Mark Achbar is a Canadian documentary film director, focusing mainly on progressive political issues. He was the co-director of The Corporation. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Progressivism is a term that refers to a broad school of contemporary international social and political philosophies. ... The Corporation is a 2003 Canadian documentary film and book critical of the modern-day corporation and its behaviour towards society. ...

Selected films

As director and producer:

• Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)
• Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage (1999)
• The Corporation (2003)

As associate producer: Manufacturing Consent movie poster Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992) is a documentary film that explores the political life and ideas of Noam Chomsky, world-renowned linguist, intellectual, and political activist. ... The Corporation is a 2003 Canadian documentary film and book critical of the modern-day corporation and its behaviour towards society. ...

• Bitter Paradise: The Sell-out of East Timor (1996)

Awards

• Gemini Award nomination, Best Writer, The Canadian Conspiracy — "a cultural/political satire for CBC and HBO's Comedy Experiments."

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Audience Award, World Cinema, Documentary Sundance Film Festival

Audience Award Philadelphia International Film Festival

Audience Award Vancouver International Film Festival

Audience Award Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival

Audience Award FIC Brasilia International Film Festival

Audience Award (1st runner-up) Calgary International Film Festival

Audience Award (1st runner-up) Toronto International Film Festival

Insight Award for Excellence National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists, USA

Best Documentary The Genie Awards, 2005

Genesis Award for Outstanding Documentary Film United States Humane Society

Audience Award for Best Feature Length Film Ecocinema International Film Festival, Rhodes

Best Feature Documentary Environmental Media Association Awards

Reel Room Audience Award for Best Documentary Sydney Film Festival

Joris Ivens Special Jury Award International Documentary Festival, Amsterdam

NFB Best Documentary Award Calgary International Film Festival

Best Feature Length Documentary Ecocinema International Film Festival, Rhodes

Top Ten Films of the Year Toronto International Film Festival Group

Best Documentary Program or Series - History/Biography/Social/Political Leo Award

Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series Leo Award

Best Screenwriting in a Documentary Program or Series Leo Award

Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series Leo Award

Best Overall Sound in a Documentary Program or Series Leo Award

Best Sound Editing in a Documentary Program or Series Leo Award

Best Documentary (1st runner-up) Seattle International Film Festival

Special Jury Mention Montreal New Film And Video Festival

AWARDS FOR MANUFACTURING CONSENT

Golden Sesterce (Grand Prize) 1992 Nyon International Documentary Film Festival

Special Mention, FIPRESCI International Press Jury 1992 Nyon INternational Documentary Film Festival

Special Mention, Public Jury 1992 Nyon International Documentary Film Festival

Federal Express Award for Most Popular Canadian Film 1992 Vancouver International Film Festival

Gold Hugo (Best Social/Political Documentary) 1992 Chicago International Film Festival

Special Mention, Unanimous Jury Award 1992 Toronto International Festival of Festivals

Jury Prize for Excellence 1992 Atlantic Film Festival

Public's "Most Loved" Documentary 1992 Sydney International Film Festival

Gold Apple 1993 National Educational Film and Video Festival

Honourable Mention 1993 American Film and Video Festival

'Director's Choice Award 1993 Charlotte Film and Video Festival

Voted "Best of the Festival" by Public 1993 Edmonton Global Visions Film Festival

Gold Conch (Grand Prize ex-aqueo) 1994 Bombay International Documentary Film Festival

Grand Prize- Best Political Documentary 1994 Canadian Documentary Film Festival

The film was nominated or semi-finalist for the following:

Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival

International Documentary Association Awards

Blois International Film Festival

Quinzaine dy cinema quebecois

The Orwell Award

Best Docuementary of the Year - New Internationalist Magazine

External links

• Mark Achbar at the Internet Movie Database