Peter Raymont
| Peter Raymont | |
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| Born |
Peter Raymont February 28, 1950 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | film director, screenwriter, producer, film editor & cinematographer |
| Years active | 1971-present |
| Spouse(s) | Lindalee Tracey (May 14, 1957 - October 19, 2006) her death |
| Website | |
| http://www.whitepinepictures.com/ | |
Peter Raymont (born February 28, 1950 in Ottawa, Canada) is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker and producer and the president of White Pine Pictures, an independent film, television and new media production company based in Toronto. Among his films are "Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Romeo Dallaire" (2005), "A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman" (2007), "The World Stopped Watching" (2003) and "The World Is Watching" (1988). The 2011 feature documentary "West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson" and 2009's "Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould", were co-directed with Michèle Hozer. Raymont is Executive Producer of the television drama series, The Border, which he co-created with Lindalee Tracey, Janet MacLean and Jeremy Hole. The Border's 3 seasons have been broadcast in more than 25 countries. He is also the Executive Producer of the CBC drama series, Cracked, a Toronto-based police procedural which explores the intersection of the law and mental illness.[l.[1] Cracked's 2 seasons are also broadcast in France, Germany, USA and elsewhere.
Raymont has produced and directed over 100 documentary films and television programs (Drama and Documentary) during his 43-year career. His films have taken him to Ethiopia, Nicaragua, India, Rwanda, Chile, the High Arctic and throughout North America and Europe.[2]
Raymont is the recipient of 52 international awards including an Emmy, The Sundance Film Festival Audience Award, a Canadian Genie, 5 Gemini Awards, several Gold and Silver Hugos, The Sesterce d'Argent and other international honours.
Raymont's films are often provocative investigations of "hidden worlds" in politics, media and big business. His films are informed with a passion for human rights and social justice and are regularly broadcast on private and public TV networks worldwide.
His documentary feature, Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire was honoured with the 2005 Audience Award for World Cinema Documentaries at The Sundance Film Festival and the 2007 Emmy Award for Best Documentary.
"A Promise To The Dead" was short-listed for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and was honoured with the Donald Brittain Award for Best Social-Political Documentary by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
"Genius Within" premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, followed by invitational presentations at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam (IDFA) and several other festivals worldwide (Full Frame, Vancouver, Seattle, Sydney, Melbourne, Hawaii, Bermuda). The film opened theatrically across Canada, USA and Australia in 2010, playing in over 50 US cities. A two-hour version of the film was broadcast on the PBS series "American Masters" in December, 2010. "Genius Within" won the 2010 Gemini Award for Best Biography Documentary presented by the Canadian Academy of Cinema and Television, and was short-listed for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Education & Training
Raymont attended Crighton Street School, Rockcliffe Park Public School and Lisgar Collegiate in Ottawa. He graduated from Trinity College School in Port Hope in 1968. At Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario he was honoured with the Tricolour Award for contribution to the university community. Raymont graduated from Queen's University in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Political Science and Film Studies.[3] Raymont is a graduate of The Canadian Centre for Advanced Film Studies in North York, Ontario (First Year, 1988), now The Canadian Film Centre He was a co-founder of the Canadian Independent Film Caucus, now The Documentary Organization of Canada and is a member of The Directors' Guild of Canada and The Canadian Media Producers' Association.
Early career
Peter Raymont's career began at age 21 at the National Film Board of Canada in Montreal. From 1971-78, he worked at the NFB as an editor, director and producer. While at the NFB, Raymont also taught film and video production in the Canadian Arctic. In 1978, Raymont moved to Toronto and established his independent film and television production company, Investigative Productions now operating as White Pine Pictures. He co-partnered the company for many years with his late wife, award-winning filmmaker and author, Lindalee Tracey.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Blue | Director/Producer |
| 1971 | Have You Ever Been North of Princess Street? |
Director/Producer |
| 1973 | The Innocent Door | Producer/Editor |
| 1974 | The Coldspring Project | Producer/Editor |
| 1975 | Sikusilarmiut Lumsden The Forest Watchers |
Director/Producer Director Director |
| 1977 | The Hunters River: Planet Earth Whale Hunting Flora: Scenes From A Leadership Convention |
Producer Director Producer Director |
| 1978 | Reflections of a Leadership Convention The Art of The Possible |
Director Director |
| 1979 | History on the Run: The Media and the ’79 Election |
Director/Producer |
| 1981 | Magic in the Sky | Director/Producer |
| 1982 | Arctic Spirits Falasha: Agony of the Black Jews |
Director/Producer Director |
