Edmon Rotea
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Edmon Rotea is an Edmonton-based documentary and feature film producer. Edmon strives to help filmmakers from diverse walks of life, including emerging, student, artistic, newcomer, indigenous, neurodivergent, and 2SLGBTQI+ filmmakers. Edmon’s producing credits include the Telus StoryHive documentary THE LINE (2020) and the hit Edmonton-made indie feature film SKINAMARINK (2023) that opened in nearly 700 theatres worldwide and grossed over $2.1 million at the US and International Box Office in 2023. SKINAMARINK was recognized by both Variety and Rolling Stone as their #1 top horror film of 2023, with successful theatrical runs in Western & Eastern Europe, Central & South America, and Japan. Edmon serves on the board of directors for the Film and Video Arts Alberta Society of Alberta (FAVA), Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society (AMAAS), and Creatives Empowered—media arts organizations dedicated to the to training, uplifting, and empowerment of artists, filmmakers, and creative professionals. In 2024, Edmon earned the Osgoode Certificate in Entertainment Law at York University. Edmon is also an alumnus of the Reelworld Screen Institute’s 2024 Producer Program, the inaugural 2025 Canadian Independent Screen Fund’s Film Engagement Specialist program, and the 2025 Alberta Producer Accelerator for Emerging Filmmakers. Edmon is also a veteran and decorated member of the Canadian Armed Forces Army Reserves, serving since 2004 on many deployments to help fight floods and wildfires. For his military and community service, Edmon was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal (2023) and the King Charles III Coronation Medal (2025). Edmon’s current projects include the feature film ANCESTRAL BEASTS (writer/director Tim Riedel; distributed by Mongrel Media), BOXED IN (writer/director Laila Blue), THE RUNBACK (writer/director Arthur Mah), and the feature-length documentaries NOW: NO ORDINARY WORLD (co-directors Patrick Lundeen & Anna Kuelken) and WOMEN WHO DIG (director Anna Kuelken).
Recent Projects
SKINAMARINK
Two children wake up in the middle of the night to find their father is missing, and all the windows and doors in their home have vanished. To cope with the strange situation, the two bring pillows & blankets to the living room and settle into a quiet slumber party. They play well worn videotapes of cartoons to fill the silence of the house and distract from the frightening and inexplicable situation. All the while in the hopes that eventually some grown-ups will come to rescue them. However, after a while it becomes clear that something is watching over them.
ANCESTRAL BEASTS
A troubled Mètis woman returns to her rural, ancestral home looking for respite from her self-inflicted life troubles only to uncover a terrifying supernatural creature she must battle before it kills her and everyone she loves.