Jennifer Baichwal Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Jennifer Baichwal is a Canadian documentary filmmaker. Born in Montreal, Quebec and raised in Victoria, British Columbia, Baichwal studied philosophy and theology at McGill University, writing her Master's thesis on Reinhold Niebuhr, before going into documentary filmmaking. She has won numerous awards for her films, including from the Genie Awards, the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, the Toronto International Film Festival, the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.She is married to cinematographer Nick de Pencier, her partner in Mercury Films.
Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary
Nominations
Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature
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I don't think relationships are possible without indebtedness. We are a social species that engage in reciprocal, altruistic acts with each other all the time.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Watermark
2013
Documentary
Payback
2012/I
Documentary
Act of God
2009/I
Documentary
Manufactured Landscapes
2006
Documentary
The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia
2002
Documentary
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
1998
Documentary
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Michael Shannon Michael Shannon John
2015
Documentary executive producer
Act of God
2009/I
Documentary producer
Manufactured Landscapes
2006
Documentary producer
The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia
2002
Documentary producer
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
1998
Documentary producer
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Watermark
2013
Documentary writer
Payback
2012/I
Documentary adaptation
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson
2011
Documentary the producers wish to thank
One Week
2008/I
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Katie Chats
2014
TV Series
Herself
The Seventh Art
2013
TV Series
Herself
Act of God
2009/I
Documentary
Herself (uncredited)
Capturing Reality
2008
Documentary
Herself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2014
Canadian Screen Award
Canadian Screen Awards, CA
Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary Award
Watermark (2013)
2014
DGC Team Award
Directors Guild of Canada
Allan King Award For Excellence in Documentary
Watermark (2013)
2007
Genie
Genie Awards
Best Documentary
Manufactured Landscapes (2006)
2007
Jury Prize
RiverRun International Film Festival
Best Documentary
Manufactured Landscapes (2006)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2014
Depth of Field Competition
DocAviv Film Festival
Watermark (2013)
2012
Grand Jury Prize
Sundance Film Festival
World Cinema - Documentary
Payback (2012)
2008
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
Outstanding Achievement in an International Feature Film
Manufactured Landscapes (2006)
2008
Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
Manufactured Landscapes (2006)
2008
Independent Spirit Award
Independent Spirit Awards
Best Documentary
Manufactured Landscapes (2006)
2007
Best World Documentary
Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
Manufactured Landscapes (2006)
2007
Grand Jury Prize
Sundance Film Festival
World Cinema - Documentary
Manufactured Landscapes (2006)
1999
Genie
Genie Awards
Best Feature Length Documentary
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1998)
1999
Jury Award
Newport International Film Festival, Rhode Island
Best Documentary
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1998)
Known for movies
Manufactured Landscapes (2006) as Director
Watermark (2013) as Director
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1998) as Director
$700,000
