'''Arnie Gelbart''' is a [[Belgium|Belgian]]-[[Canada|Canadian]] film and television producer, who founded the Galafilm studio in 1990.<ref>[https://playbackonline.ca/2000/08/21/29814-20000821/ "Galafilm's multimedia agenda"]. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'', August 21, 2000.</ref>
Born in [[Brussels]] and raised in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], he began his career in film as an assistant director on [[Luis Buñuel]]'s 1972 film ''[[The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie]]''.<ref>Brendan Kelly, "Drawn back to drama: Galafilm's Gelbart returns to TV movies, features". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', June 25, 2001.</ref> He was a co-founder of Cleo 24 in the 1980s,<ref>John Haslett Cuff, "Cooking up deals at the barbecue". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', June 13, 1987.</ref> before launching Galafilm in 1990.
He has produced both narrative and documentary film and television. His most noted productions have included the [[Gemini Award]]-winning documentary series ''[[The Valour and the Horror]]'', and the film ''[[Lilies (film)|Lilies]]'', a [[Genie Award]] winner for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Motion Picture]].<ref name=lilies>{{Cite web|url=http://playbackonline.ca/1996/12/02/18483-19961202/ |title=Crash, Lilies top Genies |last=Armstrong |first=Mary Ellen |date=December 2, 1996 |work=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]}}</ref> He has also been a screenwriter, most notably on the films ''[[Bayo (film)|Bayo]]'' and ''[[The Gunrunner (film)|The Gunrunner]]'', and has directed a number of short documentary films.
He was inducted as a member of the [[Order of Canada]] in 2024.<ref>Antoni Nerestant, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/order-of-canada-quebec-appointees-1.7247436 "From finance to fighting racism, Order of Canada appointees include prominent Quebecers"]. [[CBC News]] Montreal, June 27, 2024.</ref> <!-- ==Filmography== --> ==Awards== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Award ! Year ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref |- | rowspan=2| [[Canadian Screen Awards]] | [[2nd Canadian Screen Awards|2014]] | Best Documentary Series | ''The Beat''<br><small>with Daniel Morin</small> | {{nom}} | |- | [[10th Canadian Screen Awards|2022]] | [[Donald Brittain Award]] | ''[[Ghosts of Afghanistan]]''<br><small>with [[Julian Sher]], Natalie Dubois</small> | {{won}} | <ref>Greg David, [https://www.tv-eh.com/2022/04/04/employable-me-oscar-peterson-black-white-and-lisa-laflamme-win-during-night-1-of-the-2022-canadian-screen-awards/ "Employable Me, Oscar Peterson: Black + White and Lisa LaFlamme win during Night 1 of the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards"]. ''TV, eh?'', April 4, 2022.</ref> |- | rowspan=21| [[Gemini Awards]] | [[7th Gemini Awards|1993]] | Best Documentary Series | ''[[The Valour and the Horror]]''<br><small>with [[André Lamy]]</small> | {{won}} | <ref>Tony Atherton, "Valour and the Horror vindicated; Controversial program wins Gemini for best documentary series". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', March 8, 1993.</ref> |- | [[10th Gemini Awards|1995]] | Donald Brittain Award | ''The Voyage of the St. Louis'' | {{nom}} | <ref>Christopher Harris, "Due South captures 15 Gemini nominations". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 2, 1996.</ref> |- | [[14th Gemini Awards|1999]] | Best Short Drama | ''The Tale of Teeka''<br><small>with [[Anna Stratton]]</small> | {{nom}} | <ref>"Major Gemini Awards nominations". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', September 22, 1999.</ref> |- | rowspan=2| [[15th Gemini Awards|2000]] | [[Rob Stewart Award|Best Science, Technology, Nature, Environment or Adventure Documentary Program]] | ''After Darwin'' | {{won}} | <ref>"Early Gemini winners Saturday". ''[[Edmonton Journal]]'', October 30, 2000.</ref> |- | Best History/Biography Documentary Program | ''The Viking Saga: The Era of the Long Ships''<br><small>with Bo G. Ericson, Lars Rengfelt</small> | {{nom}} | <ref>"Complete list of Gemini nominees". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', September 20, 2000.</ref> |- | rowspan=2| [[17th Gemini Awards|2002]] | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Dramatic Series|Best Drama Series]] | ''[[Bliss (Canadian TV series)|Bliss]]''<br><small>with Janis Lundman, Adrienne Mitchell, Ian Whitehead</small> | {{nom}} | <ref>"Made in Canada, Da Vinci and Cold Squad score Gemini nominations". ''[[Sudbury Star]]'', September 26, 2002.