The 2014 Alberta Film and Television Awards Finalists CLASS CATEGORIES BEST DRAMATIC SERIES Blackstone Ron E. Scott & Jesse Szymanski, Heartland Tom Cox & Jordy Randall, Hell On Wheels Mike Frislev & Chad Oakes, BEST DRAMATIC PRODUCTION OVER 30 MINUTES Stephen Lubig, Producer Jordan Cutbill, Royal Sproule & Aaron Krogman George Gallant & Deric Olsen, Double Booked Neil Webb, Producer Statically Indeterminate Productions Lisa Byrne, Producer Film Edmonton Christopher White, Producer BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES Chaos & Courage - "Urban Rescue" Pati Olson, Producer Sweetgrass & Sage myedmonton - "Hockey in Edmonton" Laura O'Grady, Mathew Embry & Ravinder Minhas, Spotlight Productions D.H. (Don) Metz & Gord Redel,, underexposed - "Sisters" Peter Strutt & Kevin Pennock,, Airdog Media WHL: Full On - "Behind The Mask" Joe Stephenson, Producer SHAW Cablesystems Wild Obsession Larry Day, Producer Pyramid Productions BEST DOCUMENTARY UNDER 30 MINUTES Alberta Flood Aid - "Backstage Pass" Laura O'Grady, Mathew Embry & Ravinder Minhas, Spotlight Productions Betty Anne Marian Warnica, Producer Hart Attack - "Pilot" Frederick Kroetsch & Kurt Spenrath, Open Sky Pictures Imported Politics Charles Rusnell & Jennie Russell,, Step Lightly Joanne Levenick, Producer Year of the Cat Productions Tour of Alberta - "Making the Tour" Guy Lavallee, Producer City Television Edmonton BEST DOCUMENTARY OVER 30 MINUTES Mike McKeown, Producer Back in the Saddle - "Face Off With The Flood" Larry Day, Producer Pyramid Productions Tom & Emma Radford, Survival Of The Fabulous! Connie Edwards, Producer Souleado Entertainment The Shift - "The Story of the China Clipper" Chester Sit, Wes Miron & Tracy Nagai, Women of Willmore Wilderness Susan Feddeman-Leonard, Producer People & Peaks Productions BEST NEWS SERIES Alberta Primetime Kelsey Dyer, Producer CTV Two Alberta CHOPS Families Kim Trynacity, Producer Gadget Guy Mike Yawney, Producer City Calgary Generations of Service Shiva Jahanshah & Martin Payne, Shaw TV Calgary Home Care Series Kim Trynacity, Producer CTV Morning Live Brent Pushkarenko, Producer BEST NEWS FEATURE A Child's Gender Journey Stacey Brotzel, Producer Crystal Skulls Allan Leader, Producer Leader Productions Mustang TV Briar Stewart, Terry Reith & Samuel Martin, Nutshellz Allan Leader, Producer Leader Productions Rick 'Tiger' Williams - "Life After Concussion" Stephanie Raddatz, Producer CTV Two Alberta SNUG - "Getting Sex Trade Workers Off The Street" Danny Baldassarre, Producer CTV Two Alberta
BEST DAILY NEWSCAST CBC Calgary News - "100 Days Later" Falice Chin, Brooks DeCillia & Leslie Kramer, CBC Calgary CBC Calgary News Late Night - "December 12th" Tara Fedun, Producer CBC Calgary CTV News at Six - "March 21, 2013" Stephanie Prues, Producer BEST INFORMATION OR LIFESTYLE SERIES Breakfast Television Edmonton - "BT Cuddle Party" Claudette Germain, Producer City Edmonton Burger Wars - "Pizza Wars Chicago" Larry Day, Producer Pyramid Productions Cultural Secrets - "Calgary" Steve Glassman & Larry Day, CBC Calgary Cultural Secrets Edmonton Larry Day & Steve Glassman, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation & Pyramid Productions Eats Calgary Laura O'Grady, Mathew Embry & Ravinder Minhas, Spotlight Productions Farm Fresh - "MacKillop Cattle,Custom Woolen Mills & Shirley's Greenhouse Jim Cummings & Lisa Wolansky, Shaw TV Calgary BEST TELEVISION COMMERCIAL UNDER $50K ARMA - "Do the Right Thing" Michael Hamm & Kerrie Long, Frame 30 Productions Bumper to Bumper - "Your One Stop Shop" Zac Hogle, Producer Dynacor Media CCEMC - "Evergreen" Matt Gillespie & Romina Imani, Rest in Peace Michael Peterson, Bradley Stuckel, Michael Roik, Kelly Phelan & CIFF, Plainsight Pictures, Freshdog Productions & CIFF Shaw Direct Big Moment Carmen Salerno, Producer SHAW Communications Silver Star Mountain Resort Steve Seeley & Robb Thompson, BEST TELEVISION COMMERCIAL OVER $50K ATB - "The Good, The Bad & The Pot Pourri" Brent Kawchuk, Producer ATB - "Nicknames" Brent Kawchuk, Producer ATB - Nice "Sellie" Brent Kawchuk, Producer ATB - "Our Time" Brent Kawchuk, Producer Western Canada Lottery Corporation - "Not Much" Matt Gillespie, Producer BEST PUBLIC SERVICE OR NOT- FOR-PROFIT PRODUCTION Alberta Chiropractors Max Wawruck, Brent Kawchuk & Gavin Biedler, Alberta Health Services - "Germ Date" Hans J. Dys, Producer FILMBratz Productions C&B Advertising -Calgary Stampede - "Our Second Century Begins" Brent Kawchuk, Phil Copthorne, Leigh Blakely & Shayne McBride, C&B Advertising -Calgary Stampede - "Rebuild" Brent Kawchuk, Phil Copthorne, Leigh Blakely & Shayne McBride, National Geographic - Betty White "Big Cats" Brian Vos, Producer Jump Shooter On Campus - "Know You Can Survive" Douglas Cole, Producer The Image Works Alberta BEST CORPORATE OR PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTION C&B Advertising - Calgary Stampede - "We're Greatest Together" Brent Kawchuk, Phil Copthorne, Leigh Blakely & Shayne McBride, Corkscrew Media & Stir Films CCEMC - "A Global Responsibility" Matt Gillespie & Romina Imani, The Stantec Promise Kelly Wolfert, Producer Thinkstock Explainer Video Steve Seeley, Robb Thompson, Calvin Sun, Mike Seehagel, Shelley Cornies & Kent Toth, Walton - "Appreciate the Land" Scott Wenz & Mike Little, Walton International & Mike Little Walton - "Bali Summit" Scott Wenz & Mike Little, Walton International & Mike Little
BEST MUSICAL PROGRAM OR SERIES CBC New Faces - "Joe Nolan, Nuela Charles & Ghostkeeper" Scott Henuset, Brent Kawchuk & Blake Horobin, Corkscrew Media Canadian Country Music Awards Scott Henuset, Claire Adams & Brent Kawchuk, Corkscrew Media Halo High Water Tom Jackson, Alison Jackson & Jim Cressman, Tomali Pictures & Christmas & Winter Relief Association BEST MUSIC VIDEO Boreal Sons - "Secret Keeper" Brock Mitchell, Producer Tupelo Honey - "Halo" Blake McWilliam, Producer Lindi Ortega - "Tin Star" Blake McWilliam, Producer Matt Mays - "Ain't That The Truth" Blake McWilliam, Producer "Orient B. / To A Place You Don't Come Back" by Jung People Doug Cook, Producer Doug Cook Wand There is a Place Dalen Landis & Derek Janzen, Your Friends BEST COMEDY OR VARIETY SPECIAL Eric Rebalkin, Camille Beaudoin & Jesse Lipscombe, Felt Up Simon Glassman, Lindsay Robinson, Anton