Frederick Kroetsch

587-335-2905

#3, 10737-116 Street

Edmonton. Alberta

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Producer History

Co-Owner/ProducerOpen Sky Pictures – 2012 to Present

Open Sky Pictures focuses on documentary storytelling. My partner Kurt Spenrath and I have spent much of the last year producing multiple TV series for Telus Optik Local and BravoFactual. We have filmed documentaries around the world including Kenya, Peru, Honduras, and Florida. I fulfill many roles in the company. Kurt and I generally share the producing/ directing roles on all projects. I am the primary Director of Photography. I handle much of the post-production. We currently own our own Sony FS7 camera.

List of shows we’ve produced:

Mispon – a short doc about winter bike messengers coprod with NFB

Blood Quantum – a short doc about Haida Gwaii for CBC Shorts

The Match - a short doc about prairie wrestling, winner Edmonton International FF 2014

Invincible Season 1-3 - a series about an adventurous quadruple amputee, aired on Optik Local

Queer Places- a series about Queer Culture in rural Alberta, aired on Optik Local

Kitten TV Seasons 1-3 - ambient footage of kittens, aired on Optik Local

Happy Town - a comic web series about an odd engineer and his crazy cousin

The Universal Language-a short doc about Peruvian music, premieredGlobal Visions FF 2013

Journeys of Hope -a feature doc about aid work in Kenya,premiered Global Visions FF 2012

Reporter/ Producer for Alberta Primetime on CTV2 – 2008 to 2014

I produced five-minute features for a current affairs show and coordinated a weekly panel discussion focusing on pop culture in Alberta. I have produced over 700 features for broadcast on CTV2 with content ranging from surfing to astronauts.

Segment Producer for HelpTV – 2007 to 2008

I produced and hosted five-minute features that complemented the daily topics of HelpTV (a live, daily, lifestyle show). I also filled in as host when necessary, often produced entire episodes of HelpTV, contributed ideas to story planning meetings, and wrote blog entries.

Entertainment Host/ Producer for Shaw TV – 2002 to 2007

I hosted/ produced a daily magazine-style entertainment program on Shaw TV Edmonton. My work included organizing locations, interviews and story line-ups, writing leads and tags to all stories, improvising on-air, working with other Shaw stations provincially, and hosting local functions and events. I also created a few weekly shows including Reel Time, a movie review, and Stoked on Snow, a winter guide to The Rockies.

Education

Producer’s Emergence Program (PEP) – NAIT 2008

BFA Major in Film Production – Concordia University (Montreal) -1996-1999

International Baccalaureate Diploma – Ross Sheppard High School

Awards

-Top 40 Under 40 Award, 2015 Avenue Magazine Edmonton

-Recipient of the 2015 Telus Fellowship Program for Banff World Media Festival

-Our film The Match won Best Short Documentarycategory at:Edmonton International Film Festival, Plymouth Film Festival and Emerging Artist award at the Yorkton Film Festival. It is also a selection of 2015 Prairie Tales.

-Our web series Happy Town won Best Film at the Toronto Beaches Film Festival

-Won $20,000 at Hot Docs 2015 Short Documentary Pitch Competition

-Won the 2008 AMPIA (Alberta Motion Picture Industry Award) for Best Drama under 60 minutes

-Nominated for 7 AMPIA awards between 2011-2015

-Received Most Promising Producer Award from NAIT Producer’s Emergence Program 2008