother
Director(s): Sylvie Trouvé, Dale Hayward
Producer(s): Jelena Popović
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Freaks of Nurture
Director(s): Alexandra Lemay
Producer(s): Maral Mohammadian
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Giant Bear
Director(s): Daniel Gies, Neil Christopher
Producer(s): Emily Paige, Neil Christopher
Production Company: Taqqut Productions, E*D Films
Space Between Stars
Director(s): Samuel W. Bradley
Producer(s): Lee Ann Dufour, Meredith Kenny
Production Company: Guru Studio
Turbine
Director(s): Alex Boya
Producer(s): Jelena Popović
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Children’s/Youth Production
Winner
The Most Magnificent Thing
Director(s): Arna Selznick
Producer(s): Pamela Slavin, Lynne Warner, Executive Producer Doug Murphy, Executive Producer Ashley Spires, Executive Producer Scott Dyer
Production Company: Nelvana
Nominees
Are You Ready?
Director(s): Christopher Redmond
Producer(s): Hoda Elatawi, Ken Stewart, Marney Malabar
Researcher(s): Dean Tardioli, Susie Munroe
Production Company: GAPC Entertainment Inc.
Hope Works, Little Lights
Director(s): Lisa Wisniewski, Emily Houghton, Carly Watt
Producer(s): Lisa Wisniewski, Emily Houghton, Ashley Thomas
Production Company: CBC
Super Mighty Makers
Director(s): Steve Diguer
Producer(s): Mark J.W. Bishop, Matthew Hornburg, Jamie Piekarz, Stephen J. Turnbull, Marney Malabar, Jacquie Rushlow
Researcher(s): Adam Hopwood
Production Company: marblemedia
The Girl Who Talks to the Moon
Director(s): Neil Grahn
Producer(s): Rebecca Campbell, Frederick Kroetsch, Heather Hatch, Dennis Jackson
Researcher(s): Rebecca Campbell, Frederick Kroetsch, Heather Hatch
Production Company: Catapult Pictures Inc.
The Most Magnificent Thing
Director(s): Arna Selznick
Producer(s): Pamela Slavin, Lynne Warner, Executive Producer Doug Murphy, Executive Producer Ashley Spires, Executive Producer Scott Dyer
Production Company: Nelvana
Comedy
Winner
Shuttlecock
Director(s): Melanie Jones
Producer(s): Kristyn Stilling, Amelia Morris
Production Company: Crazy8s Film Society
Nominees
Mary, Jerry and Henry: Lindsay Lohan Comes to Visit
Director(s): Ronald Mein
Producer(s): Ronald Mein
Party Animal
Director(s): Trevor Kristjanson
Producer(s): Kathleen Gallagher
Production Company: Bifrost Films
Shuttlecock
Director(s): Melanie Jones
Producer(s): Kristyn Stilling, Amelia Morris
Production Company: Crazy8s Film Society
The Matter of Ronnie Goldblat
Director(s): Ian Goldberg
Producer(s): Ian Goldberg
Production Company: Gabjon Films
Community Television Productions
Winner
Maker’s Malt: Grain to Glass
Director(s): Amanda Bosiak
Producer(s): Todd Snider
Researcher(s): Amanda Bosiak
Production Company: Bamboo Shoots
Nominees
Craft Canada
Director(s): Ian Bawa & Kevin Tabachnick
Producer(s): Ian Bawa & Kevin Tabachnick
Researcher(s): Ian Bawa & Kevin Tabachnick
Production Company: 7309407 Manitoba Ltd.
