John Zaritsky
John Zaritsky (* 1943 in St. Catharines , Ontario ) is a Canadian screenwriter , director and film producer .
Life
Zaritsky studied at the University of Toronto and then worked as a newspaper reporter. In 1970 he received a grant from the Ford Foundation to study at the Washington Journalism Center. For his first directorial work, A Student Has Disappeared , in which he also worked as a producer, he received an Oscar in 1983 . Three years later he received the Genie Award , Canada's most important film award , for Tears Are Not Enough . Between 2005 and 2008 he was nominated three times for the Gemini Award , of which he won the award twice.
His documentary Right to Die? , which has active euthanasia as its theme, caused a worldwide sensation in 2008.
Filmography (selection)
- 1981: A student has disappeared ( Just Another Missing Kid , (director and producer))
- 1985: Tears Are Not Enough (Director)
- 1990–2010: Frontline (direction, screenplay and production)
- 2001: Ski Bums (Director)
- 2004: College Days, College Nights (Director)
- 2007: The Suicide Tourist (Director, Screenplay, and Production)
- 2007: The Wild Horse Redemption (Director, Screenplay, and Production)
- 2010: Leave Them Laughing (Direction and Production)
- 2012: Do You Really Want to Know? (Director)
Awards
- 1983: Oscar for a student has disappeared
- 1986: Genie Award nomination for Tears Are Not Enough
- 2005: Gemini Award for College Days, College Nights
- 2007: Gemini Award nomination for The Suicide Tourist
- 2008: Gemini Award for The Suicide Tourist
Web links
- John Zaritsky in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- John Zaritsky in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ pointgreypictures.com ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ Report by The Guardian (English)
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Report of The New Zealand Herald (English)
- ^ Report of the Süddeutsche Zeitung
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Zaritsky, John |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian screenwriter, director and film producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1943 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Catharines , Ontario |