Full Awards List
Labeled: The Missing, Murdered and Forgotten (2023)
Winner:
Best Documentary at the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival
Best Production Reflecting Cultural Diversity 50th Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards
Best Original Musical Score (Geoff Manchester) 50th Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards
Best Story (Justin Kueber) Caorle International Film Festival 2023
Best Trailer at Edmonton Short Film Festival 2023
Best Social Awareness Feature Film - Orlando International Film Festival 2023
Winner of Best Long Form Documentary - FAVA FEST 2024
Winner of Outstanding Achievement Award - FAVA FEST 2024
Official Selection Wild Rivers Film Festival 2024
Official Selection 29th Red Nation International Film Festival
Official Selections
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival 2023
NorthwestFest 2023
50th Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards
Caorle International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection Edmonton Short Film Festival 2023
Official Selection Central Alberta Film Festival 2023
Official Selection Orlando Film Festival 2023
Official Selection Yorkton Film Festival 2024
Nominee for Best Documentary (Social/Political) Yorkton Film Festival 2024
Smile: It’s Only the End of the World (2021)
Winner:
Outstanding Screenplay Award FAVA FEST 2021 (Justin Kueber)
Sapphire Snowflake Award for Best Edmonton Film - International Festival of Winter Cinema 2022
Best Music (Geoff Manchester) - Vesuvius International Film Festival
Honorable Mention - Best of Time - Timeless Festival
Official Selections
Nominated for Best Screenwriter (Justin Kueber) 2021 Alberta Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Costume Designer (Cherie Howard) 2021 Alberta Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Overall Sound (Justin Kueber, Sam Reid, Geoff Manchester) 2021 Alberta Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Original Musical Score (Geoff Manchester) 2021 Alberta Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Experimental Film at the Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Festival 2021
Nominated for Best Short Film at the Orlando International Film Festival
Official Selection FAVA FEST 2021
Official Selection Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Festival
Official Selection Caorle Film Festival
Official Selection Orlando International Film Festival
Official Selection Vesuvius International Film Festival
Official Selection Phoenix Short Film Festival
Official Selection Florida Short Film Festival
Official Selection Calgary Independent Film Festival
Official Selection London Independent Short Film Festival
Official Selection Rotterdam Independent Short Film Festival
Official Selection Timeless Festival
International Festival of Winter Cinema 2022
Media
On the Rocks (2016)
Winner:
· Best Performance by an Alberta Actress - Carlee Ryski 43rd Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards.
Nominations:
· Best Original Musical Score (Drama Over 30 Minutes) - Geoff Manchester at the 43rd Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards.
· Best Cinematography (Drama Over 30 Minutes) - Sam Reid at the 43rd Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards.
Official Selections
· Planet in Focus Film Festival Global Market 2017
· 43rd Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards
Black and Blue (2019)
Winner:
· Outstanding Short Film - FAVA FEST 2021
· Best Original Musical Score (Drama Under 30 Minutes) - Geoff Manchester at the 45th Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards.
· Best Performance in a Short Form Narrative - Blake Terry & Paul Boultbee at the 2019 Stinger Awards.
· Award of Excellence (Black and Blue Short Film) at the Global Shorts Los Angeles 2019 Film Festival.
Nominations:
· Best Director (Justin Kueber), Best Screenwriter (Justin Kueber) 45th Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards.
