# Jonathan Frantz

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{{Short description|Canadian cinematographer}}
{{Infobox person
| name             = Jonathan Frantz
| birth_place      = [London, Ontario](/source/London%2C_Ontario), Canada
| education        = [University of British Columbia](/source/University_of_British_Columbia) (MA)
| occupation       = Cinematographer, film producer
| years_active     = 2012–present
| organization     = [Isuma](/source/Isuma)
| known_for        = Indigenous filmmaking in Nunavut
| notable_works    = 
| awards           = [Canadian Screen Award for Best Animated Short](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Animated_Short) (2022)
}}
'''Jonathan Frantz''' is a [Canadian](/source/Canada) cinematographer and film producer, associated with the [Isuma](/source/Isuma) filmmaking collective in [Nunavut](/source/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](/source/Zacharias_Kunuk)'s films ''[Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice](/source/Angakusajaujuq%3A_The_Shaman's_Apprentice)'', which won the [Canadian Screen Award](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award) for [Best Animated Short](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Animated_Short) at the [10th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/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](/source/Wrong_Husband) (Uiksaringitara)'', which was a nominee for [Best Picture](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture) at the [14th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/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](/source/CBC_News), March 25, 2026.</ref>

Raised in [London](/source/London%2C_Ontario), [Ontario](/source/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](/source/University_of_British_Columbia) to do a master's degree in [community planning](/source/community_planning), graduating in 2004.<ref name=hnmag/> After doing some video production in his community planning work, in 2012 he moved to [Igloolik](/source/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](/source/Searchers_(film)) (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](/source/The_Ubyssey)'', June 24, 2022.</ref>

In 2018 he was producer and cinematographer on ''[Edge of the Knife](/source/Edge_of_the_Knife) (SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna)'', the first [Haida language](/source/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](/source/CBC_North), December 8, 2018.</ref>

==Credits==
*''[Searchers](/source/Searchers_(film)) (Maliglutut)'' - 2016, cinematographer and producer
*''[Tia and Piujuq](/source/Tia_and_Piujuq)'' - 2018, cinematographer
*''[Edge of the Knife](/source/Edge_of_the_Knife) (SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna)'' - 2018, cinematographer and producer
*''[One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk](/source/One_Day_in_the_Life_of_Noah_Piugattuk)'' - 2019, cinematographer and producer
*''The Shadow Trap'' - 2019, executive producer
*''[Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice](/source/Angakusajaujuq%3A_The_Shaman's_Apprentice)'' - 2021, producer and co-writer
*''[Tautuktavuk (What We See)](/source/Tautuktavuk_(What_We_See))'' - 2023, cinematographer and producer
*''[Wrong Husband](/source/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](/source/American_Indian_Film_Festival)
| 2019
| Best Film
| ''[Edge of the Knife](/source/Edge_of_the_Knife) (SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna)''
| {{won}}
| 
|-
|rowspan=2| [Canadian Screen Awards](/source/Canadian_Screen_Awards)
| [2022](/source/10th_Canadian_Screen_Awards)
| [Best Animated Short](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Animated_Short)
| ''[Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice](/source/Angakusajaujuq%3A_The_Shaman's_Apprentice)''
| {{won}}
| <ref name=david/>
|-
| [2026](/source/14th_Canadian_Screen_Awards)
| [Best Picture](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture)
| ''[Wrong Husband](/source/Wrong_Husband) (Uiksaringitara)''
| {{pending}}
| <ref name=weaver/>
|-
| rowspan=2| [Leo Awards](/source/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](/source/Vancouver_Sun)'', June 4, 2019.</ref>
|-
| Best Cinematography
| {{nom}}
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|8422740}}

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