| 1983 | On To The Polar Sea: A Yukon Adventure Prisoners of Debt: Inside The Global Banking Crisis |
Director/Writer |
| 1985 | With Our Own Two Hands | Director/Producer |
| 1986 | At The Brink: The Cuban Missile Crisis | Director |
| 1987 | The Brokers The Politics of Aid |
Director/Producer Director |
| 1988 | The World Is Watching | Director/Writer |
| 1989 | Only The News That Fits | Director/Producer |
| 1990 | As Long As The Rivers Flow (5 x 1hr Episodes) Between Two Worlds |
Producer Producer |
| 1992 | Voices From the Shadows | Director/Producer |
| 1993 | Chasing The Dream | Director/Producer |
| 1994 | Hearts of Hate: The Battle for Young Minds | Director/Producer |
| 1995 | Abby, I Hardly Knew Ya The Skeptic’s Journey |
Producer Director |
| 1997 | Invisible Nation: Policing The Underground The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (6 Episodes Passing the Flame: The Legacy of Women’s College Hospital |
Producer Director/Producer Producer |
| 1998 | A Scattering of Seeds (52 x ½ hr Episodes) | Producer |
| 1999 | Rwanda: In Search of Hope | Director/Producer |
| 2000 | Toronto: City of Dreams (3 x 1hr Episodes) | Producer |
| 2001 | Graveyard Shift (6 x ½ hr Episodes) | Director/Producer |
| 2002 | The Undefended Border (3 x 1 hr Episodes) King of Hearts A Scattering of Seeds |
Director/Producer Director |
| 2003 | Into The Light The World Stopped Watching Arctic Dreamer: The Lonely Quest of Vilhjalmur Stefansson The Hero’s Hero: The Forgotten Life of William Barker The Anatomy of Burlesque (2 x 1 hr Episodes) |
Director/Producer Director/Producer Director/Producer Producer Producer |
| 2004 | Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire Bhopal:The Search for Justice The Killer Cure |
Director/Producer Director/Producer Producer |
| 2005 | Toronto: City of Dreams The Idealist |
Producer Producer |
| 2007 | A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman Tsepong: A Clinic Called Hope The Border (38 x 1hr Episodes) |
Director/Producer Producer Executive Producer |
| 2008 | World’s Collide I Nuligak: An Inuvialuit History of First Contact Tar Sands Radical Dreamer:The Passionate Journey of Graham Spry Triage: Dr. James Orbinski’s Humanitarian Dilemma |
Producer Producer Producer Director/Producer Producer |
| 2009 | Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould City Sonic (20 Webisodes) |
Director/Producer Producer |
| 2010 | Pets on Prozac Experimental Eskimos Winds of Heaven: Emily Carr, Carvers and The Spirit of The Forest The Team Prosecutor |
Producer Producer Producer Producer Producer |
| 2011 | West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson | Director/Producer |
| 2012 | Cracked Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children |
Executive Producer Producer |
Awards
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARD - Best Documentary 2007
Academy of Canadian Film and Television
GENIE AWARD
Best Short Documentary Film 1989
Best Sports Program or Series 1999
Best History-Biography Documentary, 2004
Best Direction of a Documentary, 2004
Best Biography Documentary, 2010
Canadian Film and Television Awards
Best Documentary 1983
AUDIENCE AWARD - World Cinema Documentary, 2005
JURY AWARD - Best Documentary, 2005
Chicago International Film Festival
SILVER HUGO - Best Social/Political Documentary 1991
GOLD HUGO - Best Social/Political Documentary 1988
GOLD PLAQUE - Social/Political Documentary 1983
American Film Festival, New York City
Blue Ribbon, Best Social/Political Documentary 1976
Red Ribbon Social/Political Documentary 1983
Nyon International Documentary Film Festival, Switzerland
Sesterce d'Argent, 1990
Ecumenical Prize and Second Public Jury Prize, 1988
Leipzig International Film Festival
Best Short Documentary 1976
International Jury Award, 1991
Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels (FIPA), Biarritz, France
Special Jury Mention, 2004
Honourable Mention, 2004
Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists, ACTRA Awards
Top Ten Award, 1999
Best Writing, TV Documentary 1984
(nominated, Best TV Documentary 1986)
(nominated, Best Radio Documentary 1984)
Yorkton International Film Festival, Canada
Best Documentary, Sports/Recreation and Best Cinematography 1985
Best Broadcast Documentary 1991
Best Documentary 2010
Alberta Film and Television (AMPIA)
Best Documentary 1986
International Arctic Film Festival (Rovaniemi, Finland)
Special Award, Television 1986
23rd International Festival of Short Films (Cracow, Poland)
Polish National Peace Committee Prize, 1986
National Film and Video Association, Oakland, California
Bronze Apple 1990, Gold Apple 1991, Bronze Apple 1994, Gold Apple 1995
Worldfest Houston
Gold, Special Jury Prize, 2001
Gold Award for Documentary Series 2000
Special Jury Prize, 2000
Gold Award for Sports Documentary 1999
Gold Medal for Best Documentary Television Series 1998
Silver Award 1992, Certificate of Merit-Finalist 1995
Academy Awards, Los Angeles, USA
Honourable Mention, Documentary category, 1983
Berlin Film Festival
Honourable Mention, Peace Prize Committee 1989
Family
Peter Charles Raymont is the eldest son of Colonel Robert Lewis Raymont (1908–2005) and Mary Ward Raymont (b. 1917). He has an older sister, Elizabeth Mary Heatherington (b. 1947) and a younger brother, David John Raymont (b. 1955). Peter Raymont married Lindalee Tracey in 1989. She died of breast cancer in 2006. Their son, Liam Robert Tracey-Raymont, was born in 1990.
References
External links
- Peter Raymont at the Internet Movie Database
- White Pine Pictures site
- Watch films by Peter Raymont at NFB.ca
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