Jack Weisman
Canadian film and television director
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Jack Weisman is an American-Canadian documentary filmmaker and cinematographer, who works commonly but not exclusively as a duo with his wife Gabriela Osio Vanden.[1] They are most noted for their 2021 short documentary film Nuisance Bear and its 2026 feature expansion Nuisance Bear.[2]
Jack Weisman | |
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Jack Weisman at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival | |
| Occupations | Filmmaker, cinematographer |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Spouse | Gabriela Osio Vanden |
Raised in Ithaca, New York, he subsequently moved to Toronto to study film, eventually becoming a Canadian citizen.[1] He met Vanden when they were both film students at York University,[1] with the couple officially marrying at an impromtu ceremony inside the historic Egyptian Theatre while at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival for the premiere of the feature version of Nuisance Bear.[3]
Filmography
Director
- The Changing Place of Making - 2014
- Nuisance Bear - 2021
- Nuisance Bear - 2026
Cinematographer
- Ráfagas de Paz - 2014
- The Changing Place of Making - 2014
- Take a Walk on the Wildside - 2017
- The Terrorist Hunter - 2018
- My Dear Kyrgyzstan - 2019
- Our Dance of Revolution - 2019
- Meilleur avant - 2020
- Nuisance Bear - 2021
- Zik - 2022
- Les Zultras - 2024
- Nuisance Bear - 2026
- Murder 101 - 2026
Awards
| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2021 | Best Canadian Short Film | Nuisance Bear with Gabriela Osio Vanden |
Honored | [4] |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 2022 | Best Short Documentary | Nominated | [5] | |
| Regard | 2022 | Best Documentary Short Film | Won | [6] | |
| Regard | 2022 | FIPRESCI Prize Best Short Film | Won | ||
| IDA Documentary Awards | 2022 | Best Short Documentary | Nominated | ||
| IDA Documentary Awards | 2022 | Pare Lorentz Award | Honored | ||
| Critics' Choice Documentary Awards | 2022 | Best Science/Nature Documentary | Nominated | ||
| Critics' Choice Documentary Awards | 2022 | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
| Critics' Choice Documentary Awards | 2022 | Best Short Documentary | Won | ||
| Cinema Eye Honors | 2023 | Outstanding Non-Fiction Short | Won | ||
| The Academy Awards | 2023 | Best Canadian Short Film | Shortlisted | [7] | |
| Sundance Film Festival | 2026 | Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Documentary | Nuisance Bear (2026 film) | Won | [8] |
