Kurt Spenrath

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 Year Association Category Nominated work Result 2014 Alberta Film and Television Awards Best Documentary Under 30 Minutes Hart Attack (television pilot) 2014 Edmonton International Film Festival Alberta Short Film Award (Documentary) Through Ice and Time 2015 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Prizes for Best Pitch Hart of Darkness 2015 Alberta Film and Television Awards Best Documentary Series Invincible 2015 Yorkton Film Festival Emerging Filmmaker The Match 2015 Alberta Film and Television Awards Best Director (Non-Fiction Under 30 Minutes) The Match 2017 Alberta Film and Television Awards Best Documentary Under 30 Minutes Beneath the Surface 2018 Alberta Film and Television Awards Best Production Reflecting Cultural Diversity Last of the Fur Traders