{"data":{"id":"89f32542-8505-44fc-b526-3a6a4ebca40e","originKind":"SYNDICATED","title":"Everything's coming up Rosies for Edmonton filmmakers","summary":"All kinds of Edmonton film talent are nominated for Rosie Awards, to be bestowed by the Alberta Media Production Industries Association at a province-wide celebration of excellence on Nov. 7 in Calgary. Crip Trip from Catapult Pictures is up for an impressive 15 nominations, including best unscripted series and best production representing cultural diversity. The show follows the road-trip adventures of best friends Frederick Kroetsch and Daniel Ennett, the latter of whom is a four-limb amputee. The show has run for two seasons. Work by Sticks & Stones is nominated in 12 categories, many of them for The Secret Longtree Society, a documentary about a community convened by Dustin Bajer to imagine a world where we plant trees that last 1,000 years (which was also adapted into an Art Gallery of Alberta exhibition).\n\nSticks & Stones team member Colin Waugh is nominated in two categories for his work on St.Arnaud 's music video for Midwest Superstardom. The music video race is dominated by Edmonton talent: Nuela Charles 's Life from Calgary-based Brock Davis Mitchell Productions; Lyra Brown 's Shades of Blue from Moving Artistry Productions; Kaeley Jade 's The Ceiling from Shoulda' Danished Productions; and A New Type of Gray for Calling All Captains from Crimson Curse Films.\n\nSo many Edmonton artists and companies are nominated that we cannot name them all, but here are a few more in rapid succession: Score G Productions with a total of 10 nominations for Bif Naked and Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story; Northern Gateway Films with seven for My Final Victim and one for The Speech; and Omar Mouallem with two, one for Nader's Girl and the other for the Settle Down podcast.","url":"https://edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2026/08/27/everythings-coming-up-rosies-for-edmonton-filmmakers","imageUrl":null,"publishedAt":"2026-08-27T13:00:00.000Z","sourceLabel":"Taproot Edmonton Arts","tags":[],"authorName":null,"contentHtml":"<p>All kinds of Edmonton film talent are <a href=\"https://ampia.org/2026-rosie-award-nominees/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">nominated for Rosie Awards</a>, to be bestowed by the <strong><a href=\"https://ampia.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alberta Media Production Industries Association</a></strong> at a province-wide celebration of excellence on Nov. 7 in Calgary. <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thecriptrip/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Crip Trip</a> from <strong><a href=\"https://www.catapultpictures.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Catapult Pictures</a></strong> is up for an impressive 15 nominations, including best unscripted series and best production representing cultural diversity. The show follows the road-trip adventures of best friends Frederick Kroetsch and Daniel Ennett, the latter of whom is a four-limb amputee. The show has <a href=\"https://www.amiplus.ca/CripTrip\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">run for two seasons</a>. Work by <strong><a href=\"https://www.andstones.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sticks &amp; Stones</a></strong> is nominated in 12 categories, many of them for <em>The Secret Longtree Society</em>, a documentary about a community convened by <strong><a href=\"https://dustinbajer.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dustin Bajer</a></strong> to imagine a world where we plant trees that last 1,000 years (which <a href=\"https://edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2025/11/19/tree-lovers-unveil-mural-that-imagines-leafier-future\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">was also adapted</a> into an <strong><a href=\"https://www.youraga.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Art Gallery of Alberta</a></strong> exhibition).</p><p>Sticks &amp; Stones team member Colin Waugh is nominated in two categories for his work on <strong><a href=\"https://www.starnaudband.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">St.Arnaud</a></strong>'s music video for <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHff4AeYx2M\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Midwest Superstardom</a>. The music video race is dominated by Edmonton talent: <strong><a href=\"https://www.nuelacharles.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nuela Charles</a></strong>'s <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhQXF99dat8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Life</a> from Calgary-based Brock Davis Mitchell Productions; <strong><a href=\"https://lyrabrown.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lyra Brown</a></strong>'s <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRrUImMWxnE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Shades of Blue</a> from <strong><a href=\"https://www.movingartistry.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Moving Artistry Productions</a></strong>; <strong><a href=\"https://kaeleyjade.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kaeley Jade</a></strong>'s <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQrW955zYfQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Ceiling</a> from <strong><a href=\"https://www.shouldadanishedproductions.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Shoulda' Danished Productions</a></strong>; and <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xIXegEwLO0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A New Type of Gray</a> for <strong><a href=\"https://callingallcaptainsband.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Calling All Captains</a></strong> from Crimson Curse Films.</p><p>So many Edmonton artists and companies are nominated that we cannot name them all, but here are a few more in rapid succession: <strong><a href=\"https://www.scoregproductions.co/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Score G Productions</a></strong> with a total of 10 nominations for <em>Bif Naked</em> and <em>Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story</em>; <strong><a href=\"https://gatewayfilms.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Northern Gateway Films</a></strong> with seven for <em>My Final Victim</em> and one for <em>The Speech</em>; and <strong><a href=\"https://omarmouallem.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Omar Mouallem</a></strong> with two, one for <em>Nader's Girl</em> and the other for the <a href=\"https://www.settledownpod.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Settle Down</a> podcast.</p>","slug":"everythings-coming-up-rosies-for-edmonton-filmmakers","publicPath":"/news/2026-08-27-everythings-coming-up-rosies-for-edmonton-filmmakers"}}