Peter Wintonick
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Peter Wintonick (born 1953, Trenton, Canada) is an independent documentary filmmaker based in Montreal, Canada. A winner of the 2006 Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts, former Thinker in Residence for the Premier of South Australia, prolific award winning filmmaker, he is one of Canada's best known international documentarians. He currently runs Necessary Illusions Productions along with his partner Francis Miquet.
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[edit] Filmography, among many others:
- Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media with Mark Achbar and Francis Miquet. (1992)
- Cinema Verite: Defining the Moment With the National Film Board of Canada. (1999)
- Seeing is Believing: Handicams, Human Rights and the News, Winner of the Hampton's Film Festival Abraham Prize and Gemini Award nominee, co-directed with Katerina Cizek. (2002)
[edit] Current Projects
Wintonick is currently working on a film investigating the shift from old to new media throughout the world with his daughter Mira Burt-Wintonick. The current title is PilgrIMAGE.
[edit] Other Work
In early 2005, at the invitation of the premier of South Australia, he filled the post of thinker-in-residence, examining the future of documentaries and the digital revolution with a focus on educational and cultural legislation.
[edit] Governor General's Award
Peter, with all of his hard work, is the winner of the 2006 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts. His work includes dramatic features, theatrical documentaries, educational and socio-political works. His nephew Matthew was there for the ceremony.
