Adam_Scorgie

Adam Scorgie

Adam Scorgie

Canadian independent documentary film producer

Adam Scorgie is a Canadian documentary film producer based in Edmonton, Alberta and is the founder of Score G Production Films.[1]

Career

Adam's feature documentary debut, The Union: The Business Behind Getting High, was awarded Best Canadian Documentary at the 2007 Edmonton International Film Festival, an award sponsored by the National Film Board. The follow-up sequel, The Culture High, premiered in the 2014 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival and won Best Documentary at the 2015 AMPIA Awards. Adam has appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience[2] twice to discuss these films.

In 2016 Adam produced the feature documentary Ice Guardians.[3][4] Ice Guardians was listed in Newsweek's Favorite Documentaries Of 2016.[5] and Sports Illustrated's Best Of Film in 2016.[6] The film went on to be nominated for four Rosie Awards in 2017 including Best Documentary Over 30 minutes, and nominated for two Leo Awards including Best Feature Documentary and Best Director.[7]

In 2018 Adam partnered with NHL and Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender, Grant Fuhr, to produce his feature documentary Making Coco: The Grant Fuhr Story. The theatrical premiere at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta on October 17, 2018 set a Canadian documentary screening record with over 3,000 in attendance.[8][9] The film won Best Feature Documentary at the 2019 Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards[10] and was nominated for five Rosie Awards in 2019 including Best Documentary Over 30 Minutes.

Adam's next documentary, Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo,[11][12] started the world film festival circuit in 2019 and won the Audience Choice Award for Best Canadian Documentary and Best Overall Film, placing #1 in the Overall Top 10 Feature Films Rankings list at the Calgary International Film Festival.[13] The film also secured Adam the 2019 Edmonton Film Prize.[14]

In 2021 Adam partnered with Two-Time UFC Champion, Michael Bisping, to produce Bisping. The film won three Rosie Awards in 2021[15] including Best Documentary over 30 Minutes, Best Screenwriter - Unscripted Over 30 Minutes, and Best Overall Sound - Unscripted Over 30 Minutes. The film also won two Leo Awards including Best Picture Editing Feature Length Documentary and Best Musical Score in a Feature Length Documentary.[16]

Filmography

References

  1. [1]
    "Home | Score G Productions". scoreg.
  2. [2]
    "Adam Scorgie Archives". JRE Podcast. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  3. [3]
    "David Staples: Adam Scorgie making it big as filmmaker (and parent) in Edmonton". edmontonjournal. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  4. [4]
    "Edmonton filmmaker turns lens on NHL tough guys". CBC. September 12, 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Our favorite documentaries of 2016: Newsweek's staff picks". Newsweek. December 9, 2016.
  6. [6]
    Staff, S. I. "BEST OF FILM". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com.
  7. [7]
    "Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  8. [8]
    "Nick Lees: Don Metz in spotlight as Wayne Gretzky opens new restaurant in Rogers Place". edmontonjournal. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  9. [9]
    "RELEASE: Making Coco: The Grant Fuhr Story premieres in Edmonton Oct. 17". NHL.com. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  10. [10]
    "Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards". Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  11. [11]
    Clark, Tim. "SAP BrandVoice: 'Inmate #1: The Rise Of Danny Trejo' Is The Documentary Film You Didn't Know You Needed". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  12. [12]
    "David Staples: Trejo documentary pushes Adam Scorgie into filmmaking elite". edmontonjournal. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  13. [13]
    "2019 Audience Choice Awards Winners » Calgary Film". www.calgaryfilm.com. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  14. [14]
    "Adam Scorgie, nêhiyawak awarded 2019 Edmonton Film and Music Prizes". edmontonjournal. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  15. [15]
    "Bisping the big Edmonton winner at AMPIA's 47th annual Rosie awards". edmontonjournal. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  16. [16]
    "2021 LEO AWARDS, Nominees & Winners by Name". www.leoawards.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  17. [17]
    "Home | Score G Productions". scoreg. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Adam_Scorgie, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.