Years active 1981 – Present Name Sturla Gunnarsson | Role Film director | |
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Born 1951 Reykjavik, Iceland Occupation Film director
Film producer Education University of British Columbia Awards Genie Award for Best Feature Length Documentary Nominations Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Movies Beowulf & Grendel, Ice Soldiers, Monsoon, Rare Birds, Such a Long Journey Similar People Gabriel Hogan, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, David Suzuki, Adam Beach, Michael Ironside | ||
Sturla gunnarsson the director s canvas
Sturla Gunnarsson (born August 30, 1951) is a Canadian film director.
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- Sturla gunnarsson the director s canvas
- Aptv one on one with monsoon director sturla gunnarsson at tiff 2014
- Features and TV movies
- Awards
- References
Gunnarsson was born in Iceland in 1951. He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, with his parents when he was seven years old. As he grew up he became interested in filmmaking and went to the University of British Columbia where he completed undergraduate studies in English literature and graduate work in film studies. Part of the graduate program requires the production of a film. His, A Day Much Like the Others, went on to win top honours at the Canadian Student Film Festival and the European Student Film Festival. It was also screened at New York City's Museum of Modern Art.
With his formal education behind him, Gunnarsson moved to Toronto and worked initially at the National Film Board (NFB). His first NFB project, After the Axe, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. He has since won a number of awards including Emmy Award, Genie Award and Gemini Awards, a Prix Italia, and the Prix Villes de Cannes.
His documentary about David Suzuki, Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie, won the People’s Choice Documentary Award at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.