Top two rows, left to right: TV Producer Indiescreen Award nominees, Blue Ant Studios, Eagle Vision, Frantic Films, Lark Productions, New Metric Media
Middle row, left to right: Feature Film Producer Indiescreen Award nominees, Chris Ferguson, Matthew Miller, Merit Jensen-Carr, Paula Devonshire, Tim Doiron and James van der Woerd
Bottom row, left to right: Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Indiescreen Award nominees, Andy Marshall, Daniel Quinn, Lauren Corber, Leena Minifie, Ryan Bobkin

TORONTO, August 12, 2025 – Today, the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) unveiled the nominees for the 2025 Indiescreen Awards. This year, the Indiescreen Awards have added a new award category to celebrate excellence among Canada’s independent TV producers. This latest award is in addition to the Feature Film Producer Indiescreen Award and the Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Indiescreen Award.

The Feature Film Producer Indiescreen Award

Presented in partnership with Telefilm Canada, the award celebrates a producer’s filmmaking accomplishments over the course of their career and includes a $20,000 prize.

The 2025 Feature Film Producer Indiescreen Award 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

The TV Producer Indiescreen Award

Presented in partnership with the Canada Media Fund, the award celebrates the achievements of an independent Canadian television media production company and includes a $20,000 prize.

The 2025 TV Producer Indiescreen Award 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

The Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Indiescreen Award

This award recognizes the impressive potential of an up-and-coming producer and includes a $10,000 prize.

The 2025 Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Indiescreen Award 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)

“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. “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.”

The winners will be announced at the 2025 CMPA Indiescreen Awards ceremony on the afternoon of Thursday, September 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.

“We’re thrilled to bring the awards back to TIFF this year for the 50th edition of this iconic festival,” added Addison.

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. The nominees and winners of the Indiescreen Awards are selected by national juries, each consisting of three industry leaders.

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ABOUT THE CMPA INDIESCREEN AWARDS

Established in 2006, the CMPA Indiescreen Awards recognize producers whose vision and entrepreneurship demonstrate a commitment to and passion for producing Canadian feature films and television series.

Awards are presented in three categories. The Feature Film Producer Indiescreen Award recognizes a producer’s filmmaking accomplishments and contributions to Canada’s film production community over the course of their career. The TV Producer Indiescreen Award, introduced in 2025, celebrates the achievements of a Canadian independent media production company focused on television production. The Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Indiescreen Award, established in 2016, recognizes the extraordinary talents of an up-and-coming producer with a bright career ahead.

Past recipients of the Feature Film Producer Indiescreen Award include Martin Katz (2024, The Shrouds), Nancy Grant (2023, The Nature of Love & 2014, Mommy), Damon D’Oliveira (2022, Brother), Anand Ramayya (2021, Donkeyhead), Jennifer Holness (2020, Stateless), Félize Frappier (2019, Kuessipan), (Simone Urdl and Jennifer Weiss (2018, Falls Around Her), Kim McCraw and Luc Déry (2017, A Worthy Companion), Roger Frappier (2016, Two Lovers and a Bear), and Robert Lantos (2015, Remember). cmpa.ca/indiescreen-awards

ABOUT THE CMPA
The Canadian Media Producers Association is the national advocacy organization for independent producers, representing hundreds of companies engaged in the development, production, and distribution of English-language content made for television, cinema, and digital media channels. For more than 75 years, the CMPA has worked to promote the continued success of the Canadian production sector and to ensure a bright future for the diverse content made by our members for both domestic and international audiences. cmpa.ca

For more information:

Gamiela Fereg
Senior Manager, Media Relations & Communications, CMPA
gamiela.fereg@cmpa.ca