Tony Ianzelo

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name = Tony Ianuzielo

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birthdate = birth date and age|1935|6|13|mf=y
birthplace = Toronto, Ontario Canada

Tony Ianuzielo, C.M., RCA, (born June 13, 1935) is a Canadian documentary director and cinematographer.

He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and attended Toronto’s Ryerson Polytechnical School (now Ryerson University). His career at the National Film Board of Canada was characterized by an empathic portrayal of his subjects, and he gained a reputation for compassion and honesty through sensitive films and unobtrusive cinematography.

He joined the NFB in 1960 as a camera assistant and in 1966 made his first film, "Antonio". [ [http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=54681 National Film Board of Canada] (NFB)] This short piece, which uses his own father as a subject to explore the themes of family, immigration and alienation, was shown in schools and institutions for three decades after its release. A prolific and innovative artist, he retired in the late 1990's with over one hundred film credits. [ [http://www.filmreferencelibrary.ca/index.asp?layid=46&csid1=1398&navid=46 Film reference library] ]

Best known for his quiet empathy and unobtrusive camera-work, he worked with the NFB program "Challenge for Change", where he used his skills on such films as "Cree Hunters of Mistassini" with Boyce Richardson, and other projects in Canada's Far North. One of the first cinematographers nominated to the Royal Academy of the Arts, he received numerous awards and commendations, including two Academy Award nominations (both for Best Documentary Short, for "Blackwood" in 1976 and "High Grass Circus" in 1977), as well as the Order of Canada in 2003 for his lifetime contribution to world documentary cinema.

He is currently retired and living in Montreal.

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