{{Short description|Canadian sound engineer}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2024}} '''Orest Sushko''' is a Canadian [[re-recording mixer]] working in the fields of film, television, and music. He holds a Bachelor's Degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and an M.A. degree in media production from [[Ryerson University]] in Toronto.
Orest won the Emmy award for Best Sound Mixing for the TV miniseries [[Nuremberg]] and was nominated for an Emmy for the TV miniseries [[Joan of Arc]]. He is the recipient of 9 MPSE nominations, @MPSE awards, 2 International Monitor Awards Finalist Citations, 12 Gemini nominations, 3 Genie nominations, 4 CSA (Canadian Screen Awards) nominations and a Golden Sheaf Award. Orest has mixed seven films for [[David Cronenberg]], including ''[[Crash (1996 film)|Crash]]'', ''[[Spider (2002 film)|Spider]]'', ''[[A History of Violence]]'', ''[[Eastern Promises]]'', ''[[A Dangerous Method]]'', ''[[Cosmopolis (film)|Cosmopolis]]'', and ''[[Maps to the Stars]]''. He has also mixed films and TV pilots for [[Barry Sonnenfeld]] and [[Guillermo del Toro]]. He won the 2007 [[Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound]] for David Cronenberg's 'Eastern Promises' and the 2011 [[Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound]] for Cronenberg's 'A Dangerous Method'.
In 2014, after more than a decade of work, he completed ''Music of Survival: The Story of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus'', a documentary tracing the history of the musical instrument known as the ''[[bandura]]'', a traditional musical instrument from his Ukrainian heritage.
== Recognition == * 2008 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound - ''[[Eastern Promises]]'' - Won (shared with [[Stuart Wilson (production sound mixer)|Stuart Wilson]], [[Christian Cooke (production sound mixer)|Christian Cooke]], [[Mark Zsifkovits]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://playbackonline.ca/2008/03/03/geniewins-20080303/|title=Away from Her wins big at Genies|first=Marise|last=Strauss|work=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]|date=March 3, 2008|access-date=November 17, 2024}}</ref> * 2003 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound - ''[[Spider (2002 film)|Spider]]'' - Nominated (shared with [[Glen Gauthier]], [[Christian T. Cooke]], [[Don White (foley recording mixer)|Don White]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://playbackonline.ca/2002/12/19/noms-20021219/|title=2003 Genie Awards nominees|work=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]|date=December 19, 2002|access-date=November 17, 2024}}</ref> * 2001 [[Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Single Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie - ''[[Nuremberg (miniseries)|Nuremberg]]'' part II - Won (shared with Lou Solakofski (re-recording mixer), [[Ian Rankin (production sound mixer)|Ian Rankin]] (re-recording mixer)) * 2001 Gemini Award for Best Overall Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - ''Nuremberg'' - Nominated (shared with Ian Rankin, Lou Solakofski, [[Claude La Haye]]) * 2000 Gemini Award for Best Overall Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - ''[[Dead Aviators]]'' - Nominated (shared with [[Richard Penn (production sound mixer)|Richard Penn]], Lou Solakofski) * 2000 Gemini Award for Best Overall Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - ''[[One Heart Broken Into Song]]'' - Nominated (shared with [[Alex Salter]], Lou Solakofski, [[Jim Rillie]]) * 2000 Gemini Award for Best Overall Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - ''[[The Sheldon Kennedy Story]]'' - Nominated (shared with [[Shane Connelly]], Dino Pigat) * 2000 [[Cinema Audio Society]] Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Movie-of-the-Week, Mini-Series or Special - ''[[Joan of Arc (miniseries)|Joan of Arc]]'' part I - Won (shared with Lou Solakofski (re-recording mixer), [[Urmas Rosin]] (production mixer)) * 1999 Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie - ''Joan of Arc'' part I - Nominated (shared with Lou Solakofski (re-recording mixer), [[Urmas Rosin]] (location