Kurt Spenrath Explained

Kurt Spenrath is a Canadian award-winning filmmaker[1] [2] from Edmonton, Alberta.[3] He is best known for his work on documentaries, as both a producer and director.

Career

Spenrath and his frequent collaborator Frederick Kroetsch have together created the company Open Sky Pictures which produces documentaries.[4] Spenrath has pursued several projects about controversial professional wrestler Teddy Hart of the Hart family, he at first filmed a reality television series about Hart named Hart Attack which never ended up airing due to complications regarding Hart.[5] Later he has attempted to film a documentary named Hart of Darkness which also ended up in limbo due to Hart's legal troubles in 2014.[6] As of the 2018 the film is in post production.[7] While the projects have not come to full fruition Spenrath did gain many connects in the professional wrestling industry due to his work on them, which lead him to making the documentaries The Match[8] about the Prairie Wrestling Alliance and Hart Still Beating which is about Teddy Hart's cousin Matt.[9]

Spenrath has also produced plays.[10]

Personal life

Spenrath is a cat lover.[11]

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
2014Alberta Film and Television AwardsBest Documentary Under 30 MinutesHart Attack (television pilot)[12]
2014Edmonton International Film FestivalAlberta Short Film Award (Documentary)Through Ice and Time[13]
2015Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary FestivalPrizes for Best PitchHart of Darkness[14]
2015Alberta Film and Television AwardsBest Documentary SeriesInvincible[15]
2015Yorkton Film FestivalEmerging FilmmakerThe Match[16]
2015Alberta Film and Television AwardsBest Director (Non-Fiction Under 30 Minutes)The Match[17]
2017Alberta Film and Television AwardsBest Documentary Under 30 MinutesBeneath the Surface[18]
2018Alberta Film and Television AwardsBest Production Reflecting Cultural Diversity Last of the Fur Traders[19] [20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beneath the Surface by Frederick Kroetsch, Kurt Spenrath + 1 more film in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival . Staff . . 2016 . https://archive.today/20180811084244/http://www.nsi-canada.ca/2017/03/beneath-surface-frederick-kroetsch-kurt-spenrath-1-film-weeks-nsi-online-short-film-festival/ . 11 August 2018 . 2018-08-11 . live .
  2. Web site: TO play about family ties . Staff . Orangeville.com. February 23, 2011 . 2018-08-11.
  3. Web site: Director set to unleash his energy on Edmonton. Nicholles, Liz . . January 22, 2007. . 2018-08-11.
  4. Web site: Humble Beginnings . Sasano, Mari . . https://archive.today/20180811092334/https://www.yellowpages.ca/bio/Alberta/Edmonton/Open-Sky-Pictures/100827036.html . 11 August 2018 . 2018-08-11 . live .
  5. Web site: Frederick Kroetsch, Co-owner and Producer, Open Sky Pictures . CHRISTOPHER SCHIEMAN . Avenue Edmonton . November 2015 . 2018-08-11.
  6. Web site: Alberta wrestling royalty subject of new documentary . Staff . CBC News. March 31, 2016. https://archive.today/20180108205853/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-wrestling-royalty-subject-of-new-documentary-1.3515283. 8 January 2018 . 2018-01-08.
  7. Web site: Open Sky Pictures . Openskypictures.com . https://archive.today/20180811084038/https://www.openskypictures.com/ . 11 August 2018 . 2018-08-11 . live .
  8. Web site: The other side of the ropes . ANNA BOROWIECKI . St. Albert Gazette. March 1, 2014. 2018-08-11.
  9. Web site: "Real Deal" Newsmaker Hotline: Pat McNeill interviews Hart Family doc-maker Kurt Spenrath. Staff . Pro Wrestling Torch. September 21, 2016 . https://archive.today/20180108210541/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/podcast/vip-audio-921-real-deal-newsmaker-hotline-pat-mcneill-interviews-hart-family-doc-maker-kurt-spenrath-32-min/ . 8 January 2018 . 2018-01-08.
  10. Web site: Drunken God mocks Canadian identity . David Berry . . January 17, 2007 . https://archive.today/20180811104735/http://www.vueweekly.com/drunken_god_mocks_canadian_identity/ . 11 August 2018 . 2018-08-11 . live .
  11. Web site: KittenTV: When you have an itch that nothing else will scratch . FISH GRIWKOWSKY . . June 4, 2015 . https://archive.today/20180811091946/https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/kittentv-when-you-have-an-itch-that-nothing-else-will-scratch . 11 August 2018 . 2018-08-11 . live .
  12. Web site: The 2014 Alberta Film and Television Awards Finalists . SportDocBox . https://archive.today/20180811093940/https://sportdocbox.com/Cheerleading/81629855-The-2014-alberta-film-and-television-awards-finalists.html . 11 August 2018 . 2018-08-11 . live .
  13. Web site: Through Ice and Time a three time winner . Staff . FitzHug Jasper . October 8, 2014 . https://archive.today/20180811101549/http://www.fitzhugh.ca/through-ice-and-time-a-three-time-winner/ . 11 August 2018 . 2018-08-11 . live .
  14. Web site: Documentary about B.C.'s Haida Gwaii wins top prize from Hot Docs . CASSANDRA SZKLARSKI . . . May 1, 2015 . https://archive.today/20180811084536/https://www.news1130.com/2015/05/01/proposed-short-film-about-cree-code-talkers-wins-30000-pitch-prize/ . 11 August 2018 . 2018-08-11 . live .
  15. Web site: 2015 Rosie Nominees . Staff . . 2018-08-11.
  16. Web site: Top film award goes to Saskatoon producer . Staff . . May 28, 2015 . https://archive.today/20180811085817/https://www.yorktonthisweek.com/entertainment/local-a-e/top-film-award-goes-to-saskatoon-producer-1.1949969 . 11 August 2018 . 2018-08-11 . live .
  17. Web site: 2015 Rosie Nominees . Staff . Alberta Media Production Industries Association . 2018-08-11.
  18. Web site: The 2017 Alberta Film and Television Awards Finalists . Doc Player . https://archive.today/20180811093859/http://docplayer.net/48557635-The-2017-alberta-film-and-television-awards-finalists.html . 11 August 2018 . 2018-08-11 . live .
  19. Web site: Chatter: a glimpse of awards season . ANNA BOROWIECKI. . May 19, 2018. 2018-08-11.
  20. Web site: The 2018 Alberta Film and Television Awards Winners . Alberta Media Production Industries Association . https://archive.today/20180811084222/https://ampia.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018-Rosie-Winners-List.pdf . 11 August 2018 . 2018-08-11 . live .

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