Rich Williamson | |
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Occupation(s) | film director, producer, cinematographer, editor |
Years active | 2010s-present |
Known for | Frame 394, Scarborough |
Rich Williamson is a Canadian film director, cinematographer and editor, most noted as codirector with Shasha Nakhai of the 2021 film Scarborough. [1] The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Picture, and Nakhai and Williamson won the award for Best Director, at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022. [2]
A partner with Nakhai in the production firm Compy Films, [3] he first became known for his 2016 short documentary film Frame 394, which was a CSA nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017. [4]
He was also a CSA nominee for Best Editing in a Documentary at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for his work on Nakhai's documentary film Take Light, [5] and at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024 for Cynara. [6]
Scarborough, codirected by Nakhai and Williamson as their debut narrative feature film, premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. [7] It was named the winner of the Changemaker Award, was first runner-up for the People's Choice Award, and received an honorable mention from the jury for the Best Canadian Film award. [8] It was nominated for the Toronto Film Critics Association's Rogers Best Canadian Film Award. [9]
His other films have included Prom Day (2009), The Sugar Bowl (2011), Joe (2012), Freelance (2014), The Unsinkable Captain John (2014), The Hole in Reservoir Hill (2018) [10] and Thirty Eight Minutes (2020).
Rich Williamson | |
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Occupation(s) | film director, producer, cinematographer, editor |
Years active | 2010s-present |
Known for | Frame 394, Scarborough |
Rich Williamson is a Canadian film director, cinematographer and editor, most noted as codirector with Shasha Nakhai of the 2021 film Scarborough. [1] The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Picture, and Nakhai and Williamson won the award for Best Director, at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022. [2]
A partner with Nakhai in the production firm Compy Films, [3] he first became known for his 2016 short documentary film Frame 394, which was a CSA nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017. [4]
He was also a CSA nominee for Best Editing in a Documentary at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for his work on Nakhai's documentary film Take Light, [5] and at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024 for Cynara. [6]
Scarborough, codirected by Nakhai and Williamson as their debut narrative feature film, premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. [7] It was named the winner of the Changemaker Award, was first runner-up for the People's Choice Award, and received an honorable mention from the jury for the Best Canadian Film award. [8] It was nominated for the Toronto Film Critics Association's Rogers Best Canadian Film Award. [9]
His other films have included Prom Day (2009), The Sugar Bowl (2011), Joe (2012), Freelance (2014), The Unsinkable Captain John (2014), The Hole in Reservoir Hill (2018) [10] and Thirty Eight Minutes (2020).