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Director and Cinematographer Tom Burstyn CSC, FRSA is a multi-award winning, Emmy nominated filmmaker with 30 plus years experience as a cinematographer. He trained at the National Film Board of Canada as a documentary maker, before enjoying great success in the feature film industry. Tom directed the multi-award winning documentary One Man, One Cow, One Planet. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and has dual New Zealand / Canadian citizenship.
Director and cinematographer Tom Burstyn CSC, FRSA
Awards:
Emmy nominee: Outstanding Cinematography For A Miniseries or Movie 2005, New York Independent Film & Video Festival -Best Cinematography 2003, CSC, Best Cinematography, short film 2002, Yorkton Film Festival, Best Cinematography nominee 2002, ASC Best Cinematography, Nominee 1998, Genie Award Winner, Best Cinematography 1996, CSC Award Nominee, Best Cinematography1995, Genie Award Nominee, Best Cinematography 1993, CSC Award Nominee, Best Cinematography 1993, CSC Cinematography Nominee1993, Genie Award Nominee, Best Cinematography 1988, ACE Awards - Best Cinematography, 1985, 1986, 1987. CSC - Best Cinematography Award 1987, Melbourne Film Festival - 1st Prize - Peter Stuyvesant Trust Award- Films on Art 1977, San Francisco International Film Festival - Special Jury Award, Documentary 1976, Chicago International Film Festival, Gold Plaque, best documentary, 1976.
Selected Feature Films
The Boys and Girl From County Clare
Director: John Irvin
Producer: Evzen Kolar, First Look Pictures, 2002 (N. Ireland, Isle of Man)
Cast: Bernard Hill, Colm Meaney, Andrea Corr
Timeline – 2nd unit
Director: Richard Donner
Producer: Lauren Schuler-Donner, Jim van Wyck, Kevin de la Noy 2002 (Montréal, QC)
Director of Photography: Caleb Deschanel
Where the Money Is
Director: Marek Kanievska
Producer: Ridley Scott, Beau Marks, Scott Free Prod.1998 (Montréal, QC) Cast: Paul Newman, Linda Fiorentino, Dermot Mulroney
City of Industry
Director: John Irvin
Producer: Evzen Kolar, Largo Entertaiment, 1996 (Los Angeles, Palm Springs)
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Stephen Dorff, Timothy Hutton
Crying Freeman
Director: Christophe Ganz
Producers: Samuel Hadida, Taka Ichise, Ozia Pictures, 1994 (Vancouver, BC)
*Magic In The Water
Director: Rick Stevenson
Producers: R. Stevenson, M. O'Conner, David Saunders, TriStar, 1994 (BC) Cast: Mark Harmon
*Genie Award Winner, Best Cinematography, 1996
*Andre
Director: George T. Miller
Producers: David Kushner, Peter Locke, Sue Baden-Powell, Paramount, 1994 Cast: Keith Caradine (Vancouver, BC)
*CSC Award Nominee, Best Cinematography, 1995
Arctic Blue
Director: Peter Masterson
Producer: Rick Stevenson, Oxford Films, 1993 (Vancouver, BC)
*Lotus Eaters
Director: Paul Shapiro
Producers: Alex Raffe, Sharon McGowan, Mortimer & Ogilvy Productions, 1993 (Galiano Is., BC)
*Genie Award Nominee, Best Cinematography, 1993
*CSC Award Nominee, Best Cinematography, 1993
Toy Soldiers
Director: Dan Petrie Jr.
