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Grant Baldwin (born in Brighton, England) is an English-Canadian record producer, cinematographer and documentary filmmaker.[1]

Life

Baldwin was born in England, emigrated to Canada at an early age with his family and grew up in Nanaimo.[2] After being schooled as an audio engineer, Baldwin worked as a composer of film and television music. Today, Baldwin lives in North Vancouver and works as a composer, screenwriter and director of documentary film and television.

Music

Using the pseudonyms Earball and later Phontaine, Baldwin released his own music, mainly of the downtempo und ambient genres. For his music, Baldwin collaborated with the singer Nadia Clark several times, as well as with other singers und musicians.

Film and TV

Together with his wife, producer Jenny Rustemeyer, Baldwin runs the Canadian production company Silvapark Films.

In addition to direction and cinematography, Baldwin is responsible for the film music of the productions. The topics of the documentaries are especially pollution (The Clean Bin Project), food loss and waste (Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story) and the interaction between people and nature (This Mountain Life).

Discography

Earball

  • 2001: aqui

Phontaine

  • 2004: Phontaine
  • 2007: Bibliotec
  • 2013: Resort

Filmography

Awards

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Award Year Category Work Result Ref
Canadian Screen Awards 2020 Best Cinematography in a Documentary This Mountain Life Nominated [3]
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2014 Earl A. Glick Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story Won [4]
Leo Awards 2015 Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series Won [5]
Best Musical Score in a Documentary Program or Series Won
2019 Best Direction in a Feature Length Documentary This Mountain Life Won [6]
Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary Won
2020 Because We Are Girls Nominated
2021 Best Direction in a Documentary Series Search and Rescue: North Shore Won [7]
Best Musical Score in a Documentary Series Search and Rescue: North Shore
with Stephen Fuller
Won
Best Cinematography in a Documentary Series Search and Rescue: North Shore
with Ian Christie
Nominated
2024 Best Musical Score in a Feature Length Documentary Subterranean
with Stephen Fuller
Won [8]
2025 Best Direction in a Documentary Series Search and Rescue: North Shore Nominated
Best Cinematography in a Documentary Series Search and Rescue: North Shore
with Ian Christie
Nominated
Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2014 Best Canadian Documentary Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story Nominated
2018 Best British Columbia Film This Mountain Life Nominated
Vancouver International Film Festival 2014 Impact Award Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story Won [9]
#MustSeeBC Won
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