Winnipeg

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Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada
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FAX (204) 949 0050

Toronto

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Suite 100
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
M5V 2H8
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Company Profile

Awards

2013

Banff Rockie Awards

Pitchin' In

Nomination: Lifestyle

Canadian Screen Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Winner: Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Prog ram or Series

Canadian Screen Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Winner: Best Achievement in Casting

Signature Awards

Verdict

Winner: Best Website

Writer's Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Nomination: TV Comedy

Yorkton Golden Sheaf Awards

Pitchin' In

Nomination: Lifestyle

2012

Banff World Media Festival Rockie Awards

Princess

Nomination: Best Lifestyle and Information Program

Canadian Cinema Editors Awards

Fuelled By Passion: The Return of the Jets

Nomination: Best Editing of a Documentary - Kathryn Dickson

Director's Guild of Canada Awards

The Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story 2

Nomination: Best Direction in a Television Movie/Mini Series

Director's Guild of Canada Awards

The Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story 2

Nomination: Best Television Movie/Mini Series

Director's Guild of Canada Awards

The Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story 2

Nomination: Best Sound Editing in Television Movie/Mini Series

Gourmand World Cookbooks Awards

Pitchin' In

Winner: Best Woman Chef Book - Lynn Crawford's Pitchin' In

L.A. Web Film Festival

Verdict

Official Selection

Realscreen's 2012 Factual Entertainment Awards

Princess

Nomination: Lifestyle

SOCAN Awards 2012

Til Debt Do Us Part

Winner: Domestic Non-Animated Television Series

Summit Creative Awards

Winner: Consumer Media Campaign - MPI "Illusion of Control"

Summit Creative Awards

Winner: Financial Television - Silver

Summit Creative Awards

Winner: Television Commercials $25,000 to $50,000

Summit Creative Awards

Winner: Television Commercials $5,000 to $25,000

The Hugo Television Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Winner: Special Achievement in Direction - Gold Plaque - "Jungle Fever"

The Hugo Television Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Winner: Special Acheivement in Direction - Silver Plaque - "See You Later..."

WGC Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Winner: Best TV Comedy

2011

Actra Awards

Keep Your Head Up Kid : The Don Cherry Story

Nomination: Outstanding Performance Female

Africa World Documentary Film Festival

The Wheels of Change

Nomination: Official Selection - The Wheels of Change

BC Film and Television Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Nomination: Best Direction in a Dramatic Series - The Phantom of Crowley High

BC Film and Television Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Nomination: Best Direction in a Dramatic Series - Rock n' Roll Zombies Know Best

Big Island Film Festival

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Nomination:

Canadian Cinema Editors Awards

Keep Your Head Up Kid : The Don Cherry Story

Nomination: Best Editing in MOW and Mini- series

Canadian Cinema Editors Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Nomination: Best Editing in 1/2 hour Broadcast Short Form

Canadian Comedy Awards

Men With Brooms

Nomination: Best Writing - Television Program or Series

Canadian Comedy Awards

Men With Brooms

Nomination: Best Performance by an Ensemble - Television

Directors Guild of Canada Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Nomination: Best Sound Editing - Television Series

Factual Entertainment Awards

Princess

Nomination: Lifestyle

Gemini Awards

Princess

Winner: Best Host in a Lifestyle/Practical Information, or Performing Arts Program or Series

Gemini Awards

Til Debt Do Us Part

Winner: Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series

Gemini Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Winner: Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

Gemini Awards

Pitchin' In

Nomination: Best Host in a Lifestyle/Practical Information, or Performing Arts Program or Series

Gemini Awards

The Opener

Nomination: Best Host or Interviewer in a General/Human Interest or Talk Program or Series

Gemini Awards

Princess

Nomination: Best Host in a Lifestyle/Practical Information, or Performing Arts Program or Series

Gemini Awards

Pitchin' In

Nomination: Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series

Gemini Awards

Til Debt Do Us Part

Nomination: Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series

Gemini Awards

Men With Brooms

Nomination: Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series

Gemini Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Nomination: Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series

Gemini Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Nomination: Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series - Garry Campbell

Gemini Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Nomination: Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series - Charles Picco

Gemini Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Nomination: Best Achievement in Casting

Gemini Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Nomination: Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

Gemini Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Nomination: Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role - Chris Leavins

Gemini Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Nomination: Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series - James Dunnison

