Excellence and Awards

There are many measures of success in our business. The ones that matter the most to us are usually the ones that matter most to our clients. That said, creating work that gets talked about is often the first step in realizing positive change.

Winning awards is never a goal. It is the happy by-product of doing memorable work and telling cinematic stories well and truthfully. Crowsnest Films continuously strives for excellence and the highest caliber of work, and we are genuinely very proud and grateful to be recognized by major awards programs – sponsored by professional associations, government agencies, civic organizations, and industry publications over more than 20 years.

2020 Alberta Film & Television Awards

Best Director – Drama Under 30 Minutes

John Kerr for UFA – Get it. Done. “Never-Ending Day”

Produced and Directed By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films and C&B Advertising

STRATEGY MAGAZINE / STRATEGY ONLINE MARKETING AWARDS (2020)

SILVER – Television Campaign – Small Budget

UFA “Never-Ending Day”

Produced and Directed By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films and C&B Advertising

CAMA (Canadian Agri-Marketing Association) (2019)

Best Of Show

UFA “Never-Ending Day”

Produced and Directed By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films and C&B Advertising

CAMA (Canadian Agri-Marketing Association) (2019)

Best Video

UFA “Never-Ending Day”

Produced and Directed By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films and C&B Advertising

CAMA (Canadian Agri-Marketing Association) (2019)

Best Pay-Per-Click Ads (Digital)

UFA “Never-Ending Day”

Produced and Directed By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films and C&B Advertising

45th Annual Alberta Film & Television Awards

Best Corporate Production – Internal

John Kerr, Leigh Blakely, Kirsty Willett for “TRAVEL ALBERTA: BOOK NOW”

Produced By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films with Leigh Blakely and Kirsty Willett for C&B Advertising

42nd Annual Alberta Film & Television Awards

Best Director Non-Fiction Over 30 Minutes

Trevor Smith for “the smalls: forever is a long time”

Produced By John Kerr & Trevor Smith for Crowsnest Films

42nd Annual Alberta Film & Television Awards

Best Editor Non-Fiction Over 30 Minutes

Ken Filewych & Sean Smith for “the smalls: forever is a long time”

Produced By John Kerr & Trevor Smith for Crowsnest Films

42nd Annual Alberta Film & Television Awards

Best Cinematographer Non-Fiction Over 30 Minutes

Sean Smith & Brett Manyluk for “the smalls: forever is a long time”

Produced By John Kerr & Trevor Smith for Crowsnest Films

42nd Annual Alberta Film & Television Awards

Best Overall Sound Non-Fiction Over 30 Minutes

Justan Ross, John Iaquinta, Jason Borys for “the smalls: forever is a long time”

Produced By John Kerr & Trevor Smith for Crowsnest Films

2013 Canadian Country Music Association Awards

CMT Video of the Year

“Gord Bamford: Leaning On A Lonesome Song”

Written, Produced, and Directed By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films

38th Annual Alberta Motion Picture Industry Association Awards

Best Cinematographer Drama Under 30 Minutes

Courtenay Forster for “GORD BAMFORD: Hank Williams Lonesome”

Produced and Directed By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films

37th Annual Alberta Motion Picture Industry Association Awards

Best Director Drama Under 30 Minutes

John Kerr for “GORD BAMFORD: My Daughter’s Father”

Written, Produced and Directed By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films

37th Annual Alberta Motion Picture Industry Association Awards

Best Music Video

“GORD BAMFORD: My Daughter’s Father”

Written, Produced and Directed By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films

37th Annual Alberta Motion Picture Industry Association Awards

Best Editor Drama Under 30 Minutes

Jeff August for “GORD BAMFORD: My Daughter’s Father”

Written, Produced and Directed By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films

2010 Canadian Country Music Association Awards

CMT Video of the Year

“Gord Bamford: Day Job”

Co-Produced By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films with Brian Vos for JUMP Studios

2010 European Video and Mobile TV Forum (Paris, France), Best Fiction/Drama

“ATHLETES IN MOTION”

Co-Produced By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films with Srinivas Krishna for Divani Films

2010 Banff World Media Awards, Best Interactive Branded Entertainment

(FINALIST)

ATHLETES IN MOTION

Co-Produced By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films with Srinivas Krishna for Divani Films

36th Annual Alberta Motion Picture Industry Association Awards

Best Director Drama Under 30 Minutes

John Kerr for “ATHLETES IN MOTION: HARDCORE BONSPIEL”

Written By Douglas Coupland, Co-Produced and Directed By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films

36th Annual Alberta Motion Picture Industry Association Awards

Best Musical or Variety Special

“ATHLETES IN MOTION”

Co-Produced By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films with Srinivas Krishna for Divani Films

36th Annual Alberta Motion Picture Industry Association Awards

Best Music Video

“DAN MANGAN: THE INDIE QUEENS ARE WAITING”

Written and Directed By Trevor Smith, Produced By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films

36th Annual Alberta Motion Picture Industry Association Awards

Best Cinematographer Drama Under 30 Minutes

Craig Wrobleski for “ATHLETES IN MOTION: HARDCORE BONSPIEL”

Co-Produced and Directed By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films

36th Annual Alberta Motion Picture Industry Association Awards,

Best Editor Drama Under 30 Minutes

Darren Bierman for “DAN MANGAN: THE INDIE QUEENS ARE WAITING”

Written and Directed By Trevor Smith, Produced By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films

34th Annual Alberta Motion Picture Industry Association Awards, Best Musical or Variety Special

“My Song Is My Gift: A George Canyon Christmas”

Co-Produced By Brent Kawchuk, John Kerr, Paula Davies, and Scott Henuset for Corkscrew Media

AD RODEO (2008) Best Commercial

Alberta Securities Commission “The Cheque”

Produced By John Kerr for joe Media and KARO

AD RODEO (2008) Best In Show

Alberta Securities Commission “The Cheque”

Produced By John Kerr for joe Media and KARO

2nd Annual International Academy of the Visual Arts W3 Awards (San Francisco, California)

GOLD AWARD For Best In Show – Comedy

“SUBSESSED: THE DEPTHS OF DESTINY”

Produced and Directed By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films and Comrade

2nd Annual International Academy of the Visual Arts W3 Awards (San Francisco, California)

SILVER AWARD For Best Branded Content

“SUBSESSED: THE DEPTHS OF DESTINY”

Produced and Directed By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films and Comrade

2002 COMMONWEALTH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Manchester, UK), Best Musical Score

Michael Shields for “THE EMPEROR”

Written, Produced, and Directed By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films

28th Annual Alberta Motion Picture Industry Association Awards, Special Jury Prize

“THE EMPEROR”

Written, Produced, and Directed By John Kerr for Crowsnest Films

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