Farpoint Films

Farpoint Films
Industry	Film and Television
Founders	John Barnard & Kyle Bornais
Headquarters	Winnipeg, Canada
Key people	Chris Charney, Scott R. Leary, Markus Henkel, Ross Ikeda, Tony Wosk and Trevor Suffield
Divisions	Micro Bus Pictures Farpoint Distribution
Website	www.farpointfilms.com

Farpoint Films is a television and film production company founded in 2000 by John Barnard and Kyle Bornais and based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. They have produced more than 500 hours of national and international award winning television and film projects. Recent productions include I Hostage, Alive, , Bachman,^[1] Sorry for Your Loss,^[2] ,^[3] Menorca,^[4] Escape Or Die!,^[5] The Illegal Eater,^[6] and The Medicine Line.^[7]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year	Title	Genre
TBA	Blood	Feature
2019	From the Vine	Feature
2018	Bachman	Documentary
2018	Sorry for Your Loss	Feature
2018	The Perfect Match	Feature
2018	Love, Of Course	Feature
2017	Room for Rent	Feature
2016	Menorca	Feature
2014	Teen Lust	Feature
2014	Lost Heroes	Documentary
2014	Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap: Every Song Tells A Story	Documentary
2012	The Sheepdogs Have At It	Documentary
2012	Champion City: The 1896 Winnipeg Victorias	Documentary Short
2011	The Paper Nazis	Documentary Short
2010	Mother's Day	Feature
2010	We're The Weakerthans, We're From Winnipeg	Documentary
2010	Drop the Nickel	Documentary Short
2010	A Fable About Beauty	Short
2009	Wild Cherry	Feature

Television[]

Year	Title	Genre
2019	Cruise Ship Killers	True Crime Series
2019	I Hostage	Documentary Series
2019	Alive	Documentary Series
2018		Documentary Series
2017		Kids Lifestyle Series
2015	Escape Or Die!	Documentary Series
2014	The Medicine Line	Documentary Series
2013	The Illegal Eater	Lifestyle Series
2011	The Book of Vaudeville	TV Documentary
2010	Musical Ghosts	TV Documentary
2010	Lost Bones: In Search Of Sitting Bull's Grave	TV Documentary
2009	Winnipeg Burlesque	TV Documentary
2009	Willy's Garage	TV Documentary
2008	House Party	Comedy Series
2007	There's Something Out There	TV Documentary
2007	Warriors TKO	Documentary Series
2005	Sierra's Song	TV Documentary

Awards[]

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2018	Gimli Film Festival	Audience Choice Award	Bachman	Won
2018	Canadian Film Festival	Best Feature	Room For Rent	Won
2018	Canadian Film Festival	Best Set Design (Gord Wilding)	Room For Rent	Won
2017	LA Comedy Festival	Best Film	Room For Rent	Won
2017	LA Comedy Festival	Best Screenplay - Matthew Atkinson	Room For Rent	Won
2017	LA Comedy Festival	Best Actor - Brett Gelman	Room For Rent	Won
2017	Chicago Comedy Festival	Best Feature	Room For Rent	Won
2017	Chicago Comedy Festival	Best Actress - Stephnie Weir	Room For Rent	Won
2017	UBCP / ACTRA Awards	Best Actress - Tammy Gillis	Menorca	Won
2017	Black Sea Film Festival	Best Narrative Feature	Menorca	Won
2017	Black Sea Film Festival	Best Actress - Tammy Gillis	Menorca	Won
2017	Western Canadian Music Awards	Visual Media Composer Of The Year - Mitch Dorge	Menorca	Nominated
2017	Solaris Film Festival	Best Director - John Barnard	Menorca	Won
2017	Solaris Film Festival	Best Actress - Tammy Gillis (tie)	Menorca	Won
2017	Windy Awards	Best Sound Design - Mitch Dorge	Menorca	Won
2017	Windy Awards	Best Production Design - Gord Wilding	Menorca	Won
2017	Windy Awards	Best Cinematography - Markus Henkel	Menorca	Won
2017	Windy Awards	Best Feature Length Film	Menorca	Won
2017	Noida International Film Festival	Best Actress - Tammy Gillis	Menorca	Won
2016	Yorkton Film Festival	Best Documentary Series	Escape Or Die!	Won
2014	Banff World Media Festival	Best Lifestyle Series	The Illegal Eater	Won
2014	Yorkton Film Festival	Best Documentary Series	The Medicine Line	Won
2013	Tenerife International Film Festival	Best Directing of a Feature Documentary Series	John Barnard for The Sheepdogs Have At it	Won
2010	Derby City Film Festival	Best Documentary Film	Winnipeg Burlesque	Won
2009	Hugo Television Awards	Best Documentary History/Biography	Lost Bones: In Search Of Sitting Bull's Grave	Won
2009	Accolade Awards	Award Of Excellence	Lost Bones: In Search Of Sitting Bull's Grave	Won
2007	Accolade Awards	TV Short Documentary	Gorilla Trap	Won
2003	Blizzard Awards	Best Direction: Drama Short	John Barnard for Cemetery Love Story	Won
2001	Blizzard Awards	Best Editing: Non-Dramatic	John Barnard for The Gypsy Moon Circus Show	Won

References[]

^ "Cameras rolling on Randy Bachman doc". Realscreen. January 23, 2017.
^ "Justin Bartha, Bruce Greenwood & Inbar Lavi To Co-Star In 'Sorry For Your Loss' From Collin Friesen". Deadline. May 2, 2017.
^ "Winnipeggers To Host Kid Diners". Winnipeg Sun. June 6, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Cummins, Julianna (June 18, 2015). "Farpoint Ups Its Feature Focus With Menorca". Playbackonline.ca. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
^ Lunney, Doug (April 11, 2015). "New TV Series Chronicles Winnipegger Dean Gunnarson's Exploits". WinnipegSun.com. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
^ Cummins, Julianna (June 9, 2014). "The Illegal Eater Wins Rockie Award". PlaybackOnline.ca. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
^ Falloon, Dan (June 3, 2014). "N.K. executive producer's travel series wins award". Winnipegfreepress.com. Retrieved May 7, 2016.

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[1] "Cameras rolling on Randy Bachman doc". Realscreen. January 23, 2017.

[2] "Justin Bartha, Bruce Greenwood & Inbar Lavi To Co-Star In 'Sorry For Your Loss' From Collin Friesen". Deadline. May 2, 2017.

[3] "Winnipeggers To Host Kid Diners". Winnipeg Sun. June 6, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] Cummins, Julianna (June 18, 2015). "Farpoint Ups Its Feature Focus With Menorca". Playbackonline.ca. Retrieved May 7, 2016.

[5] Lunney, Doug (April 11, 2015). "New TV Series Chronicles Winnipegger Dean Gunnarson's Exploits". WinnipegSun.com. Retrieved May 7, 2016.

[6] Cummins, Julianna (June 9, 2014). "The Illegal Eater Wins Rockie Award". PlaybackOnline.ca. Retrieved May 7, 2016.

[7] Falloon, Dan (June 3, 2014). "N.K. executive producer's travel series wins award". Winnipegfreepress.com. Retrieved May 7, 2016.

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