Sunday, May 29, 2011

37th Annual Alberta Film & Television Awards (Rosies) - winners


Last night, the Alberta Media Production Industries Association (AMPIA, formerly known as the Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association) held its 37th Annual Alberta Film & Television Awards or Rosie Awards at the Marriot at River Cree in Edmonton.

The winner for Best Dramatic Feature was Michael Dowse's Fubar II, also known as Fubar: Balls to the Wall. It had been up against A Heartland Christmas, A Legend of Whitey, The Corrupted, The Future is Now and The Pharmacist.

The documentary Code Breakers took three awards: Best Documentary - Over 30, Cinematographer - Non-Fiction, Over 30, and Overall Sound - Non-Fiction. Another The Nature of Things documentary Tipping Point also won three awards - Best Director and Best Screenwriter for Niobe Thompson and Tom Radford, and Best Editor.

The big winner for television series was the CBC drama Heartland. Its five awards were Best Dramatic Series, Best Director - Drama Over 30 (Francis Damberger), Best Actor (Shaun Johnston), Cinematographer - Drama Over 30 (Craig Wrobleski) and Best Editor - Drama Over 30 (Ken Filewych). The movie based on the series A Heartland Christmas won for Sound - Drama.

The winner for Best Short film was Slingshot by Jimmy Bustos and Richard Hardy. It also claimed Best Makeup.

The feature comedy Santa Baby 2 starring Jenny McCarthy won for Best Production Designer/Art Director (Louise Middleton) as well as Costume Designer (Christine Thomson).

A special Friend of the Industry Award was presented to the Calgary-based Shaw Rocket Fund and its President Agnes Augustin for their "ongoing support for quality children’s programming in Alberta and all across Canada" including the multi-award winner Heartland. A Special Achievement Award was also presented to Calgarian Dave Pierce, who is a Gemini and Emmy Award-winning composer.

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Complete list of winners for the 2011 Alberta Film and Television Awards


BEST TV COMMERCIAL
Internet_Betternet, Amanda Cronin, Producer (Shaw Cablesystems)

BEST PSA
Mannequin - Alberta Children's Hospital, Jim Thalheimer, Producer (Global Calgary)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Rodeo - Life on the Circuit, D.H. (Don) Metz & Guy Clarkson, Producers (Aquila Productions/Raven Productions - Birds Of A Feather Media)

BEST DOCUMENTARY - UNDER 30
A Dancer's Postcard, Braun Farnon & Heather Edwards, Producers (White Iron Pictures)

BEST DOCUMENTARY - OVER 30
Code Breakers, Niobe Thompson, Producer (Clearwater Documentary)

BEST NEWS - INFORMATION SERIES
Breakfast Television, Jennifer Baier, Producer (Citytv Calgary)

BEST NEWS FEATURE
Lemonade, Allan Leader, Producer (Leader Production Services)

BEST DRAMATIC SERIES
Heartland, Tom Cox & Jordy Randall, Producers (SEVEN24 Films)

BEST DRAMATIC PRODUCTION, UNDER 60
Ramsay Downholers Pilot, Trevor Alberts, Grant Nolin, Nancy Laing & Jeff Bradshaw, Producers (Zoom Communications & Five Foot Five Productions)

BEST DRAMATIC FEATURE
Fubar II, George Baptist, Shirley Vercruysse & Dave Lawrence, Producers (FU2 Productions)

BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAM or SERIES
Anash and the Legacy of the Sun-Rock, Cycle II, Josh Miller, Producer (Panacea Entertainment)

BEST CORPORATE VIDEO
Avenue 15, Robert Kelly, Producer (Kelly Brothers Productions)

BEST EDUCATIONAL
This Is Our League – “An Introduction To Canada’s Grey Cup and the CFL”, D.H. (Don) Metz & Glenn Wiun, Producers (Aquila Productions)

BEST MOTIVATIONAL
Truth Be Told, Missy Geffen, Producer (Geffen Media)

BEST PROMOTIONAL
Think. Global - News Image Campaign, Jim Thalheimer & Tung Bui, Producers (Global Calgary)

BEST LIGHT INFO OR LIFESTYLE SERIES
The Hook Up, Matt Gillespie, Mike Shields, Karen Pickles & Neil Grahn, Producers (Joe Media Group & Jet Music)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Gord Bamford: My Daughter's Father, John Kerr , Producer (Crowsnest Films)

BEST MUSICAL OR VARIETY SPECIAL
Canadian Country Music Awards 2010, Scott Henuset, Pam McNair & Morris Abraham, Producers (Corkscrew Media)

BEST DIGITAL PROGRAM OR PROJECT
Sled Island Music Festival – “Girl Talk”, Nick Thomas, Chris Krieger & Joanna Majcherkiewicz, Producers (ddg // deluxe design group)