· Best Canadian Short Film - Regina International Film Festival
· Best Short Film - Silver State Film Festival
· Best Drama - Las Vegas International Film Festival
· Best Short Drama, Best Director (Justin Kueber), Best Screenwriter (Justin Kueber), Best Score (Geoff Manchester) - Caorle Film Festival
· Audience Choice Award: 2019 Great Lakes International Shorts Festival
· Best Short Narrative - 2019 Stinger Awards
· Best Performance in a Short Narrative - Blake Terry and Paul Boultbee - 2019 Stinger Awards
Official Selections
· FAVA FEST 2021
· Edmonton International Film Festival
· Edmonton Short Film Festival
· That Film Festival - Cannes 2019
· Australia Independent Film Festival
· 2019 Great Lakes International Shorts Festival
· Caorle Film Festival
· IFF Film Festival
· Las Vegas International Film Festival
· Montreal Black Film Festival
· Okotoks Film Festival
· Regina International Film Festival
· Silver State Film Festival
· Toronto Black Film Festival 2020
· Global Shorts Los Angeles 2019
· 45th Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards
· 2019 Stinger Awards
· Central Alberta Film Festival 2020
· International Festival of Winter Cinema 2021
Media
Calling All Captains: Made for This (2020)
Official Selection FAVA FEST 2021
Official Selection Central Alberta Film Festival 2020
Winner of Audience Choice Award at Central Alberta Film Festival 2020
Nominee for Best Short Documentary at Central Alberta Film Festival 2020
Official Selection Angeles Doc Film Festival 2020
Winner of Best Documentary Angeles Doc Film Festival 2020
Best Director (Justin Kueber) Nominee Angeles Doc Film Festival 2020
I Phub You (2017)
Winner:
· Best Short Film - 2018 Central Alberta Film Festival
· Best Director (Shannon Hunt) - 2018 Edmonton Short Film Festival
Nominations:
· Best Screenwriter (Justin Kueber) 44th Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards.
· Best Original Musical Score (Drama Under 30 Minutes) - Geoff Manchester at the 44th Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards.
Official Selections
· Edmonton Short Film Festival
· Orlando Film Festival
· NSI Online Film Festival
· Central Alberta Film Festival
· Okotoks Film Festival
· Hamilton Film Festival
· 44th Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards
· Canadian Comedy Shorts Film Festival
Screenwriting and Other Awards
· Edmonton’s Best Filmmaker 2018 - Vue Magazine ‘Best of Edmonton’
Black and Blue (feature length screenplay based off short film)
2020 Austin Film Festival Second Rounder
Double Recommendation from Austin Film Festival Reader Coverage Notes
2021 Orlando Film Festival Semifinalist
2021 Stage 32 Diversity Screenwriting Competition Quarterfinalist
2021 Stage 32 Family Friendly Screenwriting Contest (currently a Top 10 Finalist)
Berlin Falling (feature length political thriller/drama screenplay)
Double Recommendation from Austin Film Festival Coverage Notes
Chasing Summer (feature length coming-of-age drama screenplay)
· 2019 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Quarterfinalist
· Oaxaca FilmFest 2017: Top 10 Overall Screenplays, Top 5 Best Drama Screenplays
Bardown: The Billy Buchanan Story (feature length comedy screenplay)
· ScreenCraft Comedy Screenplay Contest 2020 - Semi-Finalist
· Austin Film Festival 2019 - Semi-Finalist for Best Comedy
· Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Festival: Nomination for Best Comedy
· Oaxaca FilmFest 2018 - Best Comedy Nomination
Paper Route (feature length horror screenplay)
· ScreenCraft Horror Screenplay Contest 2020 - Quarterfinalist
· Oaxaca FilmFest 2019 - Best Horror Nomination
· Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Festival: Finalist Best Horror
Music Videos
‘Years Ago’ By Kaeley Jade | Winner of Best Music Video at FAVA FEST 2022
Tailspin’ by Calling All Captains | Finalist for Best Rock Music Video at the Canadian Independent Music Video Awards 2022
‘Tailspin’ by Calling All Captains | FAVA FEST 2022 OFFICIAL SELECTION
‘Years Ago’ by Kaeley Jade | Finalist for Best Pop Music Video at the Canadian Independent Music Video Awards 2022
‘Years Ago’ by Kaeley Jade | FAVA FEST 2022 OFFICIAL SELECTION
‘Years Ago’ by Kaeley Jade | Nominee for Best Music Video 2022 Alberta Film and Television Awards
‘Painless’ by Kaeley Jade | Nominee for Best Pop Music Video at the Canadian Independent Music Video Awards 2022
‘Diagnosed Dissociative’ by Shawnee Kish | FAVA FEST 2022 OFFICIAL SELECTION
Other Documentary Work:
The Choice That Changed Everything: Shea-Lynn’s Butterfly Effect | OFFICIAL SELECTION EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2025