Marlene, Tribal, Secrets of the Wild West, Range Roads among winners at 47th annual Alberta Film and Television Awards
There were 55 categories for the awards this year, including 21 class awards honouring Alberta-based productions
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Eric Volmers
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Sep 26, 2021 • 18 hours ago • 2 minute read • Join the conversation
Alana Hawley Purvis and Chad Brownlee in Range Roads. PHOTO BY COURTESY, MIKE MCLAUGHLIN
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A Calgary-shot feature film telling the true story of Marlene Truscott’s fight to exonerate her husband Steven won four Alberta Film and Television Awards on Saturday night during an online event.
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Directed by Wendy Hill-Tout, Marlene was nominated for nine awards, dubbed “Rosies.” Bridget Dumford won for best editor. The award for best production designer/art director went to Bobby Vanonen. Tracey Graham picked up the win for best costume designer, while the award for best make-up and/or hair stylists went to Don Olson, Anna Ortiz, Robert Spina and Darryl Filion
Marlene, Tribal, Secrets of the Wild West, Range Roads among winners at 47th annual Alberta Film and Television Awards
The Calgary-based television series Secret History of the Wild West took three awards on Saturday. The series, which explores the historical figures of the wild west and airs on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, was up for 17 awards. It won for best unscripted series and best promotional production. Creator Julian Black Antelope took home a win for best director for an unscripted production under 30 minutes.
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Tribal, an Indigenous police procedural that also airs on APTN, picked up three wins as well, including the win for best scripted series or mini-series. Robb Thompson, Kent Toth and Steve Seeley won for best animator/motion graphic artists for their work on the opening title sequence of the series, while Calgary actor Stafford Perry took home the win for best performance by an Alberta actor.
Jann Arden won for performance by an Alberta actress for her lead role on the CTV sitcom Jann.
Kyle Thomas’ Range Roads, a Calgary feature film about estranged siblings reunited in small-town Alberta, picked up the win for best feature, while Thomas won for best director for a scripted production over 30 minutes.
In screenwriting categories, Spencer Estabrooks and Keith Lawrence won for a production under 30 minutes for their short film The Ballad of Sharkasaurus, which also won for best scripted production under 30 minutes. Warren Sulatycky won best screenwriter for a production over 30 minutes for his feature film, Jasmine Road.
The Edmonton documentary Bisping, about the British UFC champion Michael Bisping, won for best unscripted production over 30 minutes, while Through My Eyes won for best unscripted production under 30 minutes.
Presented by the Alberta Media Production Industries Association, there were 55 categories for the awards this year, including 21 class awards honouring Alberta-based productions and 34 craft categories for film workers who reside in Alberta.