Edward Burtynsky
Birth Name:
Edward Burtynsky
Birth Place:
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Profession
Director, Producer, Camera department
Fast Facts
- In 2006, he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada
- Won the 2014 Canadian Screen Award for the film "Watermark․"
- Attended Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, where he studied photographic arts
- Graduated from Niagara College with a degree in graphic arts
- Started learning how to develop photographs when he was 11 years old
- Is best known for his photographs of industrial landscapes
- Has served as chairman of the board of the magazine Worldchanging
Awards
- 2013Rogers Award - Best Canadian Film:Winner
- 2014Canadian Screen Award - Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary Award:Winner
- 2014Depth of Field CompetitionNominated
- 2018Rogers Award - Best Canadian Film:Winner
- 2018Best Canadian Feature FilmNominated
- 2019Canadian Screen Award - Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary Award:Winner
- 2019Global Health Competition - Best Film:Nominated
- 2019Excellence in Documentary - Allan King Award for Excellence in Documentary:Winner
- 2019Jury Award - Best International Documentary:Nominated
- 2019Green DoxNominated
- 2019Documentary Award - Best International Feature Documentary:Nominated
- 2019Pare Lorentz Award - Honorable MentionWinner
- 2019Best Testimony on NatureWinner
- 2019Documentary AwardNominated
- 2019International AwardNominated