Maker’s Malt: Grain to Glass
Director(s): Amanda Bosiak
Producer(s): Todd Snider
Researcher(s): Amanda Bosiak
Production Company: Bamboo Shoots
Ron Walsh: Blind Adventurer
Director(s): Amanda Bosiak
Producer(s): Todd Snider
Researcher(s): Amanda Bosiak
Production Company: Bamboo Shoots
Digital Media
Winner
Biidaaban: First Light
By: Lisa Jackson, Mathew Borrett, Jam3 and the National Film Board of Canada
Nominees
Biidaaban: First Light
By: Lisa Jackson, Mathew Borrett, Jam3 and the National Film Board of Canada
Last Of The Blues Devils – VR
Director(s): Marco Luna, Daniel Cross
Producer(s): Marco Luna, Daniel Cross
Researcher(s): Daniel Cross
Production Company: EyeSteel Film and Concordia University Research Chair in Interactive Documentary
Louis Says III Interactive Appisode
Director(s): Raquel Lopez
Producer(s): Lioz Bouganin
Researcher(s): Raquel Lopez
Production Company: Landslide Entertainment
The River Runs Red
Director(s): Isabelle Carbonell
Producer(s): Lucas Bonetti
Post-Secondary Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz
Documentary Arts/Culture
Winner
Invisible Essence: The Little Prince
Director(s): Charles Officer
Producer(s): Gordon Henderson, Michel St-Cyr, Michael A. Levine, Guy Villeneuve, Stuart Henderson, Jake Yanowski, Mathieu Amadei
Researcher(s): Stuart Henderson, Jake Yanowski, Nancy Marcotte
Production Company: 90th Parallel Productions Ltd / Groupe FairPlay (9340-7393 Quebec Inc)
Nominees
Invisible Essence: The Little Prince
Director(s): Charles Officer
Producer(s): Gordon Henderson, Michel St-Cyr, Michael A. Levine, Guy Villeneuve, Stuart Henderson, Jake Yanowski, Mathieu Amadei
Researcher(s): Stuart Henderson, Jake Yanowski, Nancy Marcotte
Production Company: 90th Parallel Productions Ltd / Groupe FairPlay (9340-7393 Quebec Inc)
Pity Face: The Making of a One-Woman Show
Director(s): Chanda Chevannes
Producer(s): Chanda Chevannes
Production Company: Chanda Chevannes Productions
The Song and The Sorrow
Director(s): Millefiore Clarkes
Producer(s): Rohan Fernando, Paul McNeill
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Waniska – An awakening of Indigenous Knowledge
Director(s): Willie Ermine, Margaret Reynolds, Rose Bird, Florence Allen, Gilbert Kewistep, Mary Lee, Preston Gardypie
Producer(s): Andrée Cazabon
Documentary History & Biography
Winner
Pauline Julien, Intimate and Political
Director(s): Pascale Ferland
Producer(s): Johanne Bergeron
Researcher(s): Pascale Ferland
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Nominees
Chasing Monsters: Parkinson’s and the Power of Art
Director(s): Jeana McCabe
Producer(s): Jeana McCabe
I Lived with a Killer
Director(s): Steve Allen, Kolbie Nesset
Producer(s): Jeff Stecyk, Peter Williamson, Nat Abraham, Ira Levy, Michael Mcguigan, Beth Fraikorn (Executive Producers), Leanne Brennan (Supervising Producer), Steve Allen(Supervising Producer), Chris Triffo
Production Company: Wavelength Entertainment, Breakthrough Entertainment
Just a Ploughboy
Director(s): Gina Payzant
Producer(s): Gina Payzant
Researcher(s): Gina Payzant
Production Company: Reel Mensch Studios
Pauline Julien, Intimate and Political
Director(s): Pascale Ferland
Producer(s): Johanne Bergeron
Researcher(s): Pascale Ferland
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Where the Poppies Grow
Director(s): Ron Harpelle
Producer(s): Kelly Saxberg, Ron Harpelle
Production Company: Franko Finn Films
Documentary POV (Point of View)
Winner
Finding Big Country
Director(s): Kathleen Jayme
Producer(s): Michael Grand
Production Company: Big Country Films
Nominees
Finding Big Country
Director(s): Kathleen Jayme
Producer(s): Michael Grand
Production Company: Big Country Films
I Think You’ve Been Looking For Me
Director(s): Kacim Steets, Stephane Lavoie
Producer(s): Frederic Bohbot
Researcher(s): Stephane Lavoie
Production Company: Bunbury Films
My Farmland
Director(s): Diana Dai
Producer(s): Diana Dai
Researcher(s): Diana Dai
Production Company: Farmland Productions Inc.
