{{Short description|Canadian cinematographer}} {{Infobox person | name = Jonathan Frantz | birth_place = London, Ontario, Canada | education = University of British Columbia (MA) | occupation = Cinematographer, film producer | years_active = 2012–present | organization = Isuma | known_for = Indigenous filmmaking in Nunavut | notable_works = | awards = Canadian Screen Award for Best Animated Short (2022) }} '''Jonathan Frantz''' is a Canadian cinematographer and film producer, associated with the Isuma filmmaking collective in Nunavut.<ref name=hnmag>Shawn Bordoff, [https://hnmag.ca/interview/25th-anniversary-whistler-film-festival-wff-uiksaringitara-wrong-husband/ "25th Anniversary Whistler Film Festival (WFF): Uiksaringitara / Wrong Husband"]. ''Hollywood North Magazine'', January 16, 2026.</ref>
He is most noted as a producer of Zacharias Kunuk's films ''Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice'', which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Animated Short at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022,<ref name=david>Greg David, [https://www.tv-eh.com/2022/04/06/corner-gas-animated-the-hardy-boys-mary-berg-and-canadas-drag-race-win-during-night-3-of-the-2022-canadian-screen-awards/ "Corner Gas Animated, The Hardy Boys, Mary Berg and Canada’s Drag Race win during Night 3 of the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards"]. ''TV, eh?'', April 6, 2022.</ref> and ''Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara)'', which was a nominee for Best Picture at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026.<ref name=weaver>Jackson Weaver, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/2026-csa-nominees-9.7140809 "North of North, Heated Rivalry, 40 Acres lead Canadian Screen Award nominees"]. CBC News, March 25, 2026.</ref>
Raised in London, Ontario, he studied economics in university and worked as a banker before losing interest in the industry and returning to the University of British Columbia to do a master's degree in community planning, graduating in 2004.<ref name=hnmag/> After doing some video production in his community planning work, in 2012 he moved to Igloolik to work with Kunuk, working in all aspects of the film business for a number of years with Kunuk and Isuma.<ref name=hnmag/> His first full film credit as a cinematographer and producer was on Kunuk's 2016 film ''Searchers (Maliglutut)''.<ref>Sabina Rakhimova, [https://ubyssey.ca/culture/inuk-director-zacharias-kunuks-maliglutit-is-a-suspenseful-arctic-thriller/ "Inuit director Zacharias Kunuk’s Maliglutit (ᒪᓕᒡᓗᑎᑦ) is a suspenseful Arctic thriller"]. ''The Ubyssey'', June 24, 2022.</ref>
In 2018 he was producer and cinematographer on ''Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna)'', the first Haida language feature film.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/haida-edge-of-the-knife-igloolik-1.4935268 "TIFF recognizes Haida film released by Nunavut production company"]. CBC North, December 8, 2018.</ref>
==Credits== *''Searchers (Maliglutut)'' - 2016, cinematographer and producer *''Tia and Piujuq'' - 2018, cinematographer *''Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna)'' - 2018, cinematographer and producer *''One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk'' - 2019, cinematographer and producer *''The Shadow Trap'' - 2019, executive producer *''Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice'' - 2021, producer and co-writer *''Tautuktavuk (What We See)'' - 2023, cinematographer and producer *''Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara)'' - 2025, cinematographer and producer
==Awards== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! Award ! Date of ceremony ! Category ! Work ! Result ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | American Indian Film Festival | 2019 | Best Film | ''Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna)'' | {{won}} | |- |rowspan=2| Canadian Screen Awards | 2022 | Best Animated Short | ''Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice'' | {{won}} | <ref name=david/> |- | 2026 | Best Picture | ''Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara)'' | {{pending}} | <ref name=weaver/> |- | rowspan=2| Leo Awards | rowspan=2| 2019 | Best Motion Picture | rowspan=2| ''Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna)'' | {{won}} | <ref>Stuart Derdeyn, [https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/movies/2019-leo-awards-honour-b-c-s-booming-film-and-tv-industry "2019 Leo Awards honour B.C.'s booming film and TV industry"]. ''Vancouver Sun'', June 4, 2019.</ref> |- | Best Cinematography | {{nom}} | |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|8422740}}
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