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NON-FICTION 2【ONLINE 6/4〜】Non-Fiction Program 2

Award Winner

Online

Nominee of the Save the Earth！Awards

Nuisance Bear

Churchill, Manitoba, is a famous destination for photographing polar bears. We’ve seen the majestic images and classic wildlife series captured here - but what do these bears see of us? Through a shift in perspective, Nuisance Bear reveals an obstacle course of tourist paparazzi and wildlife officers whom bears must navigate during their annual migration.

Director: Jack Weisman & Gabriela Osio Vanden
Time: 0:13:52
Country: Canada
Genre: Non-Fiction
Year: 2021

Awards Nominations

Toronto International Film Festival 2021
IDFA 2021
South Western Ontario International Film Festival 2021
Whistler Film Festival 2021
Arctic Open 2021
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2022
Available Light Film Festival 2022
True/False Film Festival 2022
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2022
SXSW Film Festival 2022
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival 2022
Regard International Short Film Festival 2022
Canadian Film Fest 2022
Salem Film Festival 2022
AmDocs 2022
In The Palace 2022
Aspen Shortsfest 2022
Florida Film Festival 2022
Ashland International Film Festival 2022
Atlanta Film Festival 2022
Riverun International Film Festival 2022
Doxa 2022
EarthX 2022
Millennium Docs 2022
CinemAmbiente 2022

Director

Jack Weisman & Gabriela Osio Vanden

Jack is an award-winning director, cinematographer, and producer whose work has screened at major film festivals including TIFF, Sundance, SXSW, IDFA, True/False, and Hot Docs. The short documentary Nuisance Bear (Canadian Screen Awards Nominee for Best Short Documentary 2022, Honorable Mention: Best Canadian Short Film, TIFF 2021) is his directorial debut.

Gabriela is an award-winning Venezuelan Canadian cinematographer based in Toronto. She brings a background in painting and dance to her images which have premiered at major festivals including TIFF, Camerimage. SXSW, IDFA. and True/False. Her thesis film Rambler was awarded an internship with Phedon Papamichael ASC GSC who she shadowed on Alexander Payne’s Downsizing. Gabriela has a BFA in Film Production from York University. The short documentary Nuisance Bear (Canadian Screen Awards Nominee for Best Short Documentary 2022, Honorable Mention: Best Canadian Short Film, TIFF 2021) is her directorial debut.