Jack Weisman is an American-Canadian documentary filmmaker and cinematographer, who works commonly but not exclusively as a duo with his wife Gabriela Osio Vanden.Ingrid Randoja, "True romance: partners in life and filmmaking". Canada Media Fund, February 10, 2026. They are most noted for their 2021 short documentary film Nuisance Bear and its 2026 feature expansion Nuisance Bear.
Raised in Ithaca, New York, he subsequently moved to Toronto to study film, eventually becoming a Canadian citizen. He met Vanden when they were both film students at York University, with the couple officially marrying at an impromptu ceremony inside the historic Egyptian Theatre while at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival for the premiere of the feature version of Nuisance Bear.
Filmography Director The Changing Place of Making - 2014 Nuisance Bear - 2021 Nuisance Bear - 2026
Cinematographer Ráfagas de Paz - 2014 The Changing Place of Making - 2014 Take a Walk on the Wildside - 2017 The Terrorist Hunter - 2018 My Dear Kyrgyzstan - 2019 Our Dance of Revolution - 2019 Meilleur avant - 2020 Nuisance Bear - 2021 Zik - 2022 Les Zultras - 2024 Nuisance Bear - 2026 Murder 101 - 2026
Awards Award Year Category Work Result Ref Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Best Canadian Short Film Nuisance Bearwith Gabriela Osio Vanden Steve Pond, "‘Belfast’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award". TheWrap, September 18, 2021. Canadian Screen Awards 2022 Best Short Documentary Regard 2022 Best Documentary Short Film Pat Mullen, "Is Canadian Doc Nuisance Bear an Oscar Frontrunner? Watch It Now!". Point of View, December 28, 2022. Regard 2022 FIPRESCI Prize Best Short Film IDA Documentary Awards 2022 Best Short Documentary IDA Documentary Awards 2022 Pare Lorentz Award Critics' Choice Documentary Awards 2022 Best Science/Nature Documentary Critics' Choice Documentary Awards 2022 Best Cinematography Critics' Choice Documentary Awards 2022 Best Short Documentary Cinema Eye Honors 2023 Outstanding Non-Fiction Short The Academy Awards 2023 Best Documentary Film unknown, "95TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 10 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED". Oscars, December 21st, 2022. Sundance Film Festival 2026 Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Documentary Nuisance Bearwith Gabriela Osio Vanden
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