The tv series North of 60, coproduced by Calgary’s Alberta Filmworks and Toronto-based Alliance Communications, was the big winner at the 21st annual Alberta Film and Television Awards, held March 11 in Edmonton.

The series, shot in Calgary, walked off with eight Rosies, including best of festival.

Surprise winner of the evening was industry newcomer Joel Stewart, who took home four Rosies – and raves from the judges – for the short, Five Reasons To Give, produced by Edmonton-based Vicom Multimedia for the United Way.

The awards, honoring the best in Alberta filmmaking and sponsored by the Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association, were broadcast live on ACCESS Network from Edmonton’s Sherwood Park Festival Place.

Following is the complete list of 1995 winners:

Program Awards

Animation: Movements of the Body (1st Movement: The Gesture) – Wayne Traudt; Wayne Traudt, producer

Documentary Over 30 Minutes: Chrome Dreams: Horsepower to Burn – Route 66 Entertainment; Dave Schulz, producer

Documentary Under 30 Minutes: Ventre a louer (Womb for Rent) – Radio-Canada; Eric Le Reste, producer

Drama Over 60 Minutes: Probable Cause – Illusions Entertainment; Bruce Harvey, producer

Drama Under 60 Minutes: The Fuhrer Don’t Smoke – Hurricane Pictures; Denis Gordica, producer

Series: North of 60 ‘Spin Dry’ – Alberta Filmworks/Alliance Communications; Doug MacLeod and Tom Dent-Cox, producers (Alberta Filmworks)

Musical or Variety: A Midsummer Night’s Ice Dream – Tohaventa Holding Inc./Sulyma Productions; Geoffrey Le Boutillier and Michael Sulyma, producers

News and Public Affairs: The Carlsons – CBC Alberta News; Maureen Palmer and Rick Boguski, producers

Short or Vignette: The Rangemen – Frame 30 Productions; Michael Hamm, producer

Educational: That’s a Good Question: A Video About Teen Pregnancy – Vicom Multimedia; Kerrie Penney, producer

Light Information: Edmonton Now – Videotron; Dean Hooke, producer

Motivational: Five Reasons to Give – Vicom Multimedia; Joel Stewart and Vicom, producers

Commercial: ‘Milk Run’ – Red Motel Pictures; Braun Farnon, producer

Public Service Announcement: ‘Legal PSAs: Small Claims Court’ – access; Christine Holyk, producer

Promotional: ‘Committed to Conservation’ – Vicom Multimedia; Joel Stewart and Vicom, producers

Community Cable: Please Stand By – nutv; Sandi Somers, producer

Music Video: Could I Be Your Girl – Red Motel Pictures; Braun Farnon, producer

Student /Amateur: The Story of Dick – Janet Hawkwood, producer

Special Jury Award: Leila Sujir for overall visual design in The Dreams of the Night Cleaners

Best of Festival: North of 60 ‘Spin Dry’ – Alberta Filmworks/Alliance Communications; Doug MacLeod and Tom Dent-Cox, producers (Alberta Filmworks)

Craft Awards

Art Direction: Louise Middleton – North of 60 ‘Life is a Memory,’ Alberta Filmworks/Alliance Communications

Cinematography (Dramatic): Jim Jeffrey, Destiny Ridge, Great North Productions/Atlantis Films

Cinematography (Non-dramatic): Jeth Weinrich and Rick Garbutt – Could I Be Your Girl, Red Motel Pictures

Direction (Dramatic): Gil Cardinal – North of 60 ‘Spin Dry,’ Alberta Filmworks/Alliance Communications

Direction (Non-dramatic): Joel Stewart – Five Reasons to Give, Vicom Multimedia

Editing (Dramatic): Mark Lemmon – North of 60 ‘Life is a Memory,’ Alberta Filmworks/Alliance Communications

Editing (Non-dramatic): Joel Stewart – Five Reasons to Give, Vicom Multimedia

Lead Performance or Host (Female): Tina Keeper – North of 60 ‘Spin Dry,’ Alberta Filmworks/ Alliance Communications

Lead Performance or Host (Male): John Acorn – Acorn: The Nature Nut ‘Waterbugs,’ Great North Productions

Musical Score: Bruce Leitl – Five Reasons to Give, Vicom Multimedia

Overall Sound: George Tarrant – North of 60 ‘Spin Dry,’ Alberta Filmworks/Alliance Communications

Script (Dramatic): Jordan Wheeler – North of 60 ‘Spin Dry,’ Alberta Filmworks/Alliance Communications

Script (Non-dramatic): Joel Stewart – Five Reasons to Give, Vicom Multimedia