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.
Applications Are Open for the Bespoke Mentorship Program Round Five!
We’re excited to launch Round 5 of the Bespoke Mentorship Program! This three-month program offers customized mentorship and $1500 to help emerging and established Alberta producers achieve their project goals, expand their networks, address skill s gaps,
and strengthen industry expertise.
To apply, you must be an AMPIA member in good standing, complete the Bespoke application form, and have a current project that would benefit from support. The deadline is January 15, 2025, and successful applicants will be announced in early February, with
the final report due May. 15, 2025.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your project! Click below to learn more and apply.
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.
James Reckseidler
Artist · Director · Editor · Writer · Host · Actor
With over 15 years of experience in the Calgary film community, James Reckseidler is a multifaceted creative force. As the founder of reckseidlerfilms, a boutique production company, James has cultivated a diverse portfolio, developing and producing projects ranging from corporate video work for notable Calgary-area clients to visually striking art-inspired short films, documentaries, music videos, and TV pilots.
An accomplished writer, James has penned three feature-length screenplays, including the upcoming “Conscience Ties the Binds”, currently in pre-production with Roadwest Pictures and set to begin filming in Winter 2020.
Beyond filmmaking, James channels his creativity into music as a writer and performer in the rock band reijo, showcasing his dynamic artistic range and passion for storytelling across multiple mediums. Whether behind the camera or on stage, James brings vision, innovation, and dedication to every project he undertakes.
Griffin Cork
Actor · Producer
Griffin is a Canadian actor and producer who has been working in the film, theatre, and voice industries for over a decade. Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, his creativity was fostered through Theatre Works, Quest Theatre, Calgary Young People’s Theatre, Theatre Alberta’s ARTSTREK, and Central Memorial Performing and Visual Arts Program.
His professional career began at twelve years old, taking on the titular role in A Paintbrush for Piccolo with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and performing in the 1700 seat Jack Singer Concert Hall. Griffin later secured his first film role, acting alongside Matthew Perry (Friends, The Whole Nine Yards) in the feature film The Ron Clark Story. Since then he has worked with Stephen Amell (Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) and Maggie Grace (Lost, Taken) in the TV Movie When Calls The Heart and Colm Feore (Thor, Chicago) in the feature film Everfall.
He has worked with a number of theatre companies including Theatre Calgary, Theatre Junction, The Shakespeare Company, Lunchbox Theatre, Birnton Theatricals, Thou Art Here Theatre, Calgary Opera, Shakespeare By The Bow, W&M Physical Theatre, and the In Arms Theatre Collective. Griffin is the former host of the talk-show Studio 315 on Shaw TV, and can be seen on Heartland (CBC), Abracadavers (The Fantasy Network/Amazon Prime), Pet Heroes (CMTV), and Hug-O-Gram (REVERY, Telus Optik). You may also recognize his voice as Kouji Ibuki on Cardfight! Vanguard, Brutal of the Martial Arts on Futurecard BuddyFight X, and Kibaltes on Futurecard BuddyFight Hundred.
Griffin spent a year as the D. Michael Dobbin Apprentice at Alberta Theatre Projects, and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Alberta in 2019. He was named one of the 10 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta’s Emerging Artists in 2020, and one of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts’ Top 25 Young Artists in 2017. Griffin won a BroadwayWorld Awards for Best Actor in a Play (Professional) for Becky Modes’ one-person show Fully Committed, and was honoured to be the recipient of the Duval Lang Theatre for Young Audience Emerging Leader Award at the 2015 Betty Mitchell Awards. He was named an Arts Champion of Calgary in 2012. He is represented by The Characters Talent Agency.
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