About Dirt City
About Dirt City Films
Dirt City Films is the production company of filmmaker Trevor Anderson, based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (a.k.a. Dirt City).
photo by Fish Griwkowsky
photo by Max Telzerow
About Trevor Anderson
Trevor Anderson is a self-taught, independent filmmaker and musician based in Edmonton, Canada. His work has screened at many major international film festivals, including Sundance, Berlin, and Toronto. For his film “Rock Pockets”, Trevor won the inaugural Lindalee Tracey Award at Hot Docs in Toronto, presented to “an emerging Canadian filmmaker working with passion, humour, a strong sense of social justice and a personal point of view.” “The Island” won the jury prize for Best Short Film at the Pink Apple Film Festival in Zürich, and “The High Level Bridge” received an Honourable Mention for Live Action Short Film from the American Film Institute at AFI Fest in Los Angeles. “The Man That Got Away” won the DAAD Short Film Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival. Trevor has won awards of excellence for his work in the professional theatre as a playwright, producer and director. He is a founding member of the rock’n’roll band THE WET SECRETS whose song “Secret March” was listed by CBC Radio 3 as one of the “Best Songs of the Decade”. Previously, Trevor was a founding member of Edmonton punk two-piece THE VERTICAL STRUTS. Both bands have toured North America and charted in the top ten of the national college radio charts.
Contact
trevor [at] dirtcityfilms [dot] comLinks
- CFMDC
The Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre represents all my short films to many excellent festivals. - Edmontone Studio
Doug Organ did sound on Punchlines and Carpet Diem and is Music Producer and Recording Engineer on The Man That Got Away. - Fish Griwkowsky
Fish was Director of Photography on The High Level Bridge.
- Justin Lachance
Justin edited The Man That Got Away, The High Level Bridge, Punchlines, The Island, Carpet Diem, and DINX. - The Wet Secrets
Trevor Anderson and friends are The Wet Secrets. - Bryce Kulak
Bryce wrote original music for The Man That Got Away.
- Mike McLaughlin
Mike was Director of Photography on The Man That Got Away - Wolf Willow Sound
Johnny Blerot did sound on The Man That Got Away, The High Level Bridge, The Island, DINX, Rock Pockets, and Rugburn. - Kobot Industries
Bryan Kulba and Stefan Duret designed this website.
Awards
- DAAD Short Film Prize
2012 - Berlin International Film Festival - The Man That Got Away - Honourable Mention for Live Action Short Film
2010 - AFI Fest, American Film Institute, Los Angeles - The High Level Bridge - Jury Award for Best Short Film
2009 - winner, Pink Apple Film Festival, Zurich, Switzerland - The Island - Honourable Mention for Experimental Film
2008 - Iris Prize Festival - Rock Pockets - Honourable Mention for Experimental Film
2008 - Iris Prize Festival - Rock Pockets
- Audience Award for Best Short Film
2008 - winner, Fairy Tales Calgary International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival - DINX - Golden Sheaf - Overall Sound - Nonfiction
2007 - nominated, Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival - Rock Pockets - Golden Sheaf - Original Music - Nonfiction
2007 - nominated, Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival - Rock Pockets - Golden Sheaf - Documentary Short Subject
2007 - nominated, Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival - Rock Pockets - Honourable Mention for Innovative Short Film
2007 - Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival - Rock Pockets
- 30th Anniversary Award
2007 - winner, Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative, Festival 50 / 104 - Rock Pockets - Lindalee Tracey Award
2007 - winner, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival - Rock Pockets - Best Screenwriter, Drama Under 60 Minutes
2006 - nominated, AMPIA - Rugburn - Jury Award for Best Local Short
2006 - winner, Fairy Tales International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival - Rugburn - Alberta Centennial Award for Best Alberta Film
2005 - shortlisted, Calgary International Film Festival - Rugburn