Kurt Spenrath is a Canadian award-winning filmmaker from Edmonton, Alberta. He is best known for his work on documentaries, as both a producer and director.

Career

Spenrath and his frequent collaborator Frederick Kroetsch have together created the company Open Sky Pictures which produces documentaries. Spenrath has pursued several projects about controversial professional wrestler Teddy Hart of the Hart family, he at first filmed a reality television series about Hart named Hart Attack which never ended up airing due to complications regarding Hart. Later he has attempted to film a documentary named Hart of Darkness which also ended up in limbo due to Hart's legal troubles in 2014. As of the 2018 the film is in post production. While the projects have not come to full fruition Spenrath did gain many connects in the professional wrestling industry due to his work on them, which lead him to making the documentaries The Match about the Prairie Wrestling Alliance and Hart Still Beating which is about Teddy Hart's cousin Matt.

Spenrath has also produced plays.

Personal life

Spenrath is a cat lover.

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2014Alberta Film and Television AwardsBest Documentary Under 30 MinutesHart Attack (television pilot)Nominated
2014Edmonton International Film FestivalAlberta Short Film Award (Documentary)Through Ice and TimeWon
2015Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary FestivalPrizes for Best PitchHart of DarknessWon
2015Alberta Film and Television AwardsBest Documentary SeriesInvincibleNominated
2015Yorkton Film FestivalEmerging FilmmakerThe MatchWon
2015Alberta Film and Television AwardsBest Director (Non-Fiction Under 30 Minutes)The MatchNominated
2017Alberta Film and Television AwardsBest Documentary Under 30 MinutesBeneath the SurfaceNominated
2018Alberta Film and Television AwardsBest Production Reflecting Cultural DiversityLast of the Fur TradersWon

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