2026 GOLDEN MOOSE AWARDS NOMINEES & WINNERS
Best Feature Film
Awarding the best achievement in a feature length scripted film that was directed and/or produced by a Saskatchewan resident and/or where a minimum of 51% of of principle photography took place in Saskatchewan.
WINNER
Welcome to Kittytown
dir. Douglas Luciuk
#vanlife
dir. Trevor Cameron
Deathgasm II: Goremageddon
dir. Jason Lei Howden
Terms and Conditions
dir. Rick Anthony, Jason Truong, Bryce Schlamp
Titus Puppet Vengeance
dir. Crispi Lord, Raj Padmanabh
Best SHORT FILM
Awarding the best achievement in short scripted narrative filmmaking by a Saskatchewan-based director and/or Saskatchewan-based production company. Must be under 30 minutes in length.
WINNER
Our Last Day As Kids
dir. Dylan Hryciuk
A Priest Walks Into A Bar
dir. Timothy Lenko
Disconnect
dir. Owen Assman
First Laid Eyes
dir. Logan McCormick
Fossil Record
dir. Karla Weber
F**K
dir. Jessica Gares
Hunting Trip
dir. Nathan Smit
More Than One Way To Split A Cat
dir. Jordan Wendzina
The Heir
dir. Kyler Wilton
Tuesday
dir. Michael Barber
Best EXPERIMENTAL SHORT
Awarding the best technically innovative, genre-bending, or otherwise non-traditional filmmaking achievement by a Saskatchewan-based filmmaker.
WINNER
Tuo On The Moon
dir. Crispi Lord, Raj Padmanabh
Ex Vivo
dir. Shamaire Francisco
I'm Not Your Daughter—I'm Something Worse
dir. Nicole Mae
Stubble
dir. Emma Zuck
The Anomalies
dir. Scott Tay
Best MUSIC VIDEO
Awarding the best music video production directed by a Saskatchewan filmmaker.
WINNER
Calling All Captains: A New Type of Grey
dir. Dylan Hryciuk
Cheryl L'Hirondelle: Come My Sisters Come
dir. Raj Padmanabh
Makari: And Now We Sleep In Endless Ocean
dir. Dylan Hryciuk
No Shadow: Saboteur
dir. Eric Cox
Ron Loos: Breathe and Believe
dir. Darryl Kesslar
Best COMMERCIAL
Awarding the best commercial video production, either for television or social media, produced by a Saskatchewan-based production company.
WINNER
Co-op: Owned By Members
dir. Alex Stevens
Barbershop Films
Affinity Credit Union: Carry Me
dir. Nathan Grayston
Gradient Visuals
Halloween at the Government House
dir. Joel Makar
Tandem X Visuals
SaskTel Business: Eero WiFi
dir. Lowell Dean
Play Creative
SaskTel: Smart Return
dir. Stephen Hall
Java Post
Best DIRECTOR (SCRIPTED)
Awarding the individual with the best achievement in directing a scripted film or episodic series. (Individual must be a Saskatchewan resident.)
WINNER
Dylan Scott Hryciuk
Our Last Day As Kids
Douglas Luciuk
Welcome to Kittytown
Karla Weber
Fossil Record
Logan McCormick
First Laid Eyes
Michael Barber
Tuesday
Best DIRECTOR (UNSCRIPTED)
Awarding the individual with the best achievement in directing a documentary or otherwise unscripted film or episodic series. (Individual must be a Saskatchewan resident.)
WINNER
Lucas Frison
We Were Broncos
Adrian Halter
Flat Out Food: Foraged
Anthony Towstego
Canada Remembers Our Heroes: The Wing Men
Emma Zuck
Stubble
Glen Kerby
Blind Adventures with Ron Walsh and Friends
Best WRITER
Awarding the individual with the best writing achievement on a scripted project. (Individual must be a Saskatchewan resident.)
WINNERS
Robert Bryn Mann, Darren Zimmer
Welcome to Kittytown
Dylan Scott Hryciuk
Our Last Day As Kids
Jordan Wendzina
More Than One Way To Split A Cat
Karla Weber, Lynette Piper, Abbey Kelsey
Fossil Record
Timothy Lenko
A Priest Walks into a Bar
BEST PERFORMANCE (FEMALE OR NONBINARY)
Awarding the female or nonbinary individual with the best acting performance in a scripted film or episodic series. (Individual must be a Saskatchewan resident at the time of production.)
WINNER
Maggie Nicole Robertson
Our Last Day as Kids
Dakota Ray Hebert
#vanlife
Emma Fiorante
singleness
Karenina Romualdez
Heritage Fair
Lynette Piper
Fossil Record
BEST PERFORMANCE (MALE OR NONBINARY)
Awarding the male or nonbinary individual with the best acting performance in a scripted film or episodic series. (Individual must be a Saskatchewan resident at the time of production.)
WINNER
Andrew Valdez
Tuesday
Chase Gray
Stay Here
Darren Zimmer
Welcome to Kittytown
Jordan Wendzina
More Than One Way to Split a Cat
Thomas Michael Perras
A Priest Walks into a Bar
BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Awarding the individual with the best technical achievement in a film production (any genre), including camera work, audio mixing, editing technique, production design, etc. (Individual must be a Saskatchewan resident.)
WINNER
Giovana Nabarrete, Levi Mierau
Sound Mix / Design
The Heir
Jeremy Ratzlaff
Cinematography
First Laid Eyes
Levi Mierau, Richard Wright
Visual Effects
Welcome to Kittytown
Tiffany Johnson
Production Design
Klee
Tim Thurmeier
Editing
#vanlife
Best SCRIPTED EPISODIC SERIES
Awarding the best scripted episodic series created for television or streaming by a Saskatchewan-based production company.
WINNER
SIN3056843
dir. Dustan J Hlady
Analog
dir. Aaron Sinclair
singleness
dir. Aaron Sinclair
Stories of the North
dir. Allia Janzen, Bo Shingoose, Jennifer Dawn Bishop
Best DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION
Awarding the best achievement in documentary filmmaking by a Saskatchewan-based director and/or Saskatchewan-based production company. Includes documentary features, shorts, and episodic series.
WINNER
RecoverED: A Documentary About Eating Disorder Recovery
dir. Tyler Anderson
Blind Adventures with Ron Walsh and Friends
dir. Glen Kerby
Building Nations
dir. Peter Kolopenuk
Searchers
dir. Cory Generoux
We Were Broncos
dir. Lucas Frison
Best STUDENT FILM
Awarding short films of any genre created by Saskatchewan post-secondary students (University of Regina, Recording Arts Institute of Saskatoon, or Saskatchewan Polytechnic).
WINNER
Stay Here
dir. Amelia Mitchell
Ex Vivo
dir. Shamaire Francisco
Flickers Underneath
dir. Dani Teresa Fink
Heritage Fair
dir. Chansong Roh
I'll Love You Forever
dir. Sarah Hartmann
In Situ
dir. Shen Olson
John's First Tattoo
dir. Jett Kowalchuk
PAN
dir. Nicte Recinos-Lane
Portal Ended Dreams
dir. Bryce Brtaushesky
We're Out of Beer
dir. Daylen Hartz
Best CHILDREN’S PRODUCTION
Awarding the best Sask-based achievement in children's entertainment produced for broadcast, streaming, or theatrical distribution, including animation and/or episodic series.
WINNER
Stories of the North
dir. Allia Janzen, Bo Shingoose, Jennifer Dawn Bishop
AtoZed
dir. Dianne Ouellette
Steered Weird
dir. Carlee Smith
Why Am I?
dir. Adrian Dean