Leo & Shane Corkery, Felt Up Productions Just Cause 2 Alexandra Lazarowich, Karl Giroux & Lese Skidmore, Police Cops:The Movie Brendon Rathbone, Producer Tarantura Pictures Philip Spink & Zuzana Novak, Tiny Plastic Men - "Business Gayer" Eric Rebalkin, Camille Beaudoin & Jesse Lipscombe, BEST CROSS- PLATFORM OR TRANSMEDIA PROJECT ATB - "Game On" Brent Kawchuk & John Kerr, Alberta Flood 2013 Jenaya King, Patti Edgar, Katy Anderson & Rachel MacLean, CBC Calgary On-line Election Resource Stewart Shaw, Rob McAnally & Stacey Rishaug, Downtown Story Mark Connolly, Producer PTI - Virtual Showroom (ipad Application) Terri Dorn, Producer Dynacor Media BEST DIGITAL PRODUCTION Goodwrench - "Luger" Matt Gillespie & Richard Cairns, Let's Get There Together Deja Springfield, Jeff Allen, Pam Hynytka, Tyler Golly, Andrew Siggelkow, & Dot Laing, Jeff Allen Productions One Hit Die Spencer Estabrooks, Emily Renner Wallace & Greg Jeffs, Suncor Operational Excellance Management System - "Suncor OEMS" Jeremy Chugg, Producer Freshwater Creative Corporation The Gathering Nick Thomas, Chris Krieger, Brock Mitchell, Mark Harrison & Sheldon Lachambre, Travel Alberta Stories Winter and Summer 2013 Matt Gillespie, Jim Thalheimer, Romina Imani & Claudia Neff, BEST SHORT BRESIL 2014 - coming soon Carlito Ghioni, Producer Animoralda Media Construkted Nick Thomas, Chris Krieger & Brock Mitchell, Lollipop Michelle Wong & Scott Henuset, Corkscrew Media & Off Duty Films Skyline Paige K. Boudreau, Producer Hundred Million Pictures Sophia Rory Mells & Cameron Belseth, Diesel & Dust Productions/Dark Mass Production Greg Jeffs & Spencer Estabrooks BEST LIVE SPORTS EVENT PRODUCTION BT Outdoor Classic Finals Jennifer Baier, Paul Schmidt & Kevin Knough, City Calgary
Edmonton Rush - "Rush vs. Roughnecks" D.H.(Don) Metz, Gord Redel & Glenn Wiun,, Horse Racing Alberta - "2013 Canadian Derby" Jeff Robillard, Bruce Yost & Mike Little, Horse Racing Alberta & Mike Little Road to The CFR - "Championship Sunday 2013" Dean Langille, John R. Phillips & Rob Tanner,, ilink Media Group Tour of Alberta - "Dinosaur Trail" D.H.(Don) Metz, Producer Tour of Alberta Stampede Finish D.H.(Don) Metz, Producer BEST PRODUCTION REFLECTING CUTURAL DIVERSITY Ron E. Scott & Jesse Szymanski, Gently Whispering the Circle Back Beth Wishart MacKenzie, Producer Blue Quills First Nations College International Flavour Nelly Chacon, Producer Chacon Productions Suncor Go Ahead - "Aboriginal Recruitment - Joy Flett" Jeremy Chugg, Producer Freshwater Creative Corporation BEST STUDENT PRODUCTION Breaking For Love Jennifer Dacanny, Producer NAIT - DMIT Digital Cinema Funny Girls Elaine Graham, Producer SAIT Polytechnic, Film & Video Production Program My Life Is A Musical Paul Davies, Producer SAIT Polytechnic, Film & Video Production Program Scientist Emily Weidner, Producer SAIT Polytechnic, Film & Video Production Program The Stranger Who Left Christopher Kunkel, Producer NAIT - DMIT Digital Cinema Wish Trisha Kiev, Producer NAIT - DMIT Digital Cinema CRAFT CATEGORIES BEST DIRECTOR Ben Babchishin Wagging the Dog Hired Gun Productions & Celtic-Raine Productions Francis Damberger Tiny