Shannon Walsh is a Canadian filmmaker, writer and scholar.[1][2] She has directed the feature documentaries The Gig Is Up,[3][4] H2Oil ,[5]À St-Henri, le 26 août,[6] Jeppe on a Friday [7] and Illusions of Control.[8][9][10] She has also directed music videos for the Montreal based artist Little Scream. [11][12]
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Born | London, Ontario, Canada |
Education | Phd, McGill University; MA, Concordia University; BFA, Concordia University. |
Occupation | Film director, Associate Professor |
Years active | 2008–present |
Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship; Wall Scholar Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies; Leading Scholar Green College, University of British Columbia |
Walsh, who was born in London, Ontario, is also an academic, and teaches film production at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Theatre and Film.[13][14] She is the co-editor of the book Ties that Bind: Race and the Politics of Friendship in South Africa with historian Jon Soske.[15][16] She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2020.[17]
Year | Category | Festival | Film | Result |
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2009 | Quebec/Canada Best Hope Award | Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal | H2Oil | Nominated |
2009 | Eco-Camera, Honorable Mention | Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal | H2Oil | Won |
2010 | Grand Prize | Festival de films pour l'environnement | H2Oil | Won |
2011 | Best Feature Documentary | CRiterio Ambiental Film Festival | H2Oil | Won |
2014 | Audience Award | Black Movie Film Festival | Jeppe on a Friday | Nominated |
2015 | Best Documentary | Indie Karoo Film Festival | Jeppe on a Friday | Won |
2017 | Best Screenplay, Quarter-Finalist | Shore Scripts Feature Film competition | Unidentified Minor | Won |
2017 | Best Low-Budget Screenplay | Toronto Female Eye Film Festival | Unidentified Minor | Won |
2018 | Top Ten Feature Film Scripts | Cinequest Film Festival | Unidentified Minor | Won |
2018 | Best Screenplay, Top 10 selection | Vancouver International Women in Film Festival | Unidentified Minor | Nominated |
2019 | Best Canadian Doc | Hot Docs | Illusions of Control | Nominated |
2019 | Best Canadian Doc, Honourable Mention | Calgary International Film Festival | Illusions of Control | Won |
2021 | Big Screen Doc Award | Millennium Docs Against Gravity | The Gig is Up | Nominated |
2021 | Best Canadian Documentary | Hot Docs | The Gig is Up | Nominated |
2021 | Truth Award Nominee | DokuFest International Film Festival | The Gig is Up | Nominated |
2021 | F:ACT Award | CPH:DOX | The Gig is Up | Nominated |
2021 | Old Oak Audience Choice Award | Forest City Film Festival | The Gig is Up | Won |
2022 | Best Editing (Sophie Farkas Bolla) | Canadian Screen Awards | The Gig is Up | Nominated |
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