Larry Weinstein Explained

Larry Weinstein
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma Mater:York University
Occupation:Film director
Children:2
Years Active:1982–present

Larry Weinstein (born 1956) is a Canadian film director of theatrical and television documentaries, performance films, and dramas. The majority of his films centre on musical subjects and the depiction of the creative process, while his other subjects range from the horrors of war to the pleasures of football.[1] [2]

Biography

Weinstein began to make films as a teenager while attending Earl Haig Secondary School.[3] He went on to attend York University's film school. This led to teaming up with Barbara Willis Sweete and Niv Fichman to co-found Rhombus Media in 1979.[4] [5]

Weinstein's directorial debut came in 1984's , which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short and won the first-ever Best Documentary Gemini Award in Canada.[6] Best known for classical-music projects such as Ravel's Brain, Beethoven's Hair and Mozartballs,[7] Weinstein made 36 films that have garnered dozens of awards from around the world, including three International Emmy Awards (and several other Emmy nominations) and 12 personal Canadian Screen/Gemini Awards, as well as major awards in Canada, the United States, France, The Czech Republic, Mexico, and Australia.[8]

His films have been broadcast in over 40 countries and he has been the subject of many International film retrospectives including those at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, The Jakarta International Film Festival in Indonesia, Doc Aviv in Israel, MOFFOM (Music on Film-Film on Music) in the Czech Republic, The Look of Sound in Germany, Impara L’Arte in Italy, the Havana Film Festival in Cuba, and a recent tribute at TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] York University awarded him an honorary doctorate.[14]

In 2015, Weinstein founded Larry Weinstein Productions and his distribution company, Dead Cow International.[15] Weinstein's 2016 documentary The Devil's Horn premiered at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema.[16] His other 2016 film, Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star, a documentary on Leslie Caron, premiered at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.[17] [18]

His film Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2019.[19]

Weinstein won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction in a Documentary Program at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards for Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas.[20]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roll Over, Beethoven: Larry Weinstein is the Maestro of the Off-Beat Music Documentary. March 17, 2009. International Documentary Association.
  2. Web site: Canadian Famous Director and Documentary Master Professor Larry Weinstein Enters into Agreement of Cooperation with DeTao . 2016-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161125061553/http://58.68.227.24/news/show/300333 . 2016-11-25 . dead .
  3. Web site: Van Poppel. David. Larry Weinstein talks Mozartballs, Timbits and more. Tiff. 22 November 2016.
  4. News: Houpt. Simon. With four films over four nights, Niv Fichman prepares for a TIFF marathon. 22 November 2016. The Globe and Mail. September 10, 2015.
  5. Encyclopedia: Rhombus Media. Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. August 26, 2019.
  6. News: Nasmith. Cecilia. Filmmaker shares the joy of sax. 22 November 2016. Northumberland Today. April 28, 2016.
  7. News: Reid. Michael D.. Big Picture: A film with sax appeal. 22 November 2016. Times Colonist. May 6, 2016.
  8. Web site: Wawryshyn. Olena. Weinstein garners another accolade. yfile. York University. 22 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161125044249/http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2007/04/11/weinstein-garners-another-accolade/. 25 November 2016. dead.
  9. Web site: Toronto's One-Stop Doc Shop. July 24, 2012. International Documentary Association.
  10. Web site: DocAviv. archive.docaviv.co.il.
  11. Web site: Filmový festival MOFFOM. Dina. Šnejdarová. www.casopisharmonie.cz.
  12. Web site: The Look of the Sound: Larry Weinstein . fernsehforum-musik.de . https://web.archive.org/web/20161224035134/http://www.fernsehforum-musik.de/index.php?id=101 . 2016-12-24.
  13. Web site: IMPARA L'ARTE 2010 - proiezioni di film del regista Larry Weinstein | Multisala Pio X. multisalampx.it.
  14. Web site: Larry Weinstein.
  15. Web site: Larry Weinstein brings sax appeal to first project.
  16. Web site: Parker. Andrew. Review: The Devil's Horn. thetfs.ca. Toronto Film Scene. 22 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160707093739/http://thetfs.ca/2016/04/22/review-the-devils-horn/. 7 July 2016. dead.
  17. News: The Reluctant Star is a lovely and delicious valentine to Leslie Caron. The Globe and Mail. June 24, 2016 . Schneller . Johanna .
  18. Web site: The POV Interview: Larry Weinstein Talks 'Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star' – Point of View Magazine. povmagazine.com. June 27, 2016 .
  19. Web site: Documentary on Colten Boushie case to open Toronto's Hot Docs festival . www.cbc.ca . CBC . 7 April 2019.
  20. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/csa-nonfiction-gala-1.5072719 "Gord Downie's Secret Path, Amazing Race and CBC News among Canadian Screen Awards winners"

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