Sturla Gunnarsson

Sturla Gunnarsson

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birth_date = 1951
birth_place = Reykjavík, Iceland
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occupation = Film director
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website = http://www.sturlagunnarsson.com
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Sturla Gunnarsson is an award-winning Canadian film director

Gunnarsson was born in Iceland in 1951. He moved to Vancouver 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 the Museum of Modern Art.

With his formal education behind him, Sturla 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 - Short Subject. 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.

Features & TV Movies

* "A Day Much Like the Others" (1979)
* "After the Axe" (1982-P)
* "Final Offer" (TV-1985-P)
* "Where Is Here?" (1987-P)
* "Diplomatic Immunity" (1991-P)
* "The Diary of Evelyn Lau" (TV-1993)
* "We the Jury" (TV-1996)
* "" (TV-1996)
* "Gerrie & Louise" (1997)
* "" (TV-1997)
* "Such a Long Journey" (1998)
* "" (TV-1999)
* "" (TV-1999)
* "Scorn" (TV-2000)
* "Rare Birds" (2001)
* "The Man Who Saved Christmas" (TV-2002)
* "100 Days in the Jungle" (TV-2002)
* "Beowulf & Grendel" (2005-P)
* "Air India 182" Documentary (TV-2008)

Awards

* International Emmy Award in 1997, for "Gerrie & Louise"
* Genie Award in 1986, for "Final Offer"
* Gemini Awards
* Prix Italia
* Prix Villes de Cannes

External links

*imdb name|0348274|Sturla Gunnarsson


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