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Jonathan Frantz is a Canadian cinematographer and film producer, associated with the Isuma filmmaking collective in Nunavut. [1]
He is most noted as a producer of Zacharias Kunuk's films Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice , which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Animated Short at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, [2] and Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara), which was a nominee for Best Picture at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026. [3]
Raised in London, Ontario, he studied economics in university and worked as a banker before losing interest in the industry and returning to the University of British Columbia to do a master's degree in community planning, graduating in 2004. [1] After doing some video production in his community planning work, in 2012 he moved to Igloolik to work with Kunuk, working in all aspects of the film business for a number of years with Kunuk and Isuma. [1] His first full film credit as a cinematographer and producer was on Kunuk's 2016 film Searchers (Maliglutut). [4]
In 2018 he was producer and cinematographer on Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna), the first Haida language feature film. [5]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian Film Festival | 2019 | Best Film | Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna) | Won | |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 2022 | Best Animated Short | Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice | Won | [2] |
| 2026 | Best Picture | Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara) | Pending | [3] | |
| Leo Awards | 2019 | Best Motion Picture | Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna) | Won | [6] |
| Best Cinematography | Nominated |
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