MORE AWARDS!

"DAY JOB" WINS 
CMT MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
AT THE 2010 CCMA AWARDS





After leading the pack with six nominations for his latest album Day Job, the most nominations of any artist for the 2010 Canadian Country Music Association Awards, Lacombe country music singer Gord Bamford scored a hat-trick, picking up three trophies for ALBUM OF THE YEARMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR, and CMT VIDEO OF THE YEAR on Sunday September 12, 2010 during the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards at Rexall Place in Edmonton. "Woo!" the 34-year-old yelled, then chuckled to himself after scrambling on stage to collect his first award of the evening, CMT VIDEO OF THE YEAR for his single, Day Job shot at the site of his former employer -- a concrete plant. Bamford held his trophy in the air and thanked Crowsnest Films and John Kerr for the success of the video then declared, "We're going to have a hell of a party here in Edmonton tonight!"

The journey of creating the music video began in December 2009 when Bamford contacted Jump Studios’ creative director Jeff August. The country star wanted the video to represent the ‘real Gord Bamford’ and Jump took that idea and ran with it, partnering with producer John Kerr of Crowsnest Films, DOP Sid Bailey, and a team of Alberta’s best crew. The video was filmed on location in Lacombe, Alberta in January 2010 at the actual site of Bamford’s former employer – a concrete plant. It was directed and edited by Jeff August from Jump Studios and based on a concept by Bamford family member Jackson Davies of CBC’s Beachcombers fame. 

“It’s great to see an artist like Gord getting the recognition he deserves,” said John Kerr, President of Crowsnest Films. “Both Crowsnest Films and Jump Studios are committed to working with the very best creative people and I am grateful to have been a part of it.” Jeff August feels much the same way. “Working with Gord a second time was rewarding, and John helped us bring the video to a whole new level.”



It has been a banner year for  Crowsnest Films when it comes to winning awards and being recognized for doing great work. The CMT Music Video of the Year Award follows 20 nominations and winning 5 of a possible 11 awards (the most by any single company on both accounts) at the 36th Annual Alberta Film and Television ROSIE Awards in May 2010, including prizes for BEST MUSIC VIDEO for Dan Mangan: The Indie Queens Are WaitingBEST MUSICAL OR VARIETY SPECIAL for Athletes In Motion, and BEST DIRECTOR (DRAMA UNDER 30 MINUTES) for John Kerr (Athletes In Motion: Hardcore Bonspiel)Darren Bierman won BEST EDITOR (DRAMA UNDER 30 MINUTES) for his work on Dan Mangan: The Indie Queens Are Waiting and Craig Wrobleski won BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (DRAMA UNDER 30 MINUTES) for his work on Athletes In Motion: Hardcore Bonspiel. ATHLETES IN MOTION has already made it’s mark internationally and earned high praise at the 2010 European Video and Mobile TV Forum in Paris by winning the Best Fiction/Drama Award in January of this year. In March 2010, ATHLETES IN MOTION was chosen from 900 entries from more than 43 countries, as a finalist in the category of Interactive Branded Entertainment at the 2010 Banff World Television Awards. The 'Rockies' is one of the world’s most prestigious events celebrating outstanding work by international TV creators responsible for the continuing evolution and originality in the industry and recognizing creativity and innovation from the world’s best television programming.


The Day Job music video was funded by the CMT Canada Video Assistance Program and the Government of Alberta, Alberta Film Development Program.

Jump Studios is an innovative company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada that is dedicated to purely original creative, broadcast design, visual effects, high-end finishing and colour grading. http://www.jumpstudios.tv  

Crowsnest Films is a company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada that creates entertaining and enduring motion picture, television, and new media content of superior quality for domestic and international markets.

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