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There were 55 categories for the awards this year, including 21 class awards honoring Alberta productions
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A feature film shot in Calgary telling the true story of Marlene Truscott’s fight to exonerate her husband Steven won four Alberta Film and Television Awards on Saturday night at an online event.
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Directed by Wendy Hill-Tout, Marlene has been nominated for nine awards, dubbed “Rosies”. Bridget Dumford won the award for best editor. The award for best decorator / artistic director went to Bobby Vanonen. Tracey Graham took home the award for best costume designer, while the award for best makeup artist and / or hairstylist went to Don Olson, Anna Ortiz, Robert Spina and Darryl Filion.
Calgary’s Secret History of the Wild West television series won three awards on Saturday. The series, which explores historical figures of the Old West and aired on the Indigenous Peoples Television Network, was shortlisted for 17 awards. It won the award for best unscripted series and best promotional production. Creator Julian Black Antelope won the award for best director for an unscripted production of less than 30 minutes.
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Tribal, an Indigenous police proceeding that also airs on APTN, also had three wins, including Best Scripted Series or Miniseries. Robb Thompson, Kent Toth and Steve Seeley took home the award for best animator / graphic designer for their work on the series’ opening title streak, while Calgary actor Stafford Perry took home the award for best performance in the series. ‘an actor from Alberta.
Jann Arden won the award for Performance by an Alberta Actress for her lead role on the CTV sitcom Jann.
Kyle Thomas’ Range Roads, a Calgary feature film about estranged siblings reunited in a small town in Alberta, won Best Feature Film, while Thomas won Best Director for Scripted Production longer than 30 minutes.
In the screenwriting categories, Spencer Estabrooks and Keith Lawrence took home the award for a production of less than 30 minutes for their short film The Ballad of Sharkasaurus, which also won the award for best scripted production under 30 minutes. Warren Sulatycky won the award for best screenwriter for a production of over 30 minutes for his feature film, Jasmine Road.
Edmonton’s documentary Bisping, about UFC British champion Michael Bisping, took home the award for best unscripted production over 30 minutes, while Through My Eyes won the award for best unscripted production from less than 30 minutes.
Presented by the Alberta Media Production Industries Association, there were 55 categories for the awards this year, including 21 class awards honoring Alberta productions and 34 categories of crafts for film workers who reside in Alberta.
For a full list of winners, visit ampia.org.
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