Category: Awards
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Four 2026 Canadian Screen Nominations
Go Button Media has been nominated for four Canadian Screen Awards.
Thank you and congratulations to each and every member of our team for all of your hard work on each of these series.
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Secrets of Ancient Structures Nominated at Yorkton Film Festival
Secrets of Ancient Structures
Director(s): Daniel Oron
Producer(s): Daniel Oron, Natasha Ryan
Production Company: Go Button MediaAcross the globe and throughout history, ancient civilizations erected structures that continue to inspire awe and wonder. But how did they do it? Archaeological finds and new technologies reveal clues to long-enduring mysteries.
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Go Button Media has been nominated for 3 Golden Sheaf Awards
Revolutions That Changed History – Documentary History & Biography
To Kill A Dictator – Documentary History & Biography
To Kill A Dictator – Craft Award: ResearchCongratulations to the exceptional GBM cast, crew and production teams – and a special nod to Lee Ventura, Robin Webster, Sarah Hewitt, Melanie Wong for their incredible research. Thank you to the Yorkton Film Festival for their recognition of these incredible series.
Though history has long lionised its great leaders, being an elite wasn’t all glory and prosperity. Power is far from absolute, and allegiance, always conditional. Uncover the gripping histories behind the battles the old world wrestled. Fought between those set on maintaining the old ways and those seeking to overthrow them.
In stories motivated by obsession, hatred, politics, and fanaticism, covert plots and dark conspiracies take shape. For decades, the details of these plans, hatched to put an end to tyranny, have remained virtually unknown. Now, we go behind closed doors to meet the rebels, revolutionaries, and intelligence operatives tasked with undertaking these ruthless takedowns.
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2025 Canadian Screen Nominations
Go Button Media has been nominated for 3 Canadian Screen Awards
Believe – Best History Documentary Program or Series
Believe – Best Original Music, Documentary
Cursed Histories – Best Direction, FactualTHANK YOU to our super talented and always astounding GBM team, cast and crew in Canada and overseas. CONGRATULATIONS to Adrian Ellis, Nick Walker Grimshaw and our marvelous partners at Superchannel, Off The Fence, Curiosity Stream and Autentic.
Believe
NOMINEE – Best History Documentary Program or Series
NOMINEES:
Daniel Oron, Natasha Ryan (Go Button Media)SYNOPSIS:
Faith. From the sands of the deserts of the Holy Land to the towering Mountains of the Himalayas, to the glittering Cathedrals of Europe, and the sublime temples of Asia. Journey to these locations of immense beauty; where humanity is touched by the divine. Explore the people and history behind the world’s largest and most influential religions and delve into the rich tapestry of traditions, rituals, and customs to paint an understanding of how believers across the globe live their lives. How did these religions––Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism––come into being and how they shaped our world, focusing on their history and practices. Explore the mosaic of human faith and celebrate the diversity of threads that weave the fabric of our shared human experience.NOMINEE – Best Original Music, Documentary
NOMINEES:
Adrian Ellis, Nick Walker GrimshawEPISODE: “Christianity”
Delve into the roots of Christianity, tracing its origins from the humble beginnings of teachings of Jesus of Nazareth to its transformation into a global phenomenon that has become the world’s largest religion. Through the holidays of Christmas and Easter, viewers will gain new insight into the ever-evolving nature of this tradition and will hit home the core messages of this faith: love, redemption and salvation. These messages have universal appeal but these messages have often been lost through Christianity’s long and complex history.Cursed Histories
NOMINEE – Best Direction, Factual
NOMINEES:
Daniel OronSYNOPSIS:
Unravelling the histories and legends that unleashed a wave of misfortune into the world, these tales of intrigue, heartbreak, and deception are so tragic people still speak of the sinister forces surrounding the cursed. Learn how one misstep can set off a ripple of suffering. From the tomb of Tutankhamen to the Hope Diamond to the Lost City of Frenier, history is riddled with people, places, and objects that spread utterly wicked, unbridled chaos. In the wake of death and disaster, how did these curses come to be? Whose wrath is responsible? What’s the truth behind the unlucky and can anyone ever hope to contain it?EPISODE: “120 Days of Sodom, The Iceman’s Curse, City of Screams”
A gruesome story penned on a centuries-old scroll makes its way across Europe and leaves a trail of misfortune in its wake. A stone-age mummy emerges from the icy alps and unleashes a spell of death for those who dare get too close. An ancient city in Afghanistan is reduced to rubble, but the souls of its former citizens remain eternally screaming in the dead of the night. -

Semi-Finalist: Vienna Science Film Festival
A World Without NASA has been announced as a semifinalist in the Vienna Science Film Festival!
All semifinalist projects qualify for Category Awards and/or Special Mentions in the festival. Congratulations to the entire team for all of your hard work and many thanks to the Vienna Science Film Festival.
About A World Without NASA
When most people hear NASA; they think of rockets and exploration of the universe. In fact, entire facets of our daily lives are fueled by the results of the space race technology. From online dating to your smartwatch heart monitor, GPS to groceries; explore the far-ranging ways the space race completely changed YOUR life.
In this two-part series we’ll explore technologies we take for granted in our daily lives, tracing its roots back to the quest for the stars, and imagine our world had it never happened.
About Vienna Science Film Festival
The Vienna Science Film Festival is a meeting place for the scientific films and sci-fi films in Austria. A film festival that celebrates all things science+fiction.
Filmmakers and scientists may submit their films or VR works in the field of science, artificial intelligence, natural history, art and science fiction. Film is a medium that many of us connect over. With the increasing prevalence of mini-movie-making machines (smartphones), we think film is a great and accessible form of science communication!