Producer: Mark Burg, Island Productions, 1991 (North Carolina)
Cheetah
Director: Jeff Blythe
Producers: Sam Mercer, Robert Halmi, Walt Disney Studios, 1989 (Kenya)
*Tadpole & The Whale
Director: J.C. Lord
Producer: Roc Demers, Les Productions La Fete, 1988 (Québec)
*Genie Award Nominee, Best Cinematography, 1988
Native Son
Director: Jerrold Freedman
Producer: Lindsay Law, American Playhouse, 1986 (Chicago, Los Angeles)
Cast: Matt Dillon, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth McGovern, Oprah Winfrey
Mr. Wrong (Dark Of The Night)
Director: Gaylene Preston
Producer: Robin Laing, Meridian Productions (New Zealand), 1985
The Lost Tribe
Director: John Laing
Producer: Meridian Productions (New Zealand), 1981
Selected Television & Other Formats
Tinman (3 part mini series, Arri D-20 4:4:4 HD format)
Director: Nick Willing
Producer: Matthew O’Connor, RHI Entertainment
Son of the Dragon (2 part mini series, Thomson Viper HD format)
Director: David Wu
Producer: Matthew O’Connor, RHI Entertainment
Marco Polo (2 part mini series, Thomson Viper HD format)
Director: Kevin Connor
Producer: Matthew O’Connor, RHI Entertainment
Terminal City (l0 part mini series, Thomson Viper HD format)
Director: Lynn Stopkovitch, Rachel Talalay, various
Producer: Christine Haebler, Angus Fraser, Gordon Marks, Crescent Entertainment 2004-5
The 4400 (pilot & series, Thomson Viper HD format)
Director: Yves Simmoneau
Producer: Brent Carl Clackson, Yves Simmoneau, Scott Peters, Viacom Entertainment, Paramount Television 2004
Emmy nominee: Outstanding Cinematography For A Miniseries or Movie, 2005
La Premiere Fois
Director, Producer: Claude Paré, Luna Films
CSC, Best Cinematography, short film, 2002
Yorkton Film Festival, Best Cinematography nominee, 2002
New York Independent Film & Video Festival -Best Cinematography, 2003
Their Last Chance
Director: Mike Robe,
Producer: Von Zerneck / Sertner Productions,
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Laura Dern
Deadlocked
Director: Micheal Watkins,
Producer: Jake Rose, TNT Entertainment
Cast: Charles Dutton
*When Trumpets Fade
Director: John Irvin,
Producer: John Kemeny, HBO
*ASC Best Cinematography, Nominee, 1998
Creature (Miniseries)
Director: Stuart Gillard,
Producer: Richard Lewis, Trilogy / ABC,
Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Kim Catrell
Dead Silence
Director: Dan Petrie, Jr.,
Producer: John Kemeny, HBO feature,
Cast: James Garner, Marlee Maitlin
Murderous Passion (Miniseries)
Director: John Patterson,
Producer: Brooke Kennedy, Brian Pike, NBC,
Cast: Ann-Margaret, Peter Coyote
Crazy Horse
Director: John Irvin,
Producer: Turner Television feature, Cast: Richard Greyeyes, Ned Beatty
*Liar, Liar
Director: Jorge Montesi,
Producer: Phil Savath, CBS, Cast: Kate Nelligan
*CSC Cinematography Nominee, 1993
Criminal Behavior
Director: Michael Miller,
Producer: Preston Fischer, ABC, Cast: Farrah Fawcett
Millenium: Tribal Wisdom & The Modern World - Makuna Amazon Expedition ep - television documentary series
Director: Michael Grant,
Producers: Michael Grant, Adrian Malone, Richard Meech, BBC, CBS, PBS
Liberace (Miniseries)
Director: Billy Hale,
Producer: Preston Fischer, ABC
Leap Of Faith
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal,
Producers: Kathie Berlin, Carol Hart, CBS Cast: Anne Archer
Promised A Miracle
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Producers: Preston Fischer, John Flynn, CBS
Cast: Rosanna Arquette
Foxfire
Director: Jud Taylor,
Producer: Dorothea Petrie, CBS
Cast: Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn
*The Hitchhiker (Anthology series 1984-1986)
Directors: Carl Shenkel, Chris Thompson, Phillip Noyce, Daniel Vigne, Mai Zetterling,
Producer: Gil Adler, HBO
*ACE Awards - Best Cinematography, 1985, 1986, 1987.
*CSC - Best Cinematography Award, 1987
*If Brains Were Dynamite You Wouldn’t Have Enough to Blow Your Nose - 1/2 hr television documentary
Directors: Thomas Burstyn, John Laing
Producer: Thomas Burstyn
*Melbourne Film Festival - 1st Prize - Peter Stuyvesant Trust Award- Films on Art, 1977
*San Francisco International Film Festival - Special Jury Award, Documentary, 1976
*Chicago International Film Festival - Gold Plaque- best documentary, 1976
Flash William -1/2 hr televsion documentary
Directors: Thomas Burstyn, John Laing
Producer, Arthur Hammond, National Film Board of Canada
Union affiliations: QC: AQTIS, BC: IA 669, ON: IA 667, USA: IA 600, NZ Techos Guild