{{short description|Canadian film and television director}} {{Infobox person | name = Jack Weisman | image = Jack_Weisman_at_the_2026_Sundance_Film_Festival_for_Nuisance_Bear.jpg | image_upright = | caption = Jack Weisman at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | other_names = | years_active = 2016–present | occupation = Filmmaker, cinematographer | spouse = Gabriela Osio Vanden | partner = | children = }}
'''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.<ref name=randoja>Ingrid Randoja, [https://cmf-fmc.ca/now-next/articles/true-romance-partners-in-life-and-filmmaking/ "True romance: partners in life and filmmaking"]. Canada Media Fund, February 10, 2026.</ref> They are most noted for their 2021 short documentary film ''Nuisance Bear'' and its 2026 feature expansion ''Nuisance Bear''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canadian doc Nuisance Bear to world premiere at Sundance|url=https://playbackonline.ca/2025/12/11/canadian-doc-nuisance-bear-to-world-premiere-at-sundance/|access-date=2026-01-30|first=Jamie|last=Casemore}}</ref>
Raised in Ithaca, New York, he subsequently moved to Toronto to study film, eventually becoming a Canadian citizen.<ref name=randoja/> He met Vanden when they were both film students at York University,<ref name=randoja/> 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''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Carey |first=Matthew |title='Nuisance Bear' Directors Get Married At Sundance In Impromptu Main Street Ceremony |url=https://deadline.com/2026/01/nuisance-bear-directors-marry-at-sundance-film-festival-1236700419/ |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 28, 2026 |access-date=February 22, 2026}}</ref>
==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 == {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Award ! Year ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref |- | Toronto International Film Festival | 2021 | Best Canadian Short Film | rowspan="11" | ''Nuisance Bear''<br><small>with Gabriela Osio Vanden</small> | {{honored}} | <ref>Steve Pond, [https://www.thewrap.com/belfast-wins-toronto-film-festivals-peoples-choice-award/ "‘Belfast’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award"]. ''TheWrap'', September 18, 2021.</ref> |- | Canadian Screen Awards | 2022 | Best Short Documentary | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web|last=Ramachandran|first=Naman|date=February 15, 2022|title='Sort Of,' 'Scarborough,' 'Night Raiders' Lead Canadian Screen Awards Nominations|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/canadian-screen-awards-nominations-2022-1235182000/|access-date=February 15, 2022|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> |- | Regard | 2022 | Best Documentary Short Film | {{won}} | <ref name="frontrunner">Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/is-canadian-doc-nuisance-bear-an-oscar-frontrunner-watch-it-now/ "Is Canadian Doc Nuisance Bear an Oscar Frontrunner? Watch It Now!"]. ''Point of View'', December 28, 2022.</ref> |- | Regard | 2022 | FIPRESCI Prize Best Short Film | {{won}} | |- | IDA Documentary Awards | 2022 | Best Short Documentary | {{nom}} | |- | IDA Documentary Awards | 2022 | Pare Lorentz Award | {{honored}} | |- | Critics' Choice Documentary Awards | 2022 | Best Science/Nature Documentary | {{nom}} | |- | Critics' Choice Documentary Awards | 2022 | Best Cinematography | {{nom}} | |- | 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 | {{shortlist}} | <ref>unknown, [https://press.oscars.org/news/95th-oscarsr-shortlists-10-award-categories-announced/ "95TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 10 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED"]. ''Oscars'', December 21st, 2022.</ref> |- | Sundance Film Festival | 2026 | Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Documentary |Nuisance Bear (2026 film) | {{won}} |<ref name="LATimesSundance">{{cite news |last=Olsen |first=Mark |title='Josephine' and 'Nuisance Bear' win top prizes at Sundance |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2026-01-30/sundance-film-festival-awards-2026-josephine-nuisance-bear |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 30, 2026 |access-date=February 22, 2026}}</ref> |- |}
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==External links== *{{imdb name|6757607}} *{{official|https://www.jackweisman.com/}}
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