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.
The Edmonton Film Prize Returns!
The Edmonton Film Prize is back for another exciting year, celebrating the outstanding achievements of directors and producers in the Edmonton region! Coordinated by the Edmonton Arts Council in collaboration with the City of Edmonton and AMPIA, this initiative highlights Edmonton as a thriving hub for extraordinary film and media creation.
Awards & Prizes
Three prestigious cash prizes will be awarded at the Edmonton Arts Prize Awards in spring 2025:
- Grand Prize: $15,000
- Two Runners-Up: $5,000 each
Deadline: Submit your application by 3 PM MST on January 17, 2025.
Platform: Apply through FilmFreeway.
That’s a Wrap! Thank you to all the winners, nominees and attendees of the 2024 Rosie Awards!
A full list of winners can be downloaded here: 2024 Winners List
View the 2024 Rosie Awards program (PDF) here:
Thank you to all our sponsors and volunteers who helped make the 2024 Rosies a success
Teresa and Marshall Copithorne of CL Ranches Receive Friend of the Industry Award at the 2024 Rosie Awards
AMPIA is pleased to honour Teresa and Marshall Copithorne of CL Ranches and CL Western Town as this year’s Friend of the Industry at the 2024 Rosie Awards, presented in collaboration with Calgary Economic Development. Their period studio, featuring 1850s to 1930s buildings, has been showcased in productions like ‘The Thicket’, ‘The Last of Us’, ‘Billy the Kid’, ‘Little Big Man’, and AMPIA member Seven24 Films’ ‘Wynonna Earp’. The ranch also won the Global Location of the Year award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Don’t miss the celebration!
Watch the video or click below to learn more about Teresa and Marshall Copithorn.
Tribute to the Copithornes from Luke Azevedo, Vice President, Creative Industries, Operations & Film Commissioner. Video courtesy of Calgary Economic Development. Produced by Joe Media.
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.
Frederick Kroetsch
Producer · Director
Frederick Kroetsch is an Executive Producer on Peacock’s Dangerous Breed Crime. Cons. Cats. He has created and directed dozens of eclectic projects, including the TV-series Queen of the Oil Patch and the documentary Last of the Fur Traders. He has worked with numerous broadcasters including: NBCUniversal, CBC, AMI-tv, APTN, Bravo, Cottage Life, TVO, and TELUS Originals.
Recently he directed 4 seasons of Dr. Savanna: Wild Rose Vet, and ran a unit on History’s The Curse of Oak Island.
Frederick is also an accomplished documentary cinematographer.
Carolyn Bridget Kennedy
Actress · Writer · Producer
Carolyn Bridget Kennedy is an award-winning actor (SAG-AFTRA, ACTRA) and filmmaker living in Los Angeles. Carolyn appears in the 4th season of the award-winning Netflix Original series “The Umbrella Academy” and in an upcoming ABC Studios comedy series “How to Die Alone”. She was a lead in a multi-cam sitcom pilot filmed in front of a live studio audience at USC.
Carolyn is an improv maven. She has completed The Groundlings Advanced Improv and Writing Lab in their Performance Track and is invited up by the Main Company to Advanced Writing Lab (one level below Sunday Company). In addition, she completed the Upright Citizens Brigade and Second City Hollywood Conservatory programs. She improvises in the Steinkellner Workshop led by Deanna Oliver and Phyllis Katz (of The Groundlings) and Bill Steinkellner. She has performed stand up at comedy clubs in LA.
Carolyn has studied acting as a working actor with Larry Moss in his Master Class; Advanced Acting Technique with Jason Alexander; and at the Beverly Hills Playhouse with Director Howard Deutch in their Advanced Scene Study Class. She has trained in Alexander Technique with Kristof Konrad and Jean-Louis Rodrigue and worked with voice coach Denise Woods. She has also trained with Margie Haber Studios (Master/Advanced Class), Gunnar Rohrbacher at Actors Comedy Studio, and Lesly Kahn.
Carolyn has been cast in numerous projects with the top film schools in the world, including American Film Institute, UCLA, USC, CalArts, and Loyola Marymount.
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