To The Worlds
Director(s): Wendy Ord
Producer(s): Maureen Palmer, Helen Slinger, Wendy Ord
Production Company: Bountiful Films
Way of the Hunter
Director(s): Robert Moberg
Producer(s): Selwyn Jacob
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Documentary Science/Nature/Technology
Winner
The Nature of Things – The Genetic Revolution
Director(s): Robin Bicknell
Producer(s): Elliott Halpern (Executive Producer), Elizabeth Trojian (Executive Producer), Julia Nunes
Production Company: Yap Films
Nominees
Myth or Science: The Power of Poo
Director(s): Jeff Semple
Producer(s): Dugald Maudsley, Gillian Main
Researcher(s): Monika Delmos
Production Company: Infield Fly Productions
The Kingdom: How Fungi Made Our World
Director(s): Annamaria Talas, Simon Nasht
Producer(s): Anne Pick, Susan MacKinnon, Bill Spahic
The Nature of Things – Something In the Air
Director(s): Leif Kaldor
Producer(s): Leslea Mair
Researcher(s): Leslea Mair, Leif Kaldor
Production Company: Breathless Media/Zoot Pictures Inc.
The Nature of Things – The Genetic Revolution
Director(s): Robin Bicknell
Producer(s): Elliott Halpern (Executive Producer), Elizabeth Trojian (Executive Producer), Julia Nunes
Production Company: Yap Films
Documentary Series
Winner
Living in HOpe
Director(s): Melanie Wood
Producer(s): Melanie Wood
Researcher(s): Melanie Wood
Production Company: Stranger Productions
Nominees
Ageless Gardens
Director(s): Ian Toews
Producer(s): Mark Bradley, David Springbett, Ian Toews / Supervising Producer: Beverley Shenken / Executive Producer: Moses Znaimer
Canadiana
Director(s): Ashley Brook, Kyle Cucco, Josef Beeby
Producer(s): Ashley Brook
Researcher(s): Adam Bunch, Ashley Brook, Kyle Cucco, Josef Beeby
Production Company: Unlikely Pear Productions Inc.
Farm Crime
Director(s): Geoff Morrison, Ryan J. Noth, Christina Carvalho, Victoria Lean
Producer(s): Geoff Morrison, Christina Carvalho
Researcher(s): Ashley Jane
Production Company: Big Cedar Films
In the Making
Director(s): Amar Wala, Chelsea McMullan
Producer(s): Peter Raymont, Sean O’Neill, Nancy Lang, Steve Ord, Michelle Mama
Researcher(s): Amy Lam
Production Company: White Pine Pictures
Living in HOpe
Director(s): Melanie Wood
Producer(s): Melanie Wood
Researcher(s): Melanie Wood
Production Company: Stranger Productions
Paramedics: Emergency Response, Season 2
Director(s): Antonio Hrynchuk
Producer(s): Antonio Hrynchuk, Karen Parhar, Ryan Malone
Researcher(s): Antonio Hrynchuk
Production Company: Fahrenheit Films
Documentary Social/Political
Winner
Beauty
Director(s): Christina Willings
Producer(s): Shirley Vercruysse (NFB)
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Nominees
After the Sirens
Director(s): Kevin Eastwood
Producer(s): Kevin Eastwood
Researcher(s): Kevin Eastwood
Production Company: Optic Nerve Films
Beauty
Director(s): Christina Willings
Producer(s): Shirley Vercruysse (NFB)
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
First Contact
Director(s): Jeff Newman
Producer(s): Vanessa Loewen, Jocelyn Mitchell, Stephanie Scott, Jeff Newman, Desiree Single
Researcher(s): Pamela Vernaus
Production Company: Animiki See Digital Productions, Nüman Films, Indios Productions
Shut Him Down: The Rise of Jordan Peterson
Director(s): Patricia Marcoccia
Producer(s): Patricia Marcoccia, Paul Kemp, Maziar Ghaderi
Production Company: Holding Space Films
What Walaa Wants
Director(s): Christy Garland
Producer(s): Anne Köhncke, Matt Code, Christy Garland, Justine Pimlott
Production Company: Murmur Media, National Film Board of Canada, Final Cut For Real
Drama
Winner
Tomorrow
Director(s): Andrew Tarbet
Producer(s): Txell Sabartés
Production Company: Voodoo Productions
Nominees
Giltrude’s Dwelling
Director(s): Jeremy Lutter
Producer(s): Marcy Waughtal, Manpreet Babra, Jeremy Lutter
Production Company: Broken Mirror Films Ltd.