BEST SHORT
Slingshot, Richard Hardy, Jimmy Bustos & Manuel Bustos, Producers (Delsur Films)

BEST STUDENT PRODUCTION
Break Up, Breakdown, Kyle Mosonyi, Producer (Red Deer College - Motion Picture Arts)

BEST PRODUCTION REFLECTING CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Blackstone – “Suffer the Children”, Ron E. Scott & Jesse Szymanski, Producers (Prairie Dog Film + Television)

CRAFT CATEGORIES


BEST DIRECTOR - DRAMA, UNDER 30
John Kerr, Gord Bamford: My Daughter's Father (Crowsnest Films)

BEST DIRECTOR - DRAMA, OVER 30
Francis Damberger, Heartland – “Lost Song” (SEVEN24 Films)

BEST DIRECTOR - NON-FICTION, UNDER 30
Blake Horobin & Jim Thalheimerm, Pet Heroes – “Hero on the Mountain” (Corkscrew Media)

BEST DIRECTOR - NON-FICTION, OVER 30
Niobe Thompson & Tom Radford, Tipping Point (Clearwater Documentary)

BEST ALBERTA ACTOR
Shaun Johnston, Heartland – “Lost Song” (SEVEN24 Films)

BEST ALBERTA ACTRESS
Roseanne Supernault, Blackstone – “White Bread Red Class” (Prairie Dog Film + Television)

BEST TV HOST
Jill Belland, Breakfast Television (Citytv Calgary)

BEST NARRATOR
Gord Marriott, Anash and the Legacy of the Sun-Rock, Cycle II – “Death and Peace” (Panacea Entertainment)

BEST SCREENWRITER - NON-FICTION, UNDER 30
Marie-Claude Guay, Le Mystère D'Aklavik (Aklavik's Mystery) (Societé Radio - Canada)

BEST SCREENWRITER - DRAMA, UNDER 30
Cameron Macgowan, Bad Dad (North Country Cinema)

BEST SCREENWRITER - DRAMA, OVER 30
Ron E. Scott, Blackstone - “Suffer the Children” (Prairie Dog Film + Television)

BEST SCREENWRITER - NON-FICTION, OVER 30
Niobe Thompson & Tom Radford, Tipping Point (Clearwater Documentary)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER - DRAMA, UNDER 30
Craig Wrobleski, June (Combustion)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER - DRAMA, OVER 30
Craig Wrobleski, Heartland – “One Day” (SEVEN24 Films)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER - NON-FICTION, UNDER 30
Kelly Wolfert, CSC, Zippo - Be Ready (Fiber Films / Keen Eye Cameras)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER - NON-FICTION, OVER 30
Daron Donahue, Code Breakers (Clearwater Documentary)

BEST EDITOR - DRAMA, UNDER 30
Jeff August, Gord Bamford: My Daughter's Father (Crowsnest Films)

BEST EDITOR - NON-FICTION, OVER 30
Brenda Terning, Tipping Point (Clearwater Documentary)

BEST EDITOR - NON-FICTION, UNDER 30
Howard Wirth, GROUNDBREAKING: The Britannia Mine Story (McCloskey Productions)

BEST EDITOR - DRAMA, OVER 30
Ken Filewych, Heartland – “Homecoming” (SEVEN24 Films)

BEST OVERALL SOUND - DRAMA
Ron Osiowy & Geo Major, A Heartland Christmas (SEVEN24 Films)

BEST OVERALL SOUND - NON-FICTION
Perry Blackman & Brett Ardiel, Code Breakers (Clearwater Documentary)

BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL SCORE - DRAMA
Russell Broom, June (Combustion)

BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL SCORE - NON FICTION
Beau Shiminsky, Awakening the Skeena (Skeena Productions / Nomadic Pictures)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNER/ART DIRECTOR
Louise Middleton, Santa Baby 2 (Alberta Film Entertainment)

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
Christine Thomson, Santa Baby 2 (Alberta Film Entertainment)

BEST MAKE-UP ARTIST
Shawna Sulek, Slingshot, (Delsur Films)

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
John Cameron, Aaron Bilawchuk & Kevin Dryden, Greengate - Ladybug (White Iron Productions)

BEST ANIMATOR (s) OR MOTION GRAPHIC ARTIST (s)
Steve Seeley, Robb Thompson, Calvin Sun, Mark Gervais, and Shelley Cornies (Studio Dialog), Full House Lottery – “Ramsay”

AWARDS OUT OF COMPETITION


THE FRIEND OF THE INDUSTRY AWARD
The Shaw Rocket Fund and its President, Agnes Augustin

THE SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dave Pierce

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