# Farpoint Films

Farpoint Films is a television and film production company founded in 2000 by John Barnard and Kyle Bornais and based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. They have produced more than 500 hours of national and international award winning television and film projects. Productions include Room for Rent, Sorry for Your Loss, From the Vine, The Illegal Eater, Escape Or Die! and The Medicine Line.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2009 | Wild Cherry | |
| 2010 | Mother's Day | |
| 2010 | We're The Weakerthans, We're From Winnipeg | Documentary film |
| 2010 | Drop the Nickel | Documentary short film |
| 2010 | A Fable About Beauty | Short |
| 2011 | The Paper Nazis | Documentary short |
| 2012 | The Sheepdogs Have At It | Documentary |
| 2012 | Champion City: The 1896 Winnipeg Victorias | Documentary short |
| 2014 | Teen Lust | |
| 2014 | Lost Heroes | Documentary |
| 2014 | Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap: Every Song Tells A Story | Documentary |
| 2016 | Menorca | |
| 2017 | Room for Rent | |
| 2018 | Bachman | Documentary |
| 2018 | Sorry for Your Loss | |
| 2018 | The Perfect Match | |
| 2018 | Love, Of Course | |
| 2019 | From the Vine | |
| 2022 | Seeking Fire - In Production | Documentary |
| 2022 | Strong Son - In Pre-Production | |
| 2022 | Wintertide - In Post Production | |
| 2022 | Vandits | |
| 2022 | The Swearing Jar | |
| 2023 | Blood | |
| 2024 | Levels | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2005 | Sierra's Song | Documentary short |
| 2007 | There's Something Out There | Documentary TV film |
| 2007 | Warriors TKO | Documentary series |
| 2008 | House Party | Comedy series |
| 2009 | Winnipeg Burlesque | TV movie |
| 2009 | Willy's Garage | TV documentary short |
| 2010 | Musical Ghosts | TV documentary movie |
| 2010 | Lost Bones: In Search Of Sitting Bull's Grave | TV documentary movie |
| 2011 | Book of Vaudeville | TV documentary movie |
| 2013 | The Illegal Eater | Lifestyle series |
| 2014 | The Medicine Line | Documentary series |
| 2015 | Escape Or Die! | Documentary series |
| 2017 | Kid Diners | Lifestyle series |
| 2018 | My Misdiagnosis | Documentary series |
| 2019–2021 | Cruise Ship Killers | True crime, 2 seasons |
| 2019 | I Hostage | Documentary series |
| 2019 | Alive | Documentary series |
| 2020–2022 | Ice Vikings | Documentary, 3 seasons |
| 2020 | The Day My Job Tried To Kill Me | Documentary series |
| 2021 | Disaster Déjà vu | Documentary series |
| 2021 | Dying to be Famous: The Ryan Singleton Mystery | True crime series |
| 2022 | Sunshine Slayings - | in production |
| 2022 | Shoot To Kill | in post production |
| 2022 | Heartland Homicide | True crime series |

## Awards

| Year | Production | Awards | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2001 | The Gypsy Moon Circus Show | Blizzard Awards | Best Editing: Non-Dramatic | John Barnard | Won |
| 2003 | Cemetery Love Story | Blizzard Awards | Best Direction: Drama Short | John Barnard | Won |
| 2007 | Gorilla Trap | Accolade Awards | TV Short Documentary | TV Short Documentary | Won |
| 2009 | Lost Bones: In Search Of Sitting Bull's Grave | Hugo Television Awards | Best Documentary History/Biography | Best Documentary History/Biography | Won |
| 2009 | Lost Bones: In Search Of Sitting Bull's Grave | Accolade Awards | Award Of Excellence | Award Of Excellence | Won |
| 2010 | Winnipeg Burlesque | Derby City Film Festival | Best Documentary Film | Best Documentary Film | Won |
| 2013 | The Sheepdogs Have At it | Tenerife International Film Festival | Best Directing of a Feature Documentary Series | John Barnard | Won |
| 2014 | The Illegal Eater | Banff World Media Festival | Best Lifestyle Series | Best Lifestyle Series | Won |
| 2014 | The Medicine Line | Yorkton Film Festival | Best Documentary Series | Best Documentary Series | Won |
| 2016 | Escape Or Die! | Yorkton Film Festival | Best Documentary Series | Best Documentary Series | Won |
| 2017 | Room for Rent | LA Comedy Festival | Best Film | Best Film | Won |
| 2017 | Room for Rent | LA Comedy Festival | Best Screenplay | Matthew Atkinson | Won |
| 2017 | Room for Rent | LA Comedy Festival | Best Actor | Brett Gelman | Won |
| 2017 | Room for Rent | Chicago Comedy Festival | Best Feature | Best Feature | Won |
| 2017 | Room for Rent | Chicago Comedy Festival | Best Actress | Stephnie Weir | Won |
| 2017 | Menorca | UBCP / ACTRA Awards | Best Actress | Tammy Gillis | Won |
| 2017 | Menorca | Black Sea Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature | Best Narrative Feature | Won |
| 2017 | Menorca | Black Sea Film Festival | Best Actress | Tammy Gillis | Won |
| 2017 | Menorca | Western Canadian Music Awards | Visual Media Composer Of The Year | Mitch Dorge | Nominated |
| 2017 | Menorca | Solaris Film Festival | Best Director | John Barnard | Won |
| 2017 | Menorca | Solaris Film Festival | Best Actress | Tammy Gillis | Won (tie) |
| 2017 | Menorca | Windy Awards | Best Sound Design | Mitch Dorge | Won |
| 2017 | Menorca | Windy Awards | Best Production Design | Gord Wilding | Won |
| 2017 | Menorca | Windy Awards | Best Cinematography | Markus Henkel | Won |
| 2017 | Menorca | Windy Awards | Best Feature Length Film | Best Feature Length Film | Won |
| 2017 | Menorca | Noida International Film Festival | Best Actress | Tammy Gillis | Won |
| 2018 | Bachman | Gimli Film Festival | Audience Choice Award | Audience Choice Award | Won |
| 2018 | Room for Rent | Canadian Film Festival | Best Feature | Best Feature | Won |
| 2018 | Room for Rent | Canadian Film Festival | Best Set Design | Gord Wilding | Won |
| 2018 | Room for Rent | Canadian Comedy Awards | Best Direction | Matthew Atkinson | Won |
| 2018 | Room for Rent | Canadian Comedy Awards | Best Writing | Matthew Atkinson | Won |
| 2018 | Room for Rent | Canadian Comedy Awards | Best Performance | Mark Little | Won |
* 1 2 Room For Rent won awards at two 2017 film festivals, a 2018 film festival and for its 2018 theatrical release