Annette Clarke (producer)
Annette Clarke is a Canadian producer of documentary and animated films, who served as executive producer of the National Film Board of Canada's Quebec and Atlantic studio from 2003 to 2021.[1]
Clarke first joined the NFB's Newfoundland office in 1987, moving to Montreal two years later to work with the Studio D unit for women filmmakers.[2] She left the NFB in 1997 to launch her own studio, Ruby Line Productions,[3] before returning to the NFB in 2003.
Filmography
Producer
- When Women Kill – 1994
- Democracy à la Maude – 1998
- White Thunder – 2002
- Cottonland – 2006
- Heads Up! – 2006
- The Sparky Book – 2006
- Becoming 13 – 2006
- Race Is a Four-Letter Word – 2006
- Inside Time – 2007
- Hannah's Story – 2007
- Good Morning Kandahar – 2007
- Griefwalker – 2008
- Little Thunder – 2009
- Vive la rose – 2009
- Four Feet Up – 2009
- Red Ochre – 2009
- Flawed – 2009
- Waseteg – 2010
- The Chocolate Farmer – 2011
- Hard Light – 2011
- The Boxing Girls of Kabul – 2011
- Imaginary Heroine – 2012
- Buying Sex – 2012
- Impromptu – 2013
- Mary & Myself – 2013
- Song for Cuba – 2014
- Marijina epizoda – 2014
- 54 Hours – 2014
- Danny – 2014
- Gun Runners – 2015
- Hand.Line.God – 2016
- Theatre of Life – 2016
- Bluefin – 2016
- The Mystery of the Secret Room – 2016
- Reel East Coast – 2017
- Love, Scott – 2018
- Assholes: A Theory – 2019
- River Silence – 2019
- Becoming Labrador – 2019
- Wintopia – 2019
- 4 North A – 2020
- How to Be At Home – 2020
- Dear Audrey – 2021
- The Storm – 2021
Executive producer
- Hi-Ho Mistahey! – 2012
- Island Green – 2013
- Bad Coyote – 2013
- Song for Cuba – 2014
- Trick or Treaty? – 2014
- 54 Hours – 2014
- Danny – 2014
- Gun Runners – 2015
- The Singing Lumberjack – 2015
- Hand.Line.God – 2016
- We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice – 2016
- Bluefin – 2016
- The Mystery of the Secret Room – 2016
- Love, Scott – 2018
- 1999 – 2018
- Solo: A Portrait of Angela Hewitt – 2018
- Rick Mercer: 'Take Action' Figures – 2019
- Radical – 2019
- Becoming Labrador – 2019
- Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger – 2019
- Ice Breakers – 2019
- The Forbidden Reel – 2019
- Gun Killers – 2019
- 4 North A – 2020
- Saturday Night – 2021
- Nalujuk Night – 2021
- Dear Audrey – 2021
- The Storm – 2021
- Bill Reid Remembers – 2022
Awards
| Award | Category | Year | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini Awards | Best History Documentary Program | 2002 | White Thunder | Nominated | [4] |
| Donald Brittain Award | 2007 | Cottonland | Nominated | [5] | |
| Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series | 2008 | Heads Up! | Nominated | [6] | |
| Genie Awards | Best Animated Short | 2010 | Vive la rose | Nominated | [7] |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 2014 | Impromptu | Nominated | [8] | |
| 2021 | 4 North A | Nominated | [9] | ||
| Best Feature Length Documentary | The Forbidden Reel | Nominated | [9] | ||
| 2023 | Dear Audrey | Nominated | [10] | ||
| Best Short Documentary | 2013 | The Boxing Girls of Kabul | Won | [11] | |
| 2014 | Mary & Myself | Nominated | [12] | ||
| 2020 | Gun Killers | Nominated | [13] | ||
| 2022 | Nalujuk Night | Won | [14] | ||
| 2023 | Bill Reid Remembers | Nominated | [15] | ||
| Perfecting the Art of Longing | Nominated | [15] | |||
| Donald Brittain Award | 2016 | Danny | Nominated | [16] | |
| 2021 | Assholes: A Theory | Nominated | [9] | ||
| Prix Iris | Best Documentary Film | 2021 | Wintopia | Nominated | [17] |
References
- ^ Kelly Townsend, "Veteran producer announces retirement from NFB". Playback, September 7, 2021.
- ^ Gail Vanstone, D is for Daring: The Women Behind the Films of Studio D. Sumach Press, 2007. ISBN 9781894549677.
- ^ Rob Antle, "Romancing the phone". The Telegram, May 2, 2003.
- ^ Tracy Barron, "Gemini would take work full circle: Sexton". The Telegram, September 26, 2002.
- ^ "And the nominees are...". Playback, October 1, 2007.
- ^ "A list of nominees in major categories for the 23rd Gemini Awards". Canadian Press, August 26, 2008.
- ^ Sarah Boesveld, "Polytechnique dominates Genies". The Globe and Mail, April 12, 2010.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "'Enemy' Leads Canadian Screen Awards Nominations". Cinemablographer, January 13, 2014.
- ^ a b c Brent Furdyk (March 30, 2021). "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations". ET Canada. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021.
- ^ Joseph Pugh, "Clement Virgo's Brother, sci-fi comedy Viking among leading nominees for Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, February 22, 2023.
- ^ Liz Braun, "Rebelle/War Witch wins big at inaugural Screen Awards". Ottawa Sun, March 4, 2013.
- ^ Manori Ravindran, “Watermark,” “My Prairie Home” up for Canadian Screen Awards. RealScreen, January 13, 2014.
- ^ Jillian Morgan, "Extra: Drive takes Australia doc; Canadian Screen Awards nominees unveiled". RealScreen, February 18, 2020.
- ^ "CBC, APTN pick up major wins on 1st night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.
- ^ Barry Walsh, "“How to Change the World”, “Dragons’ Den” up for CSAs". RealScreen, January 19, 2016.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, April 26, 2021.