Tuesday, March 28, 2017 – The Alberta Media Production Industries Association (AMPIA) today is pleased to announce their finalists for the 43rd annual Alberta Film & Television Awards, celebrating excellence and outstanding achievement in Alberta’s screen industries.
A total of 723 class and craft entries were submitted. This year 72 industry professionals from across Canada adjudicated the submissions; in total 291 productions were submitted for consideration.
These productions, from commercials, new media, and both long and short form fiction and non-fiction are vying for 23 Class awards. In addition, Alberta’s talented screenwriters, costume and production designers, cinematographers, editors, directors, make-up artists, special effects artists, sound technicians and composers (totalling 193 finalists) are competing in 33 Craft categories. Each winner receives the prestigious Rosie Award.
Arena: Building of an Icon nominations:
BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES
“Arena: Building of an Icon”
Gord Redel, Michael Bobroff, D.H.
Metz & Bryce York, Producers
Oilers Entertainment Group
BEST NARRATOR
Mike Plume
“Arena: Building of an Icon”
Oilers Entertainment Group
BEST OVERALL SOUND (NON-FICTION)
Johnny Blerot
“Arena: Building of an Icon”
Oilers Entertainment Group
BEST MUSICAL SCORE
Mike Shields
“Arena: Building of an Icon”
Oilers Entertainment Group