Tuesday, March 28, 2006

2006 AMPIA Awards Finalists Announced

Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association
The finalists for the 2006 Alberta Film and Television Awards have been announced. From the AMPIA News Release:
From a record number of entries (640), the nominated finalists for the 2006 Alberta Film & Television Awards represent a wide range of production companies throughout Alberta.

The 24 judges who adjudicated the entries were Executive Producers and senior Executive Program Managers from across Canada. Each panel of judges were given the challenge of selecting only 6 Finalists in each category from an impressive list of submissions. Several categories set new records for the number of entries, including "Best Documentary Over 30 Minutes" (25 entries), "Best Commercial" (26 entries), "Best Director Non-fiction Under 30 Minutes"(26 entries), "Best Editor Non-fiction Under 30 Minutes"(40 entries) and "Best Animator/Graphic Artist" (25 entries).

The 2006 Alberta Film & Television Awards is scheduled for Saturday, April 29th in the magnificent new Hall D at The Shaw Conference in Edmonton starting at 4:45pm. Hosts for the special evening include actor/performer Tom Jackson and a featured star from STAR-TV!, the stunningly beautiful Larysa Harapyn, along with Edmonton news anchors Jennifer Martin (CITY-TV) and Mark Connolly (CBC).
Tickets are available through AMPIA. For a complete list of 2006 finalists, check out this link.

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