Gemini Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Nomination: Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series - Craig David Wallace

Houston World Film and Television Festival

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Winner: Platinum Remi Award - Todd and The Book of Pure Evil - Cockfight

Houston World Film and Television Festival

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Winner: Gold Remi Award - Best Direction TV Series - Todd and The Book of Pure Evil - Rock N' Roll Zombies Know Best

Hugo Television Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Winner: Special Achievement: Editing

Hugo Television Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Winner: Special Achievement: Directing

Leo Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Winner: Best Director

NYF International TV & Film Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Nomination:

Realscreen Global 100

Winner: Top Independent Production Company - Frantic Films

Signature Awards

Nomination: TV or Cinema Single over $20,000

Signature Awards

Nomination: TV or Cinema Single over $20,000

Signature Awards

Nomination: TV or Cinema Single under $20,000 - Manitoba Hydro "Visionary"

Signature Awards

Nomination: TV or Cinema Single over $20,000 - MGEU - "Woke"

Signature Awards

Nomination: TV or Cinema Single under $20,000 - Winnipeg Arts Council - "Arts for All"

Spirit of Winnipeg Awards

Winner: Medium Business - Frantic Films

Telly Awards

The Wheels of Change

Winner: Documentary Television, Bronze

Telly Awards

The Wheels of Change

Winner: Social Responsibility Television, Bronze

Telly Awards

Winner: Local Television - Bank, Silver

Telly Awards

Winner: Local Television - Health & Wellness, Silver

Telly Awards

NOS Energy Drink Challenge

Winner: Internet / On-line Programs - Sports, Bronze

Telly Awards

NOS Energy Drink Challenge

Winner: Internet / On-line Video - Sports, Bronze

Telly Awards

Winner: Local Television - PSA, Bronze

The Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival

The Wheels of Change

Winner: Honorable Mention Award - The Wheels of Change

YMCA YWCA Women of Distinction Award

Nomination: Lynne Skromeda

Yorkton Short Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards

End of Men

Nomination: Documentary Social/Political

Yorkton Short Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards

Winnipeg Comedy Festival

Nomination: Comedy

Yorkton Short Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Nomination: Comedy

Yorkton Short Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Nomination: Comedy

Yorkton Short Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards

Pitchin' In

Nomination: Lifestyle

Yorkton Short Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards

Til Debt Do Us Part

Nomination: Lifestyle

Yorkton Short Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards

End of Men

Nomination: Best Director (Non-Fiction)

2010

Accolade TV Awards

Til Debt Do Us Part

Winner: Award of Excellence: on camera talent

Accolade TV Awards

Til Debt Do Us Part

Winner: Award of Merit: reality programming

Banff World Television Festival Rockie Awards

Pitchin' In

Winner: Lifestyle & Information Programs

Banff World Television Festival Rockie Awards

Til Debt Do Us Part

Nomination: Lifestyle & Information Programs

Banff World Television Festival Rockie Awards

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Nomination:

Canadian Comedy Awards

Winnipeg Comedy Festival

Nomination: Taped Live Performance

Canadian New Media Awards

NOS Energy Drink Challenge

Nomination: Best Use of Social Media

Directors Guild of Canada Awards

Keep Your Head Up Kid : The Don Cherry Story

Winner: Best Television Movie/Mini Series

Directors Guild of Canada Awards

Keep Your Head Up Kid : The Don Cherry Story

Winner: Best Sound Editing -Television Movie/Mini-Series

Directors Guild of Canada Awards

Keep Your Head Up Kid : The Don Cherry Story

Nomination: Best Mini Series

Directors Guild of Canada Awards

Keep Your Head Up Kid : The Don Cherry Story

Nomination: Best Direction - TV Movie/Mini-Series

Directors Guild of Canada Awards

Keep Your Head Up Kid : The Don Cherry Story

Nomination: Best Picture Editing - TV Movie/Mini-Series

Gemini Awards

Keep Your Head Up Kid : The Don Cherry Story

Winner: Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series

Gemini Awards

Keep Your Head Up Kid : The Don Cherry Story

Winner: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Gemini Awards

Til Debt Do Us Part

Nomination: Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series

Gemini Awards

Pitchin' In

Nomination: Best Host in a Lifestyle/Practical Information, or Performing Arts Program or Series (Host)

