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
  • Seguridad – 2024

Executive producer

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

  1. ^ Kelly Townsend, "Veteran producer announces retirement from NFB". Playback, September 7, 2021.
  2. ^ Gail Vanstone, D is for Daring: The Women Behind the Films of Studio D. Sumach Press, 2007. ISBN 9781894549677.
  3. ^ Rob Antle, "Romancing the phone". The Telegram, May 2, 2003.
  4. ^ Tracy Barron, "Gemini would take work full circle: Sexton". The Telegram, September 26, 2002.
  5. ^ "And the nominees are...". Playback, October 1, 2007.
  6. ^ "A list of nominees in major categories for the 23rd Gemini Awards". Canadian Press, August 26, 2008.
  7. ^ Sarah Boesveld, "Polytechnique dominates Genies". The Globe and Mail, April 12, 2010.
  8. ^ Pat Mullen, "'Enemy' Leads Canadian Screen Awards Nominations". Cinemablographer, January 13, 2014.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Joseph Pugh, "Clement Virgo's Brother, sci-fi comedy Viking among leading nominees for Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, February 22, 2023.
  11. ^ Liz Braun, "Rebelle/War Witch wins big at inaugural Screen Awards". Ottawa Sun, March 4, 2013.
  12. ^ Manori Ravindran, “Watermark,” “My Prairie Home” up for Canadian Screen Awards. RealScreen, January 13, 2014.
  13. ^ Jillian Morgan, "Extra: Drive takes Australia doc; Canadian Screen Awards nominees unveiled". RealScreen, February 18, 2020.
  14. ^ "CBC, APTN pick up major wins on 1st night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 4, 2022.
  15. ^ a b Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.
  16. ^ Barry Walsh, "“How to Change the World”, “Dragons’ Den” up for CSAs". RealScreen, January 19, 2016.
  17. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, April 26, 2021.