Ed Barreveld

{{Short description|Canadian documentary film producer}} '''Ed Barreveld''' (born 1957 in Rotterdam) is a Canadian documentary film producer based in Toronto who co-founded Storyline Entertainment in 2000 with Daniel Sekulich and Michael Kot. Since 2004 he has been the company's sole principal.<ref name=Klymkiw>{{cite news|last1=Klymkiw|first1=Greg|title=Ed Barreveld's annus miraculous – Point of View Magazine|url=http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/ed-barrevelds-annus-miraculous|accessdate=13 March 2017|work=Point of View|date=26 March 2013|language=en}}</ref>

Barreveld emigrated to Canada at the age of 23 and began his career in film in 1986, working at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), eventually becoming studio administrator of the NFB's Ontario Studio in Toronto from 1988 to 1996, before leaving for the private sector.<ref name=Klymkiw/>

His credits include the two-time Gemini Award nominee ''Aftermath: The Remnants of War'' (2000), the Gemini Award-winning ''Shipbreakers'' (2005), ''Tiger Spirit'' (2009), the Canadian Screen Award winning ''The Real Inglorious Bastards'' (2014),<ref>Michael Korb, "True, glorious 'Inglorious' tale". ''Prince George Citizen'', November 12, 2012.</ref> the Emmy Award-winning ''Herman's House'' (2014), ''The World Before Her'' (2014), named to TIFF's Top Ten List, and the Canadian Screen Award nominee ''Frame 394'' (2016). In 2016, he was honoured by the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival with its Don Haig Award, recognizing his "creative vision and entrepreneurship, as well as a track record of mentoring emerging Canadian filmmakers."<ref>{{cite web|title=Toronto-Based Producer Ed Barreveld Named 2016 Don Haig Award Recipient - Hot Docs|url=http://www.hotdocs.ca/news/2016-don-haig-award|website=Hot Docs|accessdate=13 March 2017}}</ref><ref name=Klymkiw/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2016/05/02/hot-docs-16-ed-barreveld-receives-don-haig-award/|title=Ed Barreveld to receive 2016 Hot Docs' Don Haig Award|last=Alcinii|first=Daniele|date=2016-05-02|website=Playback|access-date=2017-03-14}}</ref>

In 2024 he was recognized with the Rogers-DOC Luminary Award<ref>{{Cite web |last=Institute |first=D. O. C. |date=2024-11-27 |title=11th Annual DOC Institute Honours Awards Winners Announced |url=https://docinstitute.com/2024-doc-honours-winners/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=DOC Institute |language=en-US}}</ref> as an individual who embodies the creative spirit of the Canadian documentary tradition and displays generosity by supporting the next generation of doc-makers through mentorship, working behind the scenes to ensure that the genre remains strong for generations to come.

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0057336}} *{{Official website|https://www.storylineentertainment.com/people}}

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