2025 Rosie Awards - Winners!
2025 AMPIA Rosie Award Winners
CLASS ENTRIES
Best Documentary Series
WINNER: Back to the Frontier // Janet Morhart, Producer // Prairie Dog Film + Television
Best Documentary Production Under 30 Minutes
WINNER: Send and Receive // Dominque Keller, Producer // Keller Films
Best Documentary Production Over 30 Minutes
WINNER: Dolph: Unbreakable // Adam Scorgie, Shane Fennessey, Pollyanna Hardwicke-Brown, Producers // Score G Productions
Best Scripted Series or Mini-Series
WINNER: So Dark the Sky // Kyle Thomas, Sara Corry, Eric Rose, Producers // North Country Cinema
Best Scripted Feature, Made-for-TV Movie or Made-For OTT, or Specialty Cable Networks
WINNER: The Birds Who Fear Death // Sanjay Patel, Producer // Dim Light Pictures
Best Children’s Program or Series
WINNER: Michif Makers // Christopher White, Producer // Otipemisiwak Productions
Best Lifestyle or Reality Production
WINNER: One Perfect Meal // Alex Chan, Julie Chambers, Briar Greenhalgh, Producers // Pluto Pictures
Best TV Commercial Under $30K
WINNER: Onewheel “Your Path, Your Adventure” // Douglas Cook, Producer // Douglas Cook Productions
Best TV Commercial Over $30K
WINNER: Government of Alberta “Paycheque” // Matt Gillespie, Kendrey Gillespie, Blake Frondall, Producers // Joe Media Group
Best Public Service Announcement
WINNER: Lost and Found: The Story of Baby Eve // Suzanne Beda, Dean Urbshott, Dean Doll, Producers // Calgary Police Service
Best Corporate Production Under $30K
WINNER: Page. // Michael Kohlweg, Casey Corneil, Mary Kapusta, Producers // Mountain Fold Studios
Best Corporate Production Over $30K
WINNER: Calgary Economic Development “It’s Possible” // Matt Gillespie, Kendrey Gillespie, Blake Frondall, Producers // Joe Media Group
Best Promotional Production
WINNER: Honens 2025 “The Complete Artist” // Chris Krieger, Douglas Cook, Simon MacLeod, Producers // Deluxe Design Group
Best Music Video
WINNER: Kenneth Ermter “Derailing” // Morgan Ermter, Producer // Numera Films
Best Educational Production
WINNER: Brainstorm: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Brain // Jenna Bailey, Edgar Bermudez Contreras, Bryn Hewko, Producers // Bailey and Soda Films
Best Production For Social Media
WINNER: HECKIN’ WEENS // Vinson Chan, Simon Chan, Producers // BananaPlanetFilms
Best Narrative Game
WINNER: Sovereign Syndicate // Isaac Otway, Producer // Crimson Herring Studios
Best Interactive Project
WINNER: Stories of the Bible Immersive // Andrew Scholotiuk, Dylan Pearce, Michael Sulyma, Producers // Northern Gateway Films
Best Podcast
WINNER: Static: A Party Girl’s Memoir // Ashley King, Meg Wilcox, Producers // Inside Out Theatre
Best Scripted Production Under 30 Minutes
WINNER: Settler // Colin Ahnahktsipiitaa Van Loon, Producer // Piikaniksaahko Blackfoot Nation Films
Best Production Reflecting Cultural Diversity
WINNER: Crip Trip “Trippin’ Through the Prairies” // Frederick Kroetsch, Rebecca Campbell, Daniel Ennett, Producers // Catapult Pictures
Fil Fraser Best Student Production
WINNER: Specular // Luke Cloarec, Emma Ljunggren, Brendan Shaw, Producers // Red Deer Polytechnic
CRAFT ENTRIES
Best Director Scripted Under 30 Minutes
WINNER: Douglas Cook // Honens 2025 “The Complete Artist” // Deluxe Design Group
Best Director Scripted Over 30 Minutes
WINNER: Sanjay Patel //The Birds Who Fear Death // Dim Light Pictures
Best Director Documentary Under 30 Minutes
WINNER: Dominique Keller // Send and Receive // Keller Films
Best Director Documentary Over 30 Minutes
