The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) has unveiled the nominees for the 2025 Indiescreen Awards, including those up for the Feature Film Producer Indiescreen Award – a new award being introduced alongside the Feature Film Producer Indiescreen Award and the Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Indiescreen Award.
Presented in partnership with Telefilm Canada, the Feature Film Producer Indiescreen Award celebrates a producer’s filmmaking accomplishments over the course of their career and includes a $20,000 prize.
The 2025 nominees are:
- Chris Ferguson (Oddfellows / Phobos) – Keeper
- Matthew Miller (Zapruder Films) – Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
- Merit Jensen-Carr (Merit Motion Pictures Inc.) – Everest Dark
- Paula Devonshire (Devonshire Productions Inc.) – Blood Lines
- Tim Doiron, James van der Woerd (Wango Films Inc.) – Little Lorraine
TV Producer Indiescreen Award
Presented in partnership with the Canada Media Fund (CMF), the TV Producer Indiescreen Award celebrates the achievements of an independent Canadian television media production company and includes a $20,000 prize.
The 2025 nominees are:
- Blue Ant Studios (Matt Hornburg, Co-President; Mark Bishop, Co-President) – Slaycation
- Eagle Vision (Lisa Meeches, Founder and Co-Owner, Executive Producer; Kyle Irving, Co-Owner, Executive Producer; Rebecca Gibson, Co-Owner, Executive Producer; Dinae Robinson, Head of Content, Executive Producer) – 7TH Gen
- Frantic Films (Jamie Brown, CEO & Executive Producer) – Still Standing
- Lark Productions (Erin Haskett, President, Executive Producer) – Allegiance
- New Metric Media (Mark Montefiore, Founder & CEO; Kara Haflidson, Executive Producer; Max Wolfond, VP of Production) – Shoresy
Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Indiescreen Award
The Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Indiescreen Award recognizes the potential of an up-and-coming producer and includes a $10,000 prize.
This year’s nominees are:
- Andy Marshall (Mahaica Point Media Inc.) – A Tribe Called Love (feature film)
- Daniel Quinn (When We Were Kids) – Sweetness (feature film)
- Lauren Corber (LoCo Motion Pictures) – My Dead Mom (short form series)
- Leena Minifie (Stories First Productions) – The Good Canadian (feature film)
- Ryan Bobkin (Nine Behind Productions, Bobkin & Sons) – Blue Heron (feature film)
Winners will be announced at the 2025 CMPA Indiescreen Awards ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 4, as part of the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The event will take place at the Sutton Place Hotel in Toronto.
“There’s never been a better time to celebrate talented Canadian producers and the homegrown stories they’ve created,” said Andrew Addison, Senior Vice-President, Strategic Communications & Member Engagement, in a CMPA announcement. “This year’s nominees embody the creativity, grit and world-class storytelling that define the Canadian media production industry and keep audiences at home and around the world entertained.”
“We’re thrilled to bring the awards back to TIFF this year for the 50th edition of this iconic festival,” he added.
To be eligible for the Indiescreen Awards, nominees must have acted as a producer on a Canadian feature film, series or short form series that premiered, or with new episodes airing, in 2025. Nominees and winners are selected by national juries, each consisting of three industry leaders.
