A masked character with glowing VFX eyes from the KFS-supported sci-fi short The Keepers

Awards & project recognition

Project awards and recognition.

Awards, selections, finalists and nominations are listed with the project and specific KFS role, keeping each recognition grounded in the work.

2 BC Leo Award nominations

11 The Keepers recognition records

42 Project records listed here

Featured recognition

The Keepers awards record.

The short connects the former KFS stage, producing support, local crew, practical genre production and a serious VFX finish to a record that includes festival selections, wins and two 2026 BC Leo Award nominations.

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2026 nominations

Best Youth Performance - BC Leo Film Awards, 2026
Best Visual Effects in a Short Drama - BC Leo Film Awards, 2026

Nomination Best Youth Performance Nomination — BC Leo Film Awards, 2026
Nomination Best Visual Effects in a Short Drama Nomination — BC Leo Film Awards, 2026

Camera team working on a red-lit dolly shot for The Keepers inside the former KFS stage

Production Record

Recognition follows the project, the room, the crew and the finish.

The record is clearest when each award sits beside the production work KFS helped carry: producing, stage, crew, logistics, equipment, post path and local execution.

Project recognition

Awards and selections connected to project work.

This list highlights projects where KFS production-company, producer, studio, crew, location, gear or infrastructure work connects to public awards, nominations, selections or screenings.

2026

Midlife Shuffle

KFS + JAF Recognized work with KFS and James Alton Films context.

KFS role: producer, equipment, camera, lighting, audio and grip support.

Festival-recognized short-film work where KFS support includes producing, cameras, lighting, audio and grip resources under a compressed contest schedule.

KFS project page JAF project page

Best Acting - Snakebite 5-Day Film Challenge, 2026
2nd Place - Snakebite 5-Day Film Challenge, 2026
Best Acting Ensemble - Snakebite 5-Day Film Challenge, 2026
Best Editing - Snakebite 5-Day Film Challenge, 2026
Best Use of Secret Prop - Snakebite 5-Day Film Challenge, 2026
Best Story - Snakebite 5-Day Film Challenge, 2026
Official Selection - Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026
Official Selection - 2nd Kelowna Independent Film Festival, 2026

Award

Best Acting — Snakebite 5-Day Film Challenge, 2026
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2nd Place — Snakebite 5-Day Film Challenge, 2026
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Best Acting Ensemble — Snakebite 5-Day Film Challenge, 2026
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Best Editing — Snakebite 5-Day Film Challenge, 2026
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Best Use of Secret Prop — Snakebite 5-Day Film Challenge, 2026
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Best Story — Snakebite 5-Day Film Challenge, 2026
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Selection

Official Selection — Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026
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Official Selection — 2nd Kelowna Independent Film Festival, 2026
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2026

The Letter

KFS + JAF Recognized work with KFS and James Alton Films context.

Narrative Christmas demo: production, crew, gear and post built around a warm two-sister scene.

A narrative demo with recognition tied to the finished project record and the production support behind it.

KFS project page JAF project page

Official Selection - Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026

Selection

Official Selection — Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026
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2025-2026

Alex Wright - Colorado

KFS + JAF Recognized work with KFS and James Alton Films context.

KFS production company; James directed, produced, shot, edited and coloured the music video.

A compact music-video project with public recognition tied to the finished work and the KFS production role.

KFS project page JAF project page

Best Music Video, 3rd Place - Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026
Best Song - Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026

Award

Best Music Video, 3rd Place — Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026
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Best Song — Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026
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2025-2026

Kris Anders - Open Road

KFS + JAF Recognized work with KFS and James Alton Films context.

KFS production-company involvement; James directed, produced and shot the music video.

Music-video recognition tied to performance, location movement and clearly credited production work.

KFS project page JAF project page

Special Mention Award - Thilsri International Film Festival, 2025
Best Male Solo Artist - 9th Annual California Music Video and Film Awards, 2026
Best Folk, Country or Blues - 9th Annual California Music Video and Film Awards, 2026
Best of Canada Music Video - 9th Annual California Music Video and Film Awards, 2026
Music Video of the Year - BC Country Music Association Awards, 2026
Official Selection - Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026
Best Actress in a Music Video — Giuliana Carbone - The Josie Music Awards, 2026
Song of the Year — Country Male, Division C - The Josie Music Awards, 2026

Mention

Special Mention Award — Thilsri International Film Festival, 2025
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Finalist

Best Male Solo Artist Finalist — 9th Annual California Music Video and Film Awards, 2026
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Finalist

Best Folk, Country or Blues Finalist — 9th Annual California Music Video and Film Awards, 2026
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Finalist

Best of Canada Music Video Finalist — 9th Annual California Music Video and Film Awards, 2026
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Nomination

Music Video of the Year Nomination — BC Country Music Association Awards, 2026
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Selection

Official Selection — Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026
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Best Actress in a Music Video — Giuliana Carbone Nomination — The Josie Music Awards, Nashville, TN, 2026
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Song of the Year — Country Male, Division C Nomination — The Josie Music Awards, Nashville, TN, 2026
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2025-2026

The Knitting Diaries

KFS + JAF Recognized work with KFS and James Alton Films context.