</ref> |- | Best Biography Documentary Program | ''Ted Allan: Minstrel Boy of the 20th Century''<br><small>with Adam Symansky, Sally Bochner, [[Elizabeth Klinck]]</small> | {{nom}} | |- | rowspan=2| [[18th Gemini Awards|2003]] | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Reality/Competition Series|Best Reality Program or Series]] | ''[[Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within]]''<br><small>with Marie Côté, Vincent Gagné</small> | {{won}} | <ref>"Cirque du Soleil wins Gemini Awards". ''[[Prince George Citizen]]'', October 20, 2003.</ref> |- | Best History Documentary Program | ''Chiefs: The Trial of Poundmaker''<br><small>with Richard Elson</small> | {{nom}} | <ref>"Academy announces Gemini Documentary, News and Sports nominees". ''[[Canada NewsWire]]'', August 26, 2003.</ref> |- | [[19th Gemini Awards|2004]] | Best Drama Series | ''Bliss''<br><small>with Janis Lundman, Ian Whitehead, Adrienne Mitchell</small> | {{nom}} | <ref>Alex Strachan, "Human Cargo gets 17 nods to lead Gemini nominations". ''[[Victoria Times-Colonist]]'', October 27, 2004.</ref> |- | rowspan=5| [[20th Gemini Awards|2005]] | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best TV Movie|Best TV Movie]] | ''Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery''<br><small>with Francine Allaire, Anne Marie La Traverse</small> | {{won}} | <ref>Alex Strachan, "Global's Newman picks up Gemini as top newscaster". ''[[Northern News]]'', November 21, 2005.</ref> |- | Best Science, Technology, Nature, Environment or Adventure Documentary Program | ''The Origins of AIDS''<br><small>with Michel Crepon, Christine Le Goff, Christine Pereaux</small> | {{won}} | |- | rowspan=2| Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series | ''[[15/Love]]''<br><small>with Jesse Fawcett, Derek Schreyer, Olivier Brémond, Karen Troubetzkoy, Pascal Breton, Leanna Crouch</small> | {{nom}} | |- | ''Fungus the Bogeyman''<br><small>Ian Whitehead, [[Dan Maddicott]], Michael Haggiag</small> | {{nom}} | |- | Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series | ''The Origins of AIDS''<br><small>with Peter Chappell, Stéphane Horel</small> | {{nom}} | |- | rowspan=3| [[21st Gemini Awards|2006]] | Best TV Movie | ''[[Hunt for Justice]]''<br><small>with Francine Allaire, Randy Holleschau, Anne Marie La Traverse, Christine Ruppert</small> | {{won}} | <ref>Alex Strachan, "Lively drama about struggling theatre company hauls in three Gemini Awards". ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', October 19, 2006.</ref> |- | Donald Brittain Award | ''Big Sugar''<br><small>with Sylvia Wilson, Stephen Phizicky</small> | {{nom}} | |- | Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series | ''15/Love''<br><small>with Derek Schreyer, Olivier Brémond, Karen Troubetzkoy, Pascal Breton</small> | {{nom}} | |- | rowspan=2| [[22nd Gemini Awards|2007]] | Best Performing Arts Program or Series, or Arts Documentary Program or Series | ''Cirque du Soleil: Lovesick''<br><small>with Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne, Vincent Gagné, Martin Bolduc</small> | {{won}} | |- | rowspan=2| Best History Documentary Program | ''The Great War: The Complete History of WWI''<br><small>with Natalie Dubois, Stephen Phizicky, Janet Torge, [[Brian McKenna]]</small> | {{nom}} | |- | [[25th Gemini Awards|2010]] | ''Paris 1919''<br><small>with Gerry Flahive, Silva Basmajian, Paul Saadoun</small> | {{won}} | |- | rowspan=2| [[Genie Awards]] | [[17th Genie Awards|1996]] | rowspan=2| [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Motion Picture]] | ''[[Lilies (film)|Lilies]]''<br><small>with [[Robin Cass]], [[Anna Stratton]]</small> | {{won}} | <ref name=lilies/> |- | [[18th Genie Awards|1997]] | ''[[The Hanging Garden (film)|The Hanging Garden]]''<br><small>with [[Thom Fitzgerald]], [[Louise Garfield]]</small> | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://playbackonline.ca/1997/11/17/19832-19971117/ |title=The 1997 Genie Awards |date=November 17, 1997 |work=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]}}</ref> |- | [[Emmy Awards]] | [[55th Primetime Emmy Awards|2003]] | Outstanding Nonfiction Program (Alternative) | ''Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within''<br><small>with Christian Barcellos, Martin Bolduc, Marie Côté, Vincent Gagné, Amy Introcaso-Davis, Sylvia Wilson</small> | {{won}} | |}
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