About

Known credits:
47
Birthday:
1955-01-01
Place of birth:
Ottowa, Ontario, Canada
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Mark Achbar

Overview

Mark Achbar (born in Ottawa in 1955) is a Canadian filmmaker, best known for The Corporation (2003), Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1994), and as an Executive Producer on over a dozen feature documentaries.

Achbar is a graduate of Syracuse University's Fine Arts Film Program. He interned in Hollywood on the children's TV programme Bill Daily's Hocus Pocus Gang, followed by three-years in Toronto with Sunrise Films on its documentary series Spread your Wings and briefly on the CBC/Disney series Danger Bay. He subsequently worked with his friend, director/writer Robert Boyd, and received a Gemini nomination for Best Writer on The Canadian Conspiracy, a cultural/political satire for CBC and HBO's Comedy Experiments hosted by Martin Mull, and featuring Canadian-born stars: Eugene Levy, Lorne Greene, Leslie Nelson, William Shatner, Morley Safer, Howie Mandel, Peter Jennings, John Candy, Dave Thomas, Margot Kidder, and Anne Murray. The fake documentary chronicled Canada’s secret takeover of the United States. The program won a Gemini for Best Entertainment Special and was nominated for an International Emmy.

Known for

Acting
1992 Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media Actor Self - Interviewer 61
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Directing
2003 The Corporation Directing Director 65
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2000 Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage Directing Director N/A
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1994 Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech Directing Director N/A
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1994 Toward a Vision of a Future Society Directing Director N/A
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1994 A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor Directing Director N/A
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1994 A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media Directing Director N/A
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1994 Concision: No Time for New Ideas Directing Director N/A
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1994 Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences Directing Director N/A
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1992 Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media Directing Director 61
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Writing
2003 The Corporation Writing Writer 65
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1986 The Canadian Conspiracy Writing Writer 59
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Truth to the Powerless: An Investigation into Canada's Foreign Policy Writing Script Consultant N/A
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Production
2024 Fairy Creek Production Executive Producer N/A
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2016 Fractured Land Production Executive Producer N/A
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2014 Marmato Production Executive Producer 59
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2013 Neurons to Nirvana Production Executive Producer 59
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2011 Surviving Progress Production Executive Producer 59
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2009 Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space Production Executive Producer N/A
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2009 Waterlife Production Executive Producer 58
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2008 Blue Gold: World Water Wars Production Executive Producer 59
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2008 Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action Production Executive Producer 58
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2003 The Corporation Production Executive Producer 65
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2003 The Corporation Production Producer 65
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2000 Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage Production Producer N/A
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1996 Bitter Paradise: The Sell-out of East Timor Production Executive Producer N/A
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1994 Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech Production Producer N/A
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1994 A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media Production Producer N/A
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1994 A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor Production Producer N/A
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1994 Concision: No Time for New Ideas Production Producer N/A
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1992 Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media Production Producer 61
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Sound
1995 Ho! Kanada Sound Sound Mixer N/A
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Camera
2006 WAL-TOWN The Film Camera Camera Operator N/A
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2003 The Corporation Camera Director of Photography 65
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1994 Concision: No Time for New Ideas Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1994 A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1994 A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1992 Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media Camera Director of Photography 61
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1986 There Is a Rally Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
2003 The Corporation Crew Creator 65
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Editing
2000 Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage Editing Editor N/A
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Visual Effects
1994 A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1994 Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1994 A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1994 Toward a Vision of a Future Society Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1994 Concision: No Time for New Ideas Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1992 Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media Visual Effects Animation 61
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