Cynthia Scott
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Cynthia Scott, RCA
, is a film director
, producer
, screenwriter
and editor
. She won the 1983 Academy Award for her short documentary Flamenco at 5:15
, produced by the National Film Board of Canada
.
Scott is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
. She is married to filmmaker John N. Smith
.
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts is a Canadian arts-related institution founded in 1880, under the patronage of the Governor General of Canada, Sir John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, the Marquess of Lorne. Canadian landscape painter Homer Watson was a member and president of the Academy...
, is a film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
. She won the 1983 Academy Award for her short documentary Flamenco at 5:15
Flamenco at 5:15
Flamenco at 5:15 is a 1983 short documentary film directed by Cynthia Scott, taking audiences inside a flamenco dance class. Produced by Studio D, the women's studio of the National Film Board of Canada, the film won an Academy Award in 1984 for Documentary Short Subject.-External links:*...
, produced by the National Film Board of Canada
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
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Scott is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts is a Canadian arts-related institution founded in 1880, under the patronage of the Governor General of Canada, Sir John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, the Marquess of Lorne. Canadian landscape painter Homer Watson was a member and president of the Academy...
. She is married to filmmaker John N. Smith
John N. Smith
John N. Smith is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He began his career making documentary and short films before moving on to feature films and then finally working primarily in television. His work has been nominated in the Academy Awards, Genie Awards, and Gemini Awards, but has only...
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Director filmography
- The Company of StrangersThe Company of StrangersThe Company of Strangers is a Canadian film, released in 1990. It was directed by Cynthia Scott, and written by Scott, Sally Bochner, David Wilson and Gloria Demers...
(U.S. release title: Strangers in Good Company) (1990) - Jack of Hearts (1986)
- Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem (1985)
- Flamenco at 5:15Flamenco at 5:15Flamenco at 5:15 is a 1983 short documentary film directed by Cynthia Scott, taking audiences inside a flamenco dance class. Produced by Studio D, the women's studio of the National Film Board of Canada, the film won an Academy Award in 1984 for Documentary Short Subject.-External links:*...
(1983) - For the Love of Dance (1981)
- Scoggie (1975)
- Some Natives of Churchill (1973)
- The Ungrateful Land: Roch Carrier Remembers Ste-Justine (1972)