Mira Burt-Wintonick (born July 8, 1984) is a

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radio and film producer best known for her audio pieces and work on the

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radio program ''

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''. Trained as a classical musician, Burt-Wintonick pursued a Communications degree from

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where she currently resides. Notably, in 2006 Burt-Wintonick was chosen Best New Artist at the

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for her radio essay ''Muriel's Message''. Daughter of Canadian documentary film maker

Peter Wintonick Peter Kenneth Wintonick (June 10, 1953 – November 18, 2013) was a Canadian independent documentary filmmaker based in Montreal. A winner of the 2006 Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts, former Thinker in Residence for the Premie ...

, Burt-Wintonick co-produced the road-trip documentary ''PilgrIMAGE'' with her father which was a selection at the

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in 2008.

Published works

*2005: ''Bitch, Rage, and Roar'': video short *2006: ''Muriel's Message'': radio documentary *2008: ''PilgrIMAGE'': video documentary *2019: ''

Wintopia ''Wintopia'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Mira Burt-Wintonick and released in 2019. Originally conceived as an attempt to complete ''Utopia'', an unfinished documentary film her father, Peter Wintonick, was working on at the time of ...

'': video documentary.

Awards

* 2006

Best New Artist Award: ''Muriel's Message''

References

External links

Official website
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Personal BlogCBC's WireTap
{{DEFAULTSORT:Burt-Wintonick, Mira 1984 births Living people Concordia University alumni Canadian radio personalities Canadian Broadcasting Corporation people Canadian documentary film directors Canadian women film directors Canadian women documentary filmmakers Canadian women radio personalities