WINNER: Andrew Holmes // Dolph: Unbreakable // Score G Productions
Best Performance – Male or Nonbinary
WINNER: Chad Rook // Prank Night // Prank Night Productions
Best Performance – Female or Nonbinary
WINNER: Elizabeth Longshaw // There’s No Way Out // Northern Gateway Films
Best Supporting Performance – Male or Nonbinary
WINNER: Greg Lawson // Wynonna Earp “Vengeance” // SEVEN24 Films
Best Supporting Performance – Female or Nonbinary
WINNER: Megan Tracz // Engaged By Christmas // Northern Gateway Films
Best Host – Web Program, Series or Stand-Alone Production
WINNER: Ryan Straschnitzki // Alberta Adapts // Pluto Pictures
Best Narrator – Web Program, Series or Stand-Alone Production
WINNER: David LeReaney // Chasing the Long Yellow Line // Putorana Films
Best Screenwriter Scripted Under 30 Minutes
WINNER: Alanna Schwartz // Abracadavers “Horseplay” // Numera Films
Best Screenwriter Scripted Over 30 Minutes
WINNER: Sanjay Patel // The Birds Who Fear Death // Dim Light Pictures
Best Screenwriter Documentary Under 30 Minutes
WINNER: Dominque Keller, Krystal Moss // Send and Receive // Keller Films
Best Screenwriter Documentary Over 30 Minutes
WINNER: Pollyanna Hardwicke-Brown, Andrew Holmes // Dolph: Unbreakable // Score G Productions
Best Cinematographer Scripted Under 30 Minutes
WINNER: Danny Gariepy // Travel Alberta Athlete Series “Lita Crawler” // META Films
Best Cinematographer Scripted Over 30 Minutes
WINNER: David Baron // Shadow of God // Peterson Polaris
Best Cinematographer Documentary Under 30 Minutes
WINNER: David Cheung // Chef Stories // DQ Studios
Best Cinematographer Documentary Over 30 Minutes
WINNER: Trevor Solway // Siksikakowan: The Blackfoot Man // National Film Board of Canada
Best Editor Scripted Under 30 Minutes
WINNER: Kyle Sanborn // Queen of the Underworld // Naltobel Productions
Best Editor Scripted Over 30 Minutes
WINNER: David Hiatt // Shadow of God // Peterson Polaris
Best Editor Documentary Under 30 Minutes
WINNER: Jeff Khounthavong // Tigers Skate Club // Sticks & Stones
Best Editor Documentary Over 30 Minutes
WINNER: Glenn Sakatch, Charlene Rule // Crip Trip “Trippin’ Through the Prairies” // Catapult Pictures
Best Overall Sound Scripted Under 30 Minutes
WINNER: Greg Mulyk // Making Beauty // Making Beauty Film
Best Overall Sound Scripted Over 30 Minutes
WINNER: Brent Planiden, Vienna Kunnas // Taken at a Basketball Game // Propeller Studios
Best Overall Sound Documentary Under 30 Minutes
WINNER: Mitch Lee // Calgary Stampede Rodeo Set-Up // Shine Light Entertainment
Best Overall Sound Documentary Over 30 Minutes
WINNER: Carey Opper, Brent Planiden, Vienna Kunnas // Singhs in the Ring // Fennessey Films
Best Original Musical Score Scripted
WINNER: Stew Kirkwood // Soul’s Road // Dept. 9 Studios
Best Original Musical Score Documentary
WINNER: Darrin Hagen // Pride vs. Prejudice // Edmonton Queer History Project, Edmonton Community Foundation
Best Production Designer/Art Director
WINNER: Douglas Cook // Honens 2025 “The Complete Artist” Teaser Reels // Deluxe Design Group
Best Costume Designer
WINNER: Jennifer Haffenden // Wynonna Earp “Vengeance” // SEVEN24 Films
Best Makeup and/or Hair Artist
WINNER: Libertee May // Back to the Frontier // Prairie Dog Film + TV
Best Visual Effects
WINNER: James Frislev, Shawn Duddridge, Aydan Rogan // House of David // Tribal Imaging
Best Animator and/or Motion Graphic Artist
WINNER: Nick Zylstra, Matthew Satchwill // CBC On Design “Privacy Booths” // Sticks & Stones
Best Stunt Performer
WINNER: Leonard Provost // HE.R // Trofast Developments
