“MY DAUGHTER’S FATHER”
WINS 3 ROSIES
AT ALBERTA FILM & TELEVISION AWARDS
WINS 3 ROSIES
AT ALBERTA FILM & TELEVISION AWARDS
Monday May 30, 2011 – After winning CMT VIDEO OF THE YEAR at the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards in September 2010 for Gord Bamford’s “Day Job” music video, Crowsnest Films more recent collaboration with the Lacombe country music singer has beaten out its predecessor by winning 3 prestigious Rosie Awards while both videos went head-to-head as finalists in 6 different categories at the 37th Annual Alberta Film & Television Awards held on Saturday May 28, 2011 in Edmonton, Alberta to celebrate excellence and outstanding achievement in Alberta film, television, and new media.
“My Daughter’s Father” won for BEST MUSIC VIDEO; John Kerr won for BEST DIRECTOR, DRAMA UNDER 30 MINUTES; and Jeff August won for BEST EDITOR, DRAMA UNDER 30 MINUTES. The awards bring the number of major regional, national, and international awards won by Crowsnest Films for its work on various projects since 2010 to twelve (12).
The video was filmed in early November 2010 on location in Lacombe, Alberta and at the Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton, Alberta. It was produced and directed by John Kerr of Crowsnest Films; with cinematography by Courtenay Forster; art direction by Garth Whelen; and post-production and color correction by Jeff August.
“These awards are a nice early Father’s Day gift for Gord…This music video attempts to capture those precious and fleeting moments between fathers and daughters. What was important about the execution of this idea was that it could not feel contrived. It needed to have a real, almost documentary feeling to it, and I think we achieved that,” said John Kerr, President of Crowsnest Films. “On another level, I think it is also a great example of what can happen when Alberta artists come together to tell our stories at home and abroad. It’s about doing good work with good people and making meaning.”
The “My Daughter’s Father” music video was funded entirely by the CMT Canada Video Assistance Program and can be seen on CMT Canada. 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.