Plastic Men - "My Buddy Robot" Benjamin Ross Hayden Agophobia Manifold Picture Company Blake Horobin Lollipop Corkscrew Media & Off Duty Films Alexandra Lazarowich Just Cause 2 Brock Mitchell Wendall Walker BEST DIRECTOR (DRAMA OVER 30 MINUTES) Dean Bennett Heartland - "There But For Fortune" Francis Damberger Stephen Lubig Deric Olsen Ron E. Scott Christopher White BEST DIRECTOR (NON-FICTION UNDER 30 MINUTES) Ryley Burghall Project Pushing Phil Copthorne C&B Advertising - Calgary Stampede - "We're Greatest Together" Corkscrew Media & Stir Films John Kerr TELUS OPTIK Local myedmonton - "Grandmaster Frank Lee" Spotlight Productions Mike Little Calgary Stampede - "Thanks To You The Show Went On" Mike Little Mike Little Calgary Stampede Promo Trailer Calgary Stampede & Mike Little Philip Spink BEST DIRECTOR (NON-FICTION OVER 30 MINUTES) Mike Beley Blake Horobin CBC New Faces - "Joe Nolan, Nuela Charles & Ghostkeeper" Corkscrew Media Alexandra Lazarowich The Criminalization of HIV in Canada Wes Miron & Chester Sit The Shift - "The Story of the China Clipper" Jamie Moorhouse & Steve Mason Compassionate Compass - "Cambodia" Talking Light Media Tom Radford
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ALBERTA ACTOR Jason Cermak Chris Craddock Tiny Plastic Men - "Eye of the Beholder" Kevin Davey Hell On Wheels - "Fathers & Sins" Sheldon Elter Shaun Johnston Heartland - "Under Pressure" Bernard Starlight BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ALBERTA ACTRESS Jocelynn Ahlf Belinda Cornish Tiny Plastic Men - "My Buddy Robot" Aadila Dosani Double Booked Statically Indeterminate Productions Emma Houghton Michelle Thrush Blackstone - "Never Gonna Stop" Patricia Zentilli BEST TELEVISION HOST Jill Belland Breakfast Television - "Stampede" City Calgary Stacey Brotzel Stacey Brotzel - CTV Morning Live Jebb Fink Michael Higgins Alberta Primetime CTV Two Alberta Bridget Ryan Bridget Ryan - "Breakfast Television Edmonton Host" City Edmonton Rob Williams Rob Williams - CTV Morning Live BEST NARRATOR Michelle Armeneau Compassionate Compass - "Cambodia" Talking Light Media Dave Kelly Corey Laranger What's For Dinner Roger's City TV Joanne Levenick Step Lightly Year of the Cat Productions Gord Marriott Gord Marriott AHSA - "Safety In A Minute" The Met Agency BEST SCREENWRITER Matt Alden Matt Alden, Chris Craddock & Mark Meer Tiny Plastic Men - "Business Gayer" Paige K. Boudreau Skyline Hundred Million Pictures Greg Jeffs Alexandra Lazarowich, Greg Miller & Lese Skidmore Just Cause 2 Sally Poulsen & Jeff Samsonow Startups the edmontonian media co. BEST SCREENWRITER (DRAMA OVER 30 MINUTES) Trevor Carroll & Deric Olsen Mark Haroun Heartland - "Best Man" Aaron Krogman Stephen Lubig Ron E. Scott Christopher White BEST SCREENWRITER (NON- FICTION UNDER 30 MINUTES) Phil Copthorne C&B Advertising - Calgary Stampede - "We're Greatest Together" Corkscrew Media & Stir Films Neil Fleming Project Pushing, Simon Morgan Doug's Story Lindisfarne Productions Kerrie Penney The BOW - "Where Arts Meets Architecture" Freshwater Creative Corporation Kelly Wolfert Skills Canada Alberta - "Alumni of the Year Award 2013" Drake Dresen & Kelly Wolfert The Stantec Promise
