David Christensen
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David Christensen is an Alberta film director and producer who since October 2007 has been an executive producer with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) at its Northwest Centre, based in Edmonton.
Directing
His directorial credits include the 2003 NFB-co-produced documentary War Hospital, co-directed with Damien Lewis, and his 2006 dramatic feature debut film, Six Figures. A documentary filmmaker until Six Figures, Christensen prepared for the project by taking a workshop on directing actors with Judith Weston.[1] Six Figures was nominated for the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Screenplay at the 26th Genie Awards, and was a runner up for the best Canadian film award from the Toronto Film Critics Association.[2]
Producing
As head of the NFB's Edmonton studio, Christensen develops films from across the province of Alberta as well as northern Canada. His producing credits at the NFB include Wiebo's War (executive producer), Vanishing Point (producer/executive producer) and We Were Children (producer/executive producer).[3][4] His most recent productions include Everything Will Be, a 2014 documentary film about the fate of Vancouver's Chinatown, for which he approached Vancouver filmmaker Julia Kwan to direct her first non-fiction film.[5][6]
Other film work
He is a co-founder of the Calgary Cinematheque and curated two film programs for the Alberta College of Art and Design.[7]
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External links
- David Christensen at the Internet Movie Database
- War Hospital at the National Film Board of Canada
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