Frederick Kroetsch
{{Short description|Canadian director, cinematographer}}
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Frederick Kroetsch is a Canadian director, producer and cinematographer. He is known for Dangerous Breed: Crime. Cons. Cats. which premiered on Peacock in Nov 2022.{{Cite news |last=Schager |first=Nick |date=2022-11-22 |title=Is This Unhinged, Cat-Breeding Wrestler the New Joe Exotic? |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/dangerous-breed-crime-cons-cats-teddy-harts-wild-true-story-rivals-tiger-king |access-date=2022-11-24}}{{Cite web |last=Reul |first=Katie |date=2022-11-11 |title='Gossip Girl' Season 2 Trailer Turns up the Heat on Manhattan's Elite (TV News Roundup) |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/gossip-girl-season-two-hbo-max-trailer-tv-news-roundup-1235428452/ |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=Variety}}
Biography & work
Kroetsch graduated with a film production degree from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-17 |title=Alberta Artist Profile {{!}} Frederick Kroetsch |url=https://www.affta.ab.ca/news/alberta-artist-profile-frederick-kroetsch |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=Alberta Foundation for the Arts |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=From Concordia film production to KittenTV |url=https://www.concordia.ca/content/shared/en/news/offices/advancement/2022/03/28/from-concordia-film-production-to-kitten-tv.html |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=www.concordia.ca |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=From Concordia film production to KittenTV |url=https://www.concordia.ca/content/shared/en/news/offices/advancement/2022/03/28/from-concordia-film-production-to-kitten-tv.html |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=www.concordia.ca |language=en}} He is based in Edmonton.
Kroetsch has worked with broadcasters including: Peacock, CBC, AMI-tv, APTN, Bravo, and Cottage Life as a TV Producer/Host for ShawTV, HelpTV, and CTV 2 for ten years. He has directed 2 seasons of Dr. Savanna: Wild Rose Vet, and ran a unit on History's The Curse of Oak Island.{{Cite web |title=Dr. Savannah Wild Rose Vet |url=https://www.aptntv.ca/wildrosevet/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=www.aptntv.ca}}
Kroetsch created and directed Queen of the Oil Patch, a documentary series about two-spirited singer Massey Whiteknife. He also created the web-series Happy Town about his Cousin Jay, who builds things that nobody wants.{{Citation |last=Kroetsch |first=Frederick |title=Happy Town: The Surf Suit |date=2015-10-08 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4238412/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4 |type=Documentary, Short, Comedy |publisher=Open Sky Pictures |access-date=2022-11-29}}
Kroetsch was cinematographer on the inaugural season of Anaana's Tent, filmed in Iqaluit. He is also cinematographer and Executive Producer on Wochiigii lo: End of the Peace, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.{{Cite web |title=Wochiigii lo: End of the Peace |url=https://tiff.net/events/wochiigii-lo-end-of-the-peace |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=TIFF |language=en}}
Kroetsch is also the cinematographer and Executive Producer on The Secret Society, a feature-length documentary about the world of egg donation, directed by his wife Rebecca Campbell.{{Citation |last=Campbell |first=Rebecca |title=The Secret Society |date=2021-06-01 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14984962/ |type=Documentary |publisher=TELUS Fund |access-date=2022-11-29}}
In November 2022, Kroetsch created a three-part true crime docuseries Dangerous Breed: Crime. Cons. Cats. about wrestler Teddy Hart, It was produced by Blumhouse Productions and premiered on Peacock.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-09 |title=Attention, Tiger King Fans: Dangerous Breed Will Be Your New True Crime Obsession |url=https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1353916/attention-tiger-king-fans-dangerous-breeds-will-be-your-new-true-crime-obsession |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=E! Online}}
= Selected filmography =
- Queen of the Oil Patch (2018){{Cite web |title=Queen of the Oil Patch |url=https://www.aptntv.ca/queenoftheoilpatch |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=www.aptntv.ca}}
- Blind Ambition: The Wop May Story (2021){{Citation |last1=Kroetsch |first1=Frederick |title=Blind Ambition: The Wop May Story |date=2021-10-03 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15521426/ |type=Short |access-date=2022-11-29 |last2=Robinson |first2=Tom}}
- Dangerous Breed: Crime. Cons. Cats (2022), produced by Blumhouse Productions
- Dr. Savanna: Wild Rose Vet
Awards and nominations
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| 2022
| Alberta Film and Television Awards | Best Screenwriter (Non-Fiction Under 30 Minutes) | Dr. Savannah: Wild Rose Vet | {{won}} |
| 2022
| Alberta Film and Television Awards | Best Cinematography (Non-Fiction Over 30 Minutes) | Wochiigii lo: End of the Peace | {{nom}} |
| 2022
|Edmonton Short Film Festival |Best Canadian |Blind Ambition: The Wop May Story |{{won}} |
| 2022
|FAVA Fest |Outstanding Short Documentary |Blind Ambition: The Wop May Story |{{won}} |
| 2022
|Central Alberta Film Festival |Best Short Documentary |Blind Ambition: The Wop May Story |{{won}} |
| 2021
| Alberta Film and Television Awards | Best Screenwriter (Unscripted Under 30 Minutes) | Queen of the Oil Patch | {{won}} |
| 2021
| Alberta Film and Television Awards | Best Cinematography (Unscripted Under 30 Minutes) | The Secret Society | {{nom}} |
| 2021
|Edmonton International Film Festival |Best Short Documentary |Blind Ambition: The Wop May Story |{{won}} |
| 2021
|Edmonton International Film Festival |Audience Choice |Blind Ambition: The Wop May Story |{{won}} |
| 2021
|Edmonton Artists' Trust Fund Awards |Edmonton Artists' Trust Annual Winner | |{{won}} |
| 2019
| Alberta Film and Television Awards | Best Screenwriter (Non-Fiction Under 30 Minutes) | Queen of the Oil Patch | {{won}} |
| 2019
| Alberta Film and Television Awards | Best Director (Non Fiction Under 30) | Queen of the Oil Patch | {{nom}} |
| 2019
| Alberta Film and Television Awards | Best Children's Program or Series | The Girl Who Talks to the Moon | {{nom}} |
| 2018
| Alberta Film and Television Awards | Best Production Reflecting Cultural Diversity | Last of the Fur Traders | {{won}} |
| 2016
|Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest |Best Documentary |Beneath the Surface |{{won}} |
| 2015
|Plymouth Film Festival, UK |Best Documentary |The Match |{{won}} |
| 2015
|Avenue Magazine |Top 40 Under 40 | |{{won}} |
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1529175/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Frederick Kroetsch @ IMDb]
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Category:Canadian documentary film producers
Category:Canadian documentary film directors