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.
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. She left the NFB in 1997 to launch her own studio, Ruby Line Productions, 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
- Hi-Ho Mistahey! – 2012
- Island Green – 2013
- Bad Coyote – 2013
- Song for Cuba – 2014
- Trick or Treaty? – 2014
- 54 Hours – 2014
- Danny – 2014
- Gun Runners – 2015
- The Singing Lumberjack – 2015
- Hand.Line.God – 2016
- We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice – 2016
- Bluefin – 2016
- The Mystery of the Secret Room – 2016
- Love, Scott – 2018
- 1999 – 2018
- Solo: A Portrait of Angela Hewitt – 2018
- Rick Mercer: 'Take Action' Figures – 2019
- Radical – 2019
- Becoming Labrador – 2019
- Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger – 2019
- Ice Breakers – 2019
- The Forbidden Reel – 2019
- Gun Killers – 2019
- 4 North A – 2020
- Saturday Night – 2021
- Nalujuk Night – 2021
- Dear Audrey – 2021
- The Storm – 2021
- Bill Reid Remembers – 2022
Awards
| Award | Category | Year | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini Awards | Best History Documentary Program | 2002 | White Thunder | Nominated | |
| Donald Brittain Award | 2007 | Cottonland | Nominated | ||
| Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series | 2008 | Heads Up! | Nominated | ||
| Genie Awards | Best Animated Short | 2010 | Vive la rose | Nominated | |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 2014 | Impromptu | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | 4 North A | Nominated | |||
| Best Feature Length Documentary | The Forbidden Reel | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Dear Audrey | Nominated | |||
| Best Short Documentary | 2013 | The Boxing Girls of Kabul | Won | ||
| 2014 | Mary & Myself | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | Gun Killers | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Nalujuk Night | Won | |||
| 2023 | Bill Reid Remembers | Nominated | |||
| Perfecting the Art of Longing | Nominated | ||||
| Donald Brittain Award | 2016 | Danny | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | Assholes: A Theory | Nominated | |||
| Prix Iris | Best Documentary Film | 2021 | Wintopia | Nominated |
References
- ^ Kelly Townsend, "Veteran producer announces retirement from NFB". Playback, September 7, 2021.
- ^ Gail Vanstone, D is for Daring: The Women Behind the Films of Studio D. Sumach Press, 2007. ISBN 9781894549677.
- ^ Rob Antle, "Romancing the phone". The Telegram, May 2, 2003.
- ^ Tracy Barron, "Gemini would take work full circle: Sexton". The Telegram, September 26, 2002.
- ^ "And the nominees are...". Playback, October 1, 2007.
- ^ "A list of nominees in major categories for the 23rd Gemini Awards". Canadian Press, August 26, 2008.
- ^ Sarah Boesveld, "Polytechnique dominates Genies". The Globe and Mail, April 12, 2010.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "'Enemy' Leads Canadian Screen Awards Nominations". Cinemablographer, January 13, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Joseph Pugh, "Clement Virgo's Brother, sci-fi comedy Viking among leading nominees for Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, February 22, 2023.
- ^ Liz Braun, "Rebelle/War Witch wins big at inaugural Screen Awards". Ottawa Sun, March 4, 2013.
- ^ Manori Ravindran, “Watermark,” “My Prairie Home” up for Canadian Screen Awards. RealScreen, January 13, 2014.
- ^ Jillian Morgan, "Extra: Drive takes Australia doc; Canadian Screen Awards nominees unveiled". RealScreen, February 18, 2020.
- ^ "CBC, APTN pick up major wins on 1st night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.
- ^ Barry Walsh, "“How to Change the World”, “Dragons’ Den” up for CSAs". RealScreen, January 19, 2016.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, April 26, 2021.