Platypus
Director(s): Trevor Kristjanson
Producer(s): Jessica Gibson, Chaz Beaudette
Researcher(s): Chaz Beaudette, Joshua Benoit
Shadowlands – Pygmalion Revisited
Director(s): Charlie David
Producer(s): Charlie David, Brad Danks, Philip Webb
Production Company: Border2Border Entertainment
The Sunset Channel
Director(s): Matthew Kinahan
Producer(s): Lucas Ford
Production Company: Ford Films
Tomorrow
Director(s): Andrew Tarbet
Producer(s): Txell Sabartés
Production Company: Voodoo Productions
Experimental
Winner
El Toro
Director(s): Danielle Sturk
Producer(s): Danielle Sturk
Production Company: Ray Films
Nominees
El Toro
Director(s): Danielle Sturk
Producer(s): Danielle Sturk
Production Company: Ray Films
Lifestyle & Reality
Winner
Intervention Canada
Producer(s): Tom Powers, John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, John Murray, Thomas Chenoweth
Production Company: Open Door Co., Insight Productions Ltd.
Nominees
Big Brother Canada
Director(s): Dave Russell
Producer(s): Erin Brock, John Brunton, Trevor Boris, Eric Abboud, Amy Regan, Liam Colle, Chris Carter, Chris Chilco, Daniel Klimitz
Production Company: Insight Productions Ltd.
Intervention Canada
Producer(s): Tom Powers, John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, John Murray, Thomas Chenoweth
Production Company: Open Door Co., Insight Productions Ltd.
Take the Dive
Director(s): Jorge Requena Ramos
Producer(s): Orlando Braun
Production Company: Prairie Boy Productions Inc.
The Amazing Race Canada
Director(s): Rob Brunner
Producer(s): John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Mark Lysakowski, Mike Bickerton, Sarah James, Kyle Martin, Robyn Bigue, Ann Camilleri, Guy Clarkson, Catherine Petersen
Production Company: Insight Productions Ltd.
Top Chef Canada
Director(s): Rob Brunner
Producer(s): John Brunton, Mark Lysakowski, Eric Abboud, Cliff Dempster, Erica Lenczner, Jennifer Pratt
Production Company: Insight Productions Ltd.