BEST SCREENWRITER (NON- FICTION OVER 30 MINUTES) Dave Kelly & Mike McKeown Scot Morison Tom Radford BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER Lindsay Robinson Felt Up Felt Up Productions Bradley Stuckel Rest in Peace Plainsight Pictures, Freshdog Productions & CIFF Nick Thomas & Chris Krieger ABC - "Indy 500 Speed and Danger" Nick Thomas Wendall Walker Nick Thomas, Chris Krieger & Brock Mitchell The Gathering Kelly Wolfert Arc - Proposal Version Ken Nemetchek Productions BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (DRAMA OVER 30 MINUTES) David Baron Wes Doyle Jim McNally Bradley Stuckel Craig Wrobleski Heartland - "There But For Fortune" BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (NON- FICTION UNDER 30 MINUTES) Shaun Henning & Ian Lister Walton - "Appreciate the Land" Walton International & Mike Little Ryan Hollings Kids Up Front - "Making Dreams Come True!" Mike Sorel & Tyler Richardson C&B Advertising - Calgary Stampede - "We're Greatest Together" Corkscrew Media & Stir Films Michael Sorel ATK Oilfield Transportation Bradley Stuckel A Cowboy's Boot Plainsight Pictures Kelly Wolfert Cenovus Skystrat Kicker BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (NON-FICTION OVER 30 MINUTES) Allan Leader Survival Of The Fabulous! Souleado Entertainment Allan Leader Barrett Jackson Exploration Productions Wes Miron The Shift - "The Story of the China Clipper" Sergio Olivares Michael Sorel CBC New Faces - "Joe Nolan, Nuela Charles & Ghostkeeper" Corkscrew Media Kelly Wolfert "Hit The Lights: The Making of Metallica Through The Never" BEST EDITOR Spencer Estabrooks One Hit Die Krystal Moss Alberta Education - "Rise of the Unengaged" Simon Morgan Elder Abuse Lindisfarne Productions Simon Morgan ICAA Unification Lindisfarne Productions Kyle Sanborn Rest in Peace Plainsight Pictures, Freshdog Productions & CIFF Sarah Taylor BEST EDITOR (DRAMA OVER 30 MINUTES) Bridget Durnford Film Edmonton Bridget Durnford Hell On Wheels - "Fathers & Sins" Ken Filewych Heartland - "There But For Fortune" Doug Forbes Blackstone - "Never Gonna Stop" Deric Olsen Kyle Sanborn Three Colours & a Canvas Plainsight Pictures
BEST EDITOR (NON-FICTION UNDER 30 MINUTES) Jeff August ESPN - Indy 500 Feature -"Speed, Risk, Danger" Jump Shelley Cornies istock Exclusive Ken Filewych Synthesis Perspective Pictures Chris Krieger TEDxYYC Promo Glenn Sakatch Calgary Stampede Promo Trailer Calgary Stampede & Mike Little Glenn Sakatch, Eric Gillis & James Francey Calgary Stampede - "Thanks To You The Show Went On" Mike Little BEST EDITOR (NON-FICTION OVER 30 MINUTES Tim Mayer The Making of Blackstone Wes Miron The Shift - "The Story of the China Clipper" Krystal Moss The Criminalization of HIV in Canada Scott Parker Survival Of The Fabulous! Souleado Entertainment Paul Smart & Wes Belair Brenda Terning Taking Flight Company of Women on the Screen BEST OVERALL SOUND Ian Armstrong Cover Hyperphotonic Media & YMM Podcast Heels Gerry Clarke & Perry Blackman Tiny Plastic Men - "Eye of the Beholder", Valerie Sui & Mike Kasper One Hit Die & Alex Mitchell BEST OVERALL SOUND (DRAMA OVER 30 MINUTES) & Garrell Clark, Garrell Clark & Film Edmonton Frank Laratta & Michael Playfair Hell On Wheels - "Fathers & Sins" Frank Laratta, Propeller George Tarrant & Roger Roscoe Heartland - "There But For Fortune" BEST OVERALL SOUND (NON- FICTION UNDER 30 MINUTES) Steve Allen Calgary Stampede Promo Trailer Calgary Stampede & Mike Little & Carey Opper The Stantec Promise Magnetic Reconnection Dropper Pictures AHSA - "Safety In A Minute" The Met Agency John Iaquinta ESPN Indy 500 Tease - "Speed & Danger" Six Degrees Much Music - "MMVA 2013 Launch" Ear Candy& Bell Media BEST OVERALL SOUND (NON- FICTION OVER 30 MINUTES) Ian Armstrong The Shift - "The Story of the China Clipper" & Michael Olson The Making of Blackstone The Grounded Kroschel Films Adam Kidd BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL SCORE (DRAMA) Luke Ertman Alec Harrison Double Booked Statically Indeterminate Productions Aaron Macri Thyro Sharell Mike Shields Blackstone - "Burn Baby Burn"
BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL SCORE (NON-FICTION UNDER 30 MINUTES) Alec Harrison & Andrea Wettstein CCEMC Video Six Degrees Alec Harrison Calgary Stampede Flood Video Six Degrees Alec Harrison & Andrea Wettstein Fly Over Canada Six Degrees Alec Harrison & Chris Vail Synthesis Perspective Pictures Much Music - "Big Jingle 2013 Launch" Ear Candy & Bell Media Much Music - "Holiday Wrap 2013" Ear Candy & Bell Media BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL SCORE (NON-FICTION OVER 30 MINUTES) Dave Martineau & Laura Vinson Women of Willmore Wilderness People & Peaks Productions Mike Shields The Making of Blackstone Mike Shields BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNER / ART DIRECTOR John Blackie & Bill Ives Hell On Wheels - "Fathers & Sins" Myron Hyrak Ken Rempel Film Edmonton Rick Roberts Heartland - "Picking Up the Pieces" Trevor Smith The Right Kind of Wrong Royal Sproule BEST COSTUME DESIGNER Carol Case Hell On Wheels - "One Less Mile" Jill Concannon Tiny Plastic Men - "Bring out your DeAD" Victoria Smith One Hit Die Andre Ricard Heartland - "Picking Up the Pieces" Sharon Templeman Sharon Templeman Film Edmonton BEST MAKE-UP ARTIST Bleeding Art Industries Jeff Cantelon Sarah McGaw Film Edmonton Sarah McGaw Blackstone - "Still My Kid" Sarah McGaw Tiny Plastic Men - "Eye of the Beholder" Sharon Toohey Hell On Wheels - "Cholera" BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Bleeding Art Industries Joe Raffa, Kirk Hutton & Trevor Sieben Brock Roberts Harley Davidson Jump Benjamin Ross Hayden, Brian Frank, & Jesse Foster Agophobia Manifold Picture Company Steve Seeley, Robb Thompson, Calvin Sun, Shelley Cornies & Mike Seehagel At Random Leo Wieser Heartland - "Picking Up the Pieces" BEST ANIMATOR / MOTION GRAPHIC ARTIST(S) Riley Beach & Deja Springfield Tiny Plastic Men - "Business Gayer" Carlito Ghioni BRESIL 2014 - coming soon Animoralda Media Steven Seale Ensuite Media Kicker Steven Seale Mines Action Canada Kicker Steve Seeley, Robb Thompson, Shelley Cornies, Calvin Sun, Mike Seehagel Epcor Power & Water David Sparrgrove & Jeff August ESPN - NASCAR Gen 6 Car Jump ###