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CURRICULUM VITAE:

 

KING OF THE ROAD (2020)

PBS Video, Truly CA, KQED Arts

Documentary Short, HD, 25 minutes.

Producer

FEAST (2019)

APTN, Animiki See Digital Production Inc.

Television Series, HD, 13 x 30 minutes

Writer/Director/Producer

 

WYNTER (PILOT - 2018)

APTN, Animiki See Digital Production Inc.

Television Pilot, HD, 1 x 60 minutes.

Co-Producer

 

FIRST CONTACT (2018)

APTN, TVO, Numan Films, Animiki See Digital Production Inc.

Documentary Series, HD, 3 x 60 minutes.

Production Manager

 

ABORIGINAL DAY LIVE (2015 - 2017)

APTN, Animiki See Digital Production, Media Rendezvous, Les Productions Rivard

Televised Concert, HD, 240 minutes.

Production Manager

 

SOLSTICE CONCERTS (2015 - 2017)

APTN, Animiki See Digital Production, Media Rendezvous, Les Productions Rivard

Documentary Series, HD, 7 x 30 minutes.

Production Manager

 

CHOPIN’S HEART (2016)

Blue Coulee Productions, Strata Studios

Short Film, HD, 10 minutes.

Line Producer, First Assistant Director

Selected in association with Telefilm Canada’s “Not Short on Talent” at Cannes 2016

 

THE SINGING BONES (2016)

Red Czarina

Short film, HD, 5 minutes.

Producer

OFFICIAL SELECTION: Culver City Film Festival, Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival, Moving Images Festival.

  

OUR SONGS (2016)

APTN, Animiki See Digital Production, WITBN

Broadcast Television, HD, 6 x 60 minutes.

Production Manager

 

DIGITAL DRUM (2015 – 2016)

APTN, Animiki See Digital Production,

Web Series, HD, 24 x 3 minutes.

Production Manager

 

Q&A (2014)

Red Czarina

Short film, HD, 5 minutes.

Producer, Director

NOMINATED: The NSI Short Fiction “Windy Award” (2017).

WINNER: The Golden Remi for best original comedy short at WorldFest Houston, TX (2016).

OFFICIAL SELECTION: Whistler Film Festival, Muskoka Film Festiva, WorldFest Huston, NSI Short Film Festival

 

DAPHNE KOROL: THE DRAMA QUEEN OF WINNIPEG (2014)

Red Czarina, MTS

Documentary, HD, 29 minutes.

Producer

 

H&G (2013)

Red Czarina

Feature Film, HD, 95 minutes.

Producer, First Assistant Director

WINNER: the Silver Remi for best low budget feature film at WorldFest Houston, TX (2014).

OFFICIAL SELECTION: Vancouver International Film Festival, LA Femme Film Festival, Canadian Film Fest, Los Angeles Woman’s International Film Festival, Female Eye Film Festival, Women’s International Film & Arts Festival, Cambridge Arts Picture house at Cambridge University (England).

 

THE ABORIGINAL PEOPLE’S CHOICE MUSIC AWARDS (2011)

APTN, Eagle Vision Inc. Dome Productions

Live Music Awards Show, HD, 120 minutes.

Associate Producer

A nationally broadcast music awards show packaged for APTN.

 

BLACK FIELD (2009)

Super Channel, Telefilm, Multiple Media    

Feature Film, 35mm, 80 minutes.

Co-Producer

WINNER: Amazon Video Direct Award (2017)

WINNER: Best Feature Drama award at the Vancouver Women in Film Festival (2011).

WINNER: Best Canadian Feature at the Female Eye Film Festival (2011).

OFFICIAL SELECTION: Vancouver International Film Festival, Sannio Festival Internazionale della Scenografia é del Costume (Italy), Kölner Filmhaus (Germany), Available Light Film Festival (Whitehorse), Gimli Film Festival, Dark Bridges Film Festival (Saskatoon), Vancouver Women in Film Festival, Female Eye Film Festival, Canadaʼs Culture Days 2010/11 and New Hope Film Festival.

 

EDUCATION and PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT:

 

Film Independent Digital Distribution Lab: Presented by Jon Reiss (2017)

Los Angeles, CA

 

Oculus Cinema to VR Lab: Presented by Jessica Brillhart (2017)

San Jose, CA

 

An Organic Introduction to Screenwriting: UCLA Extension with George Yanok (2014)

Online

 

Direct Distribution Lab: Vancouver International Film Festival, Film and Television Forum (2013)

Vancouver, BC.

 

Film Training Manitoba: Crew Management Skills Workshop (2013)

Winnipeg, MB.

 

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art: Shakespeare & Classical Theatre (2010)

London, UK.

 

National Screen Institute: New Voices: Writing, Directing and Producing (2008)

Winnipeg, MB.

                 

NOTABLE COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENTS:

 

JURY MEMBER: National Screen Institute; Canadian Online Film Festival (July of 2018)

MEMBER: Manitoba Film Classification Board (2015 – 2017)

JURY MEMBER: Yorkton International Film Festival (2014, 2015)

NOMINATED: the Winnipeg Arts Council Royal Bank of Canada “On The Rise Award” (2013)

VOLUNTEER: Manito Ahbee: Festival for all Nations, Team Leader (2009)

VOLUNTEER: Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Run for the Cure (2006-2009)

DELEGATE: United Nations Educational Pilgrimage for Youth (New York/Washington) (2003)

VOLUNTEER: Pan Am Games: Men’s soccer FIFA flag barer (1999)

© 2025 by Ashley Hirt

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