KFS role: production support, 1st AC, lighting support, truck logistics and F-150 Lightning mobile set power.

Award-winning local short-film work where KFS support stayed practical: camera department, lighting help, trucks and a real set-power workaround.

KFS project page JAF project page

Official Selection - Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026
2nd Place - Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026
People's Choice - Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026
Best Acting Ensemble - Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026

Selection

Official Selection — Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026
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Placement

2nd Place — Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026
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People's Choice — Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026
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Best Acting Ensemble — Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026
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2024-2026

The Keepers

KFS KFS project context.

KFS role: producer, studio and production support.

A studio-built sci-fi short with producer, stage, crew, VFX and production-support responsibility attached.

KFS project page KFS BC Leo Awards field note

Official Selection - Smodcastle Film Festival, 2025
Official Selection - Sydney Sci-Fi Film Festival, 2025
Official Selection - Another Hole in the Head, 2025
Official Selection - Calgary Underground Film Festival, 2025
Award of Excellence - Canada Shorts, 2025
Best Children's Film - Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival, 2026
Official Selection - Dust Sci-Fi Short Film Festival, 2026
Best Visual Effects - Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026
Best Costume - Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026
Best Youth Performance - BC Leo Film Awards, 2026
Best Visual Effects in a Short Drama - BC Leo Film Awards, 2026

Selection

Official Selection — Smodcastle Film Festival, New Jersey, 2025
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Official Selection — Sydney Sci-Fi Film Festival, 2025
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Official Selection — Another Hole in the Head, San Francisco, 2025
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Official Selection — Calgary Underground Film Festival, 2025
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Award of Excellence — Canada Shorts, 2025
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Best Children's Film — Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival, 2026
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Selection

Official Selection — Dust Sci-Fi Short Film Festival, 2026
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Award

Best Visual Effects — Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026
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Best Costume — Okanagan Screen Awards, 2026
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Nomination

Best Youth Performance Nomination — BC Leo Film Awards, 2026
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Best Visual Effects in a Short Drama Nomination — BC Leo Film Awards, 2026
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2024

The Village Dance Academy - Sockeye

KFS + JAF Recognized work with KFS and James Alton Films context.

KFS production company and producer across the Sockeye screen-work collaboration.

Performance-film recognition where camera, light, edit rhythm and production delivery sit beside the dance work.

KFS project page JAF project page

Official Selection - Okanagan Screen Awards, 2024

Selection

Official Selection — Okanagan Screen Awards, 2024

2022-2025

Three Hearts

KFS + JAF Recognized work with KFS and James Alton Films context.

Period-facing memory-drama support across production, cinematography, ADR, editing and finishing.

A finished memory-drama with period scenes, public IMDb credits and a 2025 Okanagan Screen Awards selection.

KFS project page JAF project page

Official Selection - Okanagan Screen Awards, 2025

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Official Selection — Okanagan Screen Awards, 2025
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2018-2021

Mabel

KFS + JAF Recognized work with KFS and James Alton Films context.

Historical KFS / Mabelville context; James as writer, director and executive producer.

Historical narrative recognition connected to James Alton's Mabelville story world and the finished short.

KFS project page JAF project page

Best Directing (Short) - Calgary Independent Film Festival, 2022
Best Actor in Short - Toronto Independent Festival of CIFT, 2022
Best Male Directing in Short - Toronto Independent Festival of CIFT, 2022
Official Selection - SHORT to the Point International Film Festival
Official Selection - Canada Independent Film Festival
Official Selection - Okanagan Screen Awards, 2024

Award

Best Directing (Short) — Calgary Independent Film Festival, 2022
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Best Actor in Short — Toronto Independent Festival of CIFT, 2022
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Best Male Directing in Short — Toronto Independent Festival of CIFT, 2022
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Selection

Official Selection — SHORT to the Point International Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania
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Official Selection — Canada Independent Film Festival, Montreal
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Official Selection — Okanagan Screen Awards, 2024

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