Gemini Awards

Keep Your Head Up Kid : The Don Cherry Story

Nomination: Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Gemini Awards

Keep Your Head Up Kid : The Don Cherry Story

Nomination: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Gemini Awards

Keep Your Head Up Kid : The Don Cherry Story

Nomination: Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series

Gemini Awards

Keep Your Head Up Kid : The Don Cherry Story

Nomination: Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series

Gemini Awards

Keep Your Head Up Kid : The Don Cherry Story

Nomination: Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Gemini Awards

Keep Your Head Up Kid : The Don Cherry Story

Nomination: Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Gemini Awards

Keep Your Head Up Kid : The Don Cherry Story

Nomination: Best Costume Design

Signature Award

Winner: TV or Cinema

Signature Awards

Winner: Corporate, Product or Service

Summit Creative Awards

Winner: PSA TV

Yorkton Short Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards

The Opener

Winner: Lifestyle Category

Yorkton Short Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards

Til Debt Do Us Part

Nomination: Best Lifestyle Program

Yorkton Short Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards

Winnipeg Comedy Festival

Nomination: comedy

2009

Academy Awards

Shortlisted: Animated Short Film 82nd Annual Academy Awards

Accolade TV Awards

Guinea Pig

Winner: Award of Excellence Concept

Accolade TV Awards

Guinea Pig

Winner: Award of Merit - Action/Adventure

Accolade TV Awards

Guinea Pig

Winner: Award of Merit - Leading Actor

Annecy International Animated Film Festival

Winner: Special Jury

Banff World Television Festival Rockie Awards

Guinea Pig

Nomination: Best Popular Science and Technology Program

Canadian Film and Television Producers Association Indie Award

Til Debt Do Us Part

Winner: Best Lifestyle or Reality Program or Series

Cannes International Film Festival

Winner: Petit Rail d'Or

Gemini Awards

The Disappearing Male

Winner: Best Science, Technology, Nature, Environment or Adventure Documentary Program

Gemini Awards

Chef School

Nomination: Best Direction in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Series

Houston Worldfest

The Disappearing Male

Nomination: Best Science, Technology, Nature, Environment or Adventure Documentary Program

WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival

The Disappearing Male

Winner: Platinum Award 2009

Yorkton Short Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards

The Disappearing Male

Winner: Best Nature/Environment Documentary

2008

Banff World Television Festival Rockie Awards

Til Debt Do Us Part

Nomination: Best Lifestyle Program

Banff World Television Festival Rockie Awards

Chef School

Nomination: Best Lifestyle Program

CFTPA Entrepreneur of the Year - Awarded to Jamie Brown

Winner: Frantic Films Corporate

Cine Golden Eagle

Winner: Motivational

DV Awards

Winner: Best Long Format Fundraising

Gemini Awards

Chef School

Winner: Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series

Gemini Awards

Til Debt Do Us Part

Nomination: Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series

Summit Creative Awards

Winner: Best Fundraising Video

Telly Awards

Winner: Information Film or Video

Telly Awards

Winner: Not-For-Profit Video, Non-Broadcast Fundraising Video

Telly Awards

Winner: Retail Advertising - Dufresne Furniture & Appliances

Telly Awards

Winner: Film/Video Informational

Yorkton Short Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards

Til Debt Do Us Part

Nomination: Best Lifestyle Program

Yorkton Short Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards

Guinea Pig

Nomination: Best Science/Medicine Program

2007

Accolade TV Awards

Music Rising

Winner: Award of Excellence - Direction

Accolade TV Awards

Music Rising

Winner: Award of Merit - Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational

Banff World Television Festival Rockie Awards

Gamer Revolution

Nomination: Best Social and Political Documentary

Gemini Awards

Peter Jordan's Grey Cup Adventure

Winner: Best Sports Feature Segment

Gemini Awards

Gamer Revolution

Winner: Best Science Documentary Program

Gemini Awards

Opening Soon

Winner: Best Direction in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Series

Gemini Awards

Devil's Brigade

Nomination: Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series and Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series

Gemini Awards

Music Rising

Nomination: Best Achievement in Editing (Documentary)

Gemini Awards

Devil's Brigade

Nomination: Best Website

Manitoba Top 100 - # 89

Manitoba Business Magazine "Manitoba Top 100 Companies"