Performing Arts & Entertainment
Winner
Traverse
Director(s): Marlene Millar
Producer(s): Sandy Silva, Marlene Millar
Production Company: Migration Film Dance Productions
Nominees
Black Thunder – Bekinstein Limit
Director(s): Rob White
Producer(s): Rob White, Khang Nguyen
Production Company: Hot Tag Films
Midnight Shine – Heart of Gold (Cover)
Director(s): Cliff Hokanson, RoseAnna Schick
Producer(s): RoseAnna Schick, Cliff Hokanson, Adrian Sutherland
Researcher(s): RoseAnna Schick
Production Company: RAS Creative / Too Much Fun Pictures Inc. / Midnight Shine Music
Music Publisher: Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
The Move: Nivedha Ramalingam
Director(s): Lucius Dechausay
Producer(s): Romeo Candido, Lucius Dechausay, Executive Producer: Andrew D’Cruz
Researcher(s): Lucius Dechausay
Production Company: CBC Arts
Traverse
Director(s): Marlene Millar
Producer(s): Sandy Silva, Marlene Millar
Production Company: Migration Film Dance Productions
Short Subject – Fiction
Winner
A View of the Lake
Director(s): Kyle McDonnell
Producer(s): Van Wickiam
Production Company: Public Space Productions
Nominees
A View of the Lake
Director(s): Kyle McDonnell
Producer(s): Van Wickiam
Production Company: Public Space Productions
If It Ain’t Got
Director(s): Nicola Baldwin, Miles Crossman
Producer(s): Nicola Baldwin, Miles Crossman
Researcher(s): Nicola Baldwin
Production Company: NB Media, The Grand Illusion Film Company
Lay Them Straight
Director(s): Robert DeLeskie
Producer(s): Kate Kung, James Luscombe
Production Company: Shaftsbury
On the Other Side of the Wall
Director(s): Jean-Pierre Avoine
Producer(s): Jean-Pierre Avoine, Charles Hall
Production Company: Films du Réverbère
Short Subject – Non-Fiction
Winner
Cattle Cops
Director(s): Geoff Morrison
Producer(s): Christina Carvalho, Geoff Morrison
Researcher(s): Geoff Morrison
Production Company: Big Cedar Films
Nominees
Cattle Cops
Director(s): Geoff Morrison
Producer(s): Christina Carvalho, Geoff Morrison
Researcher(s): Geoff Morrison
Production Company: Big Cedar Films
Snow Warrior
Director(s): Frederick Kroetsch, Kurt Spenrath
Producer(s): Frederick Kroetsch (Open Sky Pictures), Bonnie Thompson (National Film Board of Canada)
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
The Day Don Died
Director(s): Steve J. Adams, Sean Horlor
Producer(s): Ana Carrizales, Steve Adams, Sean Horlor
Production Company: Nootka St.
This City
Director(s): Andrew Wiens
Producer(s): Andrew Wiens, Sam Karney
Director of Photography: Andrew Wiens, Sam Karney
Writer(s): Andrew Wiens, Sam Karney
Production Company: Ice River Films
Student Productions – Fiction
Winner
Once More, From the Top
Director(s): Evan Friesen
Producer(s): Madison Friesen, Evan Friesen
Nominees
ABEO
Director(s): Brenda Lopez
Post-Secondary Institution: Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema
Once More, From the Top
Director(s): Evan Friesen
Producer(s): Madison Friesen, Evan Friesen
Woman in Stall
Director(s): Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli
Producer(s): Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli
Post-Secondary Institution: York University
Student Productions – Non-Fiction
Winner
Kuujjuaq
Director(s): Sammy Gadbois
Producer(s): Manon Barbeau
Researcher(s): Sammy Gadbois
Post-Secondary Institution: Wapikoni mobile
Nominees
Kuujjuaq
Director(s): Sammy Gadbois
Producer(s): Manon Barbeau
Researcher(s): Sammy Gadbois
Post-Secondary Institution: Wapikoni mobile
Leaving Vernon
Director(s): Emily Lubbers
Producer(s): Lauren Schwartz
Post-Secondary Institution: Humber College
Mommy Goes Race
Director(s): Charlene McConini
Producer(s): Manon Barbeau
Researcher(s): Charlene McConini
Post-Secondary Institution: Wapikoni mobile
The Issue of Mr. O’Dell
Director(s): Rami Katz
Producer(s): Rami Katz
Researcher(s): Rami Katz
Post-Secondary Institution: UBC
Thunderbird
Director(s): Erin Collins
Producer(s): Manon Barbeau
Researcher(s): Erin Collins
Post-Secondary Institution: Wapikoni mobile