The Alberta Media Production Industries Association promotes the interests of all Alberta producers and creative talent working in motion picture, television, and digital content production. We work in liaison with government, facilitate community awareness, develop careers, and promote the content of our members through events, workshops, and partnerships with industry experts. Membership allows emerging and established producers to meet, connect, and collaborate.
🎥 Call for Entries: Rosie Awards 2024 is Open! 🏆
The prestigious Rosie Awards are now accepting submissions! This is your opportunity to showcase your talent in Alberta’s vibrant film and TV sector. Submit your work today via FilmFreeway and be part of this celebrated event.
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Benefit from early bird prices until April 30, 2024. AMPIA members enjoy a 50% discount on submission fees. Not a member? Join today to access exclusive member benefits.
Submissions close on May 31, 2024, at 11:59 PM. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by!
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2024 Edmonton Arts Prizes!
The main recipients of the Edmonton Arts Prizes were celebrated for their outstanding achievements in music, film, visual arts, and literature during an awards ceremony held at Varscona Theatre. The festivities featured Councillor Hamilton, representatives from partner organizations, heartfelt speeches by the winners, and live music by Out of Pocket Trio.
All twelve nominees were honored, with the primary winners in each category receiving $15,000 and two runners-up each receiving $5,000, totaling $100,000 awarded to these talented artists.
Here are the distinguished winners of the Edmonton Arts Prizes:
- The City of Edmonton Music Prize: Primary winner, HAIDEE; runners-up, Arlo Maverick and Home Front.
- The City of Edmonton Film Prize: Primary winner, Cody Lightning; runners-up, Adam Scorgie and Omar Mouallem.
- The Eldon + Anne Foote Edmonton Visual Arts Prize: Primary winner, Kelsey Stephenson; runners-up, Taiessa and Tiffany Shaw.
- The Robert Kroetsch – City of Edmonton Book Prize: Primary winner, Jennifer Bowering Delisle; runners-up, Anna Marie Sewell and Richard Van Camp.
The awards are organized by the Edmonton Arts Council, in collaboration with the City of Edmonton, Alberta Media Production Industries Association (AMPIA), Alberta Music, Audreys Books Ltd., Carfac Alberta, Edmonton Community Foundation, and the Writers’ Guild of Alberta.
Big News from Canada Media Fund!
Exciting times ahead as the CMF announces a massive investment of $357M into the Canadian TV and digital media sectors for the fiscal year 2024-2025. This year, CMF is committed to bringing more flexibility, balance, and continued support for diversity and underrepresented voices in the industry. 🎬
Despite budget adjustments, the focus remains on equity, diversity, and inclusion, with a strategic shift towards a content-centric approach. A big thank you to our funders and the Honourable Pascale St-Onge for their unwavering support!
Discover more about how CMF is shaping the future of Canadian screen content:
Bespoke Mentorship Program Round Four!
Congratulations to the Successful Candidates
Deja Springfield
Joanna Manchur
Mark Locki
Sharlene Millang-Borst
Taghreed Saadeh
The listed Bespoke Mentorship candidates will be working closely with selected mentors Connie Edwards, Theresa Wynnyk, Kaitlan Stewart, Dylan Pierce and Adam Scorgie.
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Featured Profiles
Showcasing some of the incredible Alberta media professionals and artists making waves in the industry right now. Learn more about these talented individuals and their outstanding projects.
Justine Gamez Huckabay
Producer · Director · Writer
Justine Gamez Huckabay is the President & Founder of Intercommunicate, a strategic marketing and communications firm helping entertainment and technology clients navigate international media.
Justine is an Award Winning International Publicist, who worked in Worldwide Marketing for Warner Bros. Pictures in Los Angeles. Her extensive global media experience was established through daily communication with top-tier international media in 75+ territories and consistent travel to key film markets, 15+ countries each year across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Middle East and Pacific. Justine has worked on over 100 projects from films to episodic content, commercial blockbusters to artistic festival selections promoting them all over the world. In addition to working with traditional content, Justine is passionate about the convergence of entertainment and technology working with new media formats. She started her career at 20th Century Fox in New York and Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles.
Following Warner Bros., Justine was the Head of Strategic Communications and Marketing at the British Embassy for the British Council in Washington D.C. She focused on the United Kingdom’s arts, culture, education and civil society priorities with the United States before moving to Canada with her husband.
Justine graduated with an MBA from the University of Oxford in England. For undergraduate studies, she completed a Business Marketing degree at the University of Notre Dame in the United States.
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Gregory Pang
Lawyer – RedFrame Law · Podcaster · Public Speaker
Gregory is an Alberta-based entertainment lawyer who has been practising since 2009. Before his law career, Gregory worked in film and television for five years in various roles from being a locations PA to a business coordinator in marketing/distribution.
While Gregory takes his clients’ matters seriously, he believes in having fun with the law with contributions to The Legal Geeks blog and podcast and has run law-related panels and a mock trial at the Calgary and Edmonton Comic Expos. Gregory also co-hosted the Legal Cut Pro entertainment law podcast and taught as a sessional instructor at MacEwan University.
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