B: January 1, 1951 in Reykjavik, Iceland
Sturla Gunnarsson moved to Vancouver when he was seven years old. As he grew up he became interested in filmmaking and went to the University of British Columbia where he completed undergraduate studies in English literature and graduate work in film studies. Part of the graduate program requires the production of a film. His, titled A Day Much Like the Others, went on to win top honours at the Canadian Student Film Festival and the European Student Film Festival. Icing on the cake was a screening at the Museum of Modern Art. With his formal education behind him, Sturla moved to Toronto and worked initially at the National Film Board. His first project for them, After the Axe, received an Oscar nomination for Best Short Documentary. He has since won a number of awards including Emmy, Genie and Gemini Awards, a Prix Italia, and the Prix Villes de Cannes. Also see: An interview with Sturla Gunnarson |
Features & TV Movies: A Day Much Like the Others (1979) After the Axe (1982) Diplomatic Immunity (1991) Scorn (TV-2000) Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie (2010) TV Series – at least 1 episode of: The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) Scales of Justice (1990) Zoe Busiek: Wild Card (2003) Rookie Blue (2011) |