Curtis Wehrfritz is a Canadian film and music video director and artist. [1] He is most noted as the winner of the Juno Award for Video of the Year at the Juno Awards of 1993, for his video for Leonard Cohen's "Closing Time". [2]
Other artists for whom he has directed videos have included Chalk Circle, The Grapes of Wrath, Tom Cochrane, 54-40, Holly Cole Trio, Blue Rodeo, The Tea Party, The Philosopher Kings, Odds, Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts, Mae Moore, Cassandra Vasik and Crowded House.
In 1999 he directed the theatrical feature film Four Days . [1] He subsequently left filmmaking, and pursued work in visual arts, working primarily in daguerreotype and wet plate photography. [3]
| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genie Awards | 1993 | Best Art Direction/Production Design | Tectonic Plates | Nominated | [4] |
| 2000 | Claude Jutra Award | Four Days | Nominated | [5] | |
| Juno Awards | 1993 | Video of the Year | Leonard Cohen, "Closing Time" | Won | [2] |
| Tom Cochrane, "No Regrets" | Nominated | [6] | |||
| 54-40, "She La" | Nominated | ||||
| 1994 | Leonard Cohen, "The Future" | Nominated | [7] | ||
| Holly Cole Trio, "I Can See Clearly Now" | Nominated | ||||
| 1995 | Blue Rodeo, "Bad Timing" | Nominated | [8] | ||
| 1996 | The Tea Party, "Sister Awake" | Nominated | [9] | ||
| 1997 | Odds, "Someone Who's Cool" | Nominated | [10] | ||
| MuchMusic Video Awards | 1990 | VideoFACT Award | Chalk Circle, "Together" | Won | [11] |
| 1991 | Best Director | The Grapes of Wrath, "I Am Here" | Won | [12] | |
| 1992 | Tom Cochrane, "No Regrets" | Won | [13] | ||
| 54-40, "She La" | Nominated | [14] | |||
| 1994 | Blue Rodeo, "Hasn't Hit Me Yet" | Won | [15] | ||
| 1995 | The Philosopher Kings, "Charms" | Nominated | |||
| 1996 | The Tea Party, "Sister Awake" | Won | [16] |
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