A Mountain Based Creative Team
In 2008, Heather attended the Banff Adventure Film Seminar and studies with world-renowned instructors Michael Brown and Keith Partridge.
Heather is the Executive Producer for the Canadian Rockies Stories series. The series has been nominated for nine (9) Alberta Film and Television Rosie Awards. Heather has worked in various roles in productions that have been broadcast on Wild TV, RFD TV Canada, Cowboy Channel Canada and APTN.
Susan was the Executive Producer for the Canadian Rockies Series (13 X 60’ HD · Documentary). The series has been nominated for twenty-six (26) Alberta Film and Television Rosie Awards. She is the Producer/Director for the Canadian Rockies Stories series has been nominated for nine (9) Alberta Film and Television Rosie Awards. Productions have been broadcast on Wild TV, RFD TV Canada, the Cowboy Channel Canada, APTN, and on Russian and New Zealand networks.
Susan is the Past President of Women in Film and Television Alberta (WIFTA), a member of Alberta Media Productions Association (AMPIA), and a member of the Writers Guild of Alberta. She has obtained her Advanced Drone Pilot Certification through Transport Canada.
Returning to her Roots and her aboriginal heritage, a performance by Canadian Artist Laura Vinson has all the ingredients. Authentic traditional sound, songs and stories about the eastern slopes are woven into the productions. Laura Vinson was born and raised in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains near Jasper National Park. Her Métis heritage is Cherokee, Cree, English, and French. In all her songs you feel the roots of her Aboriginal background, which go back to Tête Jaune (aka Yellowhead).
Laura Vinson and Dave Martineau are writing original musical scores for television documentary productions. Laura Vinson and Dave Martineau were nominated for six (6) Best Original Musical Score for the Alberta Film & Television Rosie Awards documentary (non-fiction over 30 minutes) over the past four (6) years. The nominations include Trials & Tribulations of Old Trailmen, Mountain Men, Ancestors Calling, Women of Willmore Wilderness, Mountain Mustang, and Wildie.
Laura Vinson and Dave Martineau are writing original musical scores for television documentary productions. Laura Vinson and Dave Martineau were nominated for six (6) Best Original Musical Score for the Alberta Film & Television Rosie Awards documentary (non-fiction over 30 minutes) over the past four (6) years. The nominations include Trials & Tribulations of Old Trailmen, Mountain Men, Ancestors Calling, Women of Willmore Wilderness, Mountain Mustang, and Wildie. Jerry Woolsey and Dave Martineau were nominated for Best Overall Sound for Mountain Mustang.
Arthur Veitch and Susan Feddema-Leonard were nominated for Best Cinematographers at the 2016 Alberta Film and Television Rosie Awards for Mountain Mustang. The pair were nominated for a second time for Best Cinematography for Trials & Tribulations of Old Trailmen in 2018.