Rich Williamson is a Canadian film director, cinematographer and editor, most noted as codirector with
Shasha Nakhai of the 2021 film ''
Scarborough''. The film won the
Canadian Screen Award for
Best Picture, and Nakhai and Williamson won the award for
Best Director, at the
10th Canadian Screen Awards
The 10th Canadian Screen Awards were held on April 10, 2022, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media production in 2021.Etan Vlessing"Maitreyi Ramakrishnan to Receive Canadian Screen Awards Special Honor" ''The Hollyw ...
in 2022.
A partner with Nakhai in the production firm Compy Films, he first became known for his 2016 short documentary film ''
Frame 394
''Frame 394'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Rich Williamson (filmmaker), Rich Williamson and released in 2016.
Summary
The film centres on Daniel Voshart, a Canadian cinematographer and image stabilization specialist who reviewed th ...
'', which was a CSA nominee for
Best Short Documentary at the
5th Canadian Screen Awards
The 5th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 12, 2017, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2016. Nominations were announced on January 17, 2017.
Awards in many of the technical categor ...
in 2017. He was also a CSA nominee for
Best Editing in a Documentary at the
7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, for his work on Nakhai's documentary film ''
Take Light
''Take Light'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Shasha Nakhai and released in 2018. The film profiles the energy crisis in Nigeria, where approximately half of the country's entire population lives without consistent and reliable access ...
''.
''Scarborough'', codirected by Nakhai and Williamson as their debut narrative feature film, premiered at the
2021 Toronto International Film Festival
The 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, the 46th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, was held from September 9 to 18, 2021.Barry Hertz"TIFF planning ‘substantially bigger’ 2021 film festival compared to last year’ ...
. It was named the winner of the
Changemaker Award, was first runner-up for the
People's Choice Award, and received an honorable mention from the jury for the
Best Canadian Film award. It was nominated for the
Toronto Film Critics Association's
Rogers Best Canadian Film Award.
His other films have included ''Prom Day'' (2009), ''The Sugar Bowl'' (2011), ''Joe'' (2012), ''Freelance'' (2014), ''The Unsinkable Captain John'' (2014), ''The Hole in Reservoir Hill'' (2018)
"Short doc explores North Bay's cold war past"
CBC Northern Ontario, September 19, 2018. and ''Thirty Eight Minutes'' (2020).
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Canadian documentary film directors
Canadian cinematographers
Canadian film editors
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Best First Feature Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
Best Director Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
Canadian film production company founders
Film producers from Ontario
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