Signature Award

Winner: Best TV or Cinema made in Manitoba -Manitoba Teacher's Society

Signature Award

Winner: Best TV or Cinema

Signature Award

Winner: People's Choice Award Electronic - Manitoba Teacher's Society

Telly Awards

Music Rising

Winner: Use of Animation in a TV Program - Music Rising (Opening titles)

Yorkton Short Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards

Music Rising

Winner: Best Documentary Arts and Culture, Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival

Yorkton Short Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards

Music Rising

Winner: Best Documentary Arts/Culture

2006

Fastest Growing Company in Canada - #32

Deloitte's Technology Fast 50

Fastest Growing Company in North America - #235

Deloitte's Technology Fast 500

Gemini Awards

Til Debt Do Us Part

Winner: Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series

Gemini Awards

Opening Soon

Nomination: Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series

Gemini Awards

Opening Soon

Nomination: Best Direction in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Series

Gemini Awards

Opening Soon By Design

Nomination: Best Direction in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Series

Manitoba's Fastest Growing Company - #11

Manitoba Business Magazine - Manitoba's 50 Fastest Growing Companies

Margaret McWilliams Award

Ken Leishman: The Flying Bandit

Winner: (Manitoba Historical Society) Best Audiovisual Presentation

Yorkton Short Film Festival Golden Sheaf Awards

Ken Leishman: The Flying Bandit

Winner: Special Jury Award

2005

Ernst & Young Awards

Entrepreneur of the Year - Finalist - Jamie Brown

Gemini Awards

Opening Soon

Nomination: Best Direction in a Documentary Series

Manitoba's Fastest Growing Company - #5

Manitoba Business Magazine - Manitoba's Fastest Growing Companies

Summit Creative Awards

Winner: Best Travel/Tourism Video - Get To Know Me (Destination Winnipeg)

Vancouver International Film Festival

Lucid

Winner: CityTV Western Canada Feature Film Award

2004

Canada's 23rd Fast Growing Company

PROFIT 100 ranking of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies

Manitoba's Fastest Growing Company - #6

Manitoba Business Magazine - Manitoba's Fastest Growing Companies

Signature Award

Winner: Best Corporate Video

Summit Creative Awards

Winner: Best Public Service - Seat Belts (Manitoba Public Insurance)

2003

Banff World Television Festival Rockie Awards

Lions Gate Innovative Producer Award, Jamie Brown

Blizzard Award

Quest for the Bay

Winner: Best Documentary Series

Ernst & Young Awards

Entrepreneur of the Year - Finalist - Jamie Brown

Gemini Awards

The Surgeons

Nomination: Best Lifestyle/General Interest Series

Gemini Awards

The Surgeons

Nomination: Best Science, Technology

Lions Gate Innovative Producers Award - Awarded to Jamie Brown at the Banff Television Festival

Winner:

Manitoba's Fastest Growing Company - #3

Manitoba Business Magazine - Manitoba's Fastest Growing Companies

Morimoto RAW

Morimoto Raw

Winner: Best Television Special

Top 40 Under 40 - Awarded to Jamie Brown

2002

Gemini Awards

Opening Soon

Winner: Best Lifestyle/General Interest Series

Gemini Awards

The Surgeons

Nomination: Best Lifestyle/General Interest Series

Manitoba's Fastest Growing Companies - #4

Manitoba Business Magazine - Manitoba's Fastest Growing Companies

New Media Visionary Award

Nomination: Canadian New Media Awards

Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce Award

Innovator of the Year, Small Business Award, Next Generation Award

WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival

Opening Soon

Winner: Gold Award

WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival

The Surgeons

Winner: Gold Award

2001

Blizzard Award

Winner: Ben Moss Flying Engagement Rings

Canada's Hottest Start-Ups

Profit Magazine - Canada's Top 50 Hottest Start-up Companies

I. H. Asper Broadcast Entrepreneur of the Future

CanWest Global Communications Corp.

1999

Blizzard Award

Winner: Assiniboine Credit Union Apples to Apples

Emmy Awards

Nomination: Outstanding Special Visual Effects or a Miniseries or Movie, Stephen King's - Storm of the Century

Gold Promax Award

Winner: VTV Movie Open, Vancouver Television

Signature Award

Winner: Clark Communications Demo Reel - Clark Communications