{"id":591013,"date":"2026-04-08T21:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/591013\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T21:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:01:10","slug":"football-film-federation-unveils-cfl-u-sports-award-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/591013\/","title":{"rendered":"Football Film Federation unveils CFL, U Sports award nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MG_1200-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoto:  Bob Butrym\/3DownNation. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>The Football Film Federation (FFF) has unveiled the CFL and U Sports finalists for its upcoming awards ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Elks, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the finalists for the CFL award, while the Alberta Golden Bears, Bishop\u2019s Gaiters, and Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks are the finalists for the U Sports award.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith all film eventually ending up at the Dub Center for equitable distributions to pro football, this award is all about feedback from the actual stakeholders,\u201d wrote the FFF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have collected general mangers, scouts, and coaches to point us in the right direction on whose film is shot at the NFL standard. Those teams are then in consideration of the award.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Jon Magri of the Toronto Argonauts won the CFL award, while Erin Linn of the Calgary Dinos won the U Sports award.<\/p>\n<p>Based in Minnesota, the FFF is a relatively new organization dedicated to \u201ceducating and promoting coaching film and tech staff, with a focus on elevating professional filming standards across all levels of football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The awards will be presented at the annual FFF Convention, which is scheduled for April 25, 2026 in Bloomington, Minn.<\/p>\n<p>The organization also has awards for the NCAA Division I FCS, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA levels. The finalists for these awards are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>FCS \u2014 North Dakota State, Northern Arizona, North Dakota, Montana<br \/>Division II \u2014 Grand Valley State, Colordo Mines, Lenoir-Ryne, West Florida, UT-Permian Basin<br \/>Division II \u2014 John Carroll, Mary Hardin Baylor, Wabash<br \/>NAIA \u2014 Ottawa, Carroll, Baker, Montana Tech<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-202641\" class=\"size-full wp-image-202641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2026-04-03T023755.312-768x733-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"733\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-202641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Football Film Federation<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-202642\" class=\"size-full wp-image-202642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2026-04-03T023824.716-768x805-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"805\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-202642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Football Film Federation<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775682070_590_76de80683d65348bb5b5c33259db26f7d6d1a64106b6ba6e2dcd31c5650d324a.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/3downnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3DownNation-Wordmark-v3-3.svg\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo: Bob Butrym\/3DownNation. All rights reserved. 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