About

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Birthday:
1950-02-28
Place of birth:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Peter Raymont

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Peter Raymont (born February 28, 1950 in Ottawa, Canada) is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker and producer and the president of White Pine Pictures, an independent film, television and new media production company based in Toronto. Among his most internationally regarded films are the 2009 feature documentary "Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould" and "Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Romeo Dallaire" (2005), both of which he co-directed with Michele Hozer. Other significant films include "A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman" (2007), "The World Stopped Watching" (2003) and "The World Is Watching" (1988). Raymont is Executive Producer of the television drama series, The Border, which he co-created with Lindalee Tracey, Janet MacLean and Jeremy Hole. The Border's 3-season, 38 X 1 hr episodes have been broadcast in more than 25 countries.

Raymont has produced and directed over 100 documentary films and television programmes (Drama and Documentary) during his 40-year career. His films have taken him to Ethiopia, Nicaragua, India, Rwanda, Chile, the High Arctic and throughout North America and Europe.

Raymont is the recipient of 35 international awards including an Emmy, The Sundance Film Festival Audience Award, a Canadian Genie, 5 Gemini Awards, several Gold and Silver Hugos, The Sesterce d'Argent and other international honours.

Raymont's films are often provocative investigations of "hidden worlds" in politics, media and big business. His films are informed with a passion for human rights and social justice and are regularly broadcast on private and public TV networks worldwide.

His documentary feature, Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire was honoured with the 2005 Audience Award for World Cinema Documentaries at Sundance Film Festival and the 2007 Emmy Award for Best Documentary.

"A Promise To The Dead" was short-listed for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and was honoured with the Donald Brittain Award for Best Social-Political Documentary by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.

"Genius Within" premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, followed by invitational presentations at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam (IDFA) and several other festivals worldwide (Full Frame, Vancouver, Seattle, Sydney, Melbourne, Hawaii, Bermuda). The film opened theatrically across Canada, USA and Australia in 2010, playing in over 50 US cities. A two-hour version of the film was broadcast on the PBS series "American Masters" in December, 2010. "Genius Within" won the 2010 Gemini Award for Best Biography Documentary presented by the Canadian Academy of Cinema and Television.

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Known for

Acting
1983 Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis Actor Narrator N/A
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1975 Lumsden Actor Narrator N/A
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Directing
2019 Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power Directing Director 59
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2017 Where the Universe Sings: The Spiritual Journey of Lawren Harris Directing Director N/A
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2012 West Wind: The Vision Of Tom Thomson Directing Director N/A
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2009 Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Directing Director 59
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2007 A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman Directing Director N/A
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2005 I, Nuligak : an Inuvialuit history of first contact Directing Director N/A
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2005 Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire Directing Director 58
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2002 The Undefended Border Directing Director N/A
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1988 The World is Watching Directing Director N/A
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1983 Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis Directing Director N/A
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1981 Magic in the Sky Directing Director 59
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1979 History on the Run: The Media and the '79 Election Directing Director N/A
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1975 Lumsden Directing Director N/A
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1975 Sikusilarmiut Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1988 The World is Watching Writing Writer N/A
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1981 Magic in the Sky Writing Writer 59
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1979 History on the Run: The Media and the '79 Election Writing Writer N/A
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1975 Lumsden Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2021 Sleeping Warrior Production Executive Producer N/A
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2020 Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band Production Executive Producer 59
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2019 Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power Production Producer 59
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2018 The Corporate Coup D'État Production Producer 59
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2018 The Corporate Coup D'État Production Executive Producer 59
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2017 The Truth Is in the Stars Production Executive Producer 59
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2016 All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone Production Producer 59
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2016 Girls' Night Out Production Executive Producer N/A
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2013 Cracked Production Executive Producer 68
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2009 Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Production Producer 59
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2005 Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire Production Producer 58
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2002 The Undefended Border Production Producer N/A
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1991 Flooding Job's Garden Production Producer N/A
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1991 The Learning Path Production Producer 59
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1991 Tikinagan Production Producer N/A
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1991 Tikinagan Production Executive Producer N/A
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1990 Between Two Worlds Production Producer N/A
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1988 The World is Watching Production Producer N/A
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1981 Magic in the Sky Production Producer 59
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1979 History on the Run: The Media and the '79 Election Production Producer N/A
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1977 Whale Hunting (Qilaluganiatut) Production Producer N/A
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1977 The Hunters Production Producer N/A
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1975 Natsik Hunting Production Producer N/A
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Editing
1979 History on the Run: The Media and the '79 Election Editing Editor N/A
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1972 The Point: Community Legal Clinic Editing Editor N/A
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