Artist on Fire explained

Artist on Fire
Director:Kay Armatage
Producer:Barbara Tranter
Starring:Joyce Wieland
Cinematography:Babette Mangolte
Peter Mettler
Editing:Petra Valier
Studio:Dominion Pictures
Distributor:Canadian Filmmakers' Distribution Centre
Runtime:54 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:English

Artist on Fire (also known as Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland or Artist on Fire: The Work of Joyce Wieland) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Kay Armatage and released in 1987.[1] The film is a portrait of Canadian feminist artist and filmmaker Joyce Wieland.[2]

The film premiered in June 1987 at the International Women's Festival of Film and Video in Montreal,[3] and was later screened in the Perspectives Canada stream at the 1987 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]

At TIFF, the film received an honorable mention from the jury for the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Cameron Bailey. July–August 1987. Kay Armatage's Artist on Fire. Cinema Canada. 28–29. Online.
  2. [Carole Corbeil]
  3. Ina Warren, "Gentle spoofs, biting satire surface in productions by women: Films that tickle the funny bone". The Globe and Mail, June 6, 1987.
  4. [Jay Scott]
  5. Jay Scott, "No attendance figures released; Critics laud Zoo as best film". The Globe and Mail, September 21, 1987.