Sturla Gunnarsson

Sturla Gunnarsson
Sturla Gunnarsson
Born	August 30, 1951; Reykjavík, Iceland
Occupation(s)	Film director; Film producer
Years active	1981 – Present
Website	http://www.sturlagunnarsson.com

Sturla Gunnarsson (born August 30, 1951^[1]) is a Canadian movie director and producer.^[1]

Gunnarsson was born in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1951.^[1] He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, with his parents when he was seven years old. His movie After the Axe, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature.^[2] He has since won a number of awards including Emmy Award, Genie Award and Gemini Awards.^[3]

Awards

International Emmy Award in 1997, for Gerrie & Louise
Genie Award in 1986, for Final Offer
Gemini Awards
Oscar nomination^[4]
Prix Italia^[4]
Prix Villes de Cannes^[5]
Cadillac People’s Choice Documentary Award at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2010, for Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
Canada's Top Ten Film Festival People's Choice Award, awarded in January 2015 for Monsoon^[6]

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↑ "Sturla Gunnarsson". Northernstars.ca. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
↑ "Sturla Gunnarsson's Monsoon crowned Canada's Top Ten Film Festival People's Choice Award winner" (PDF) (Press release). tiff. 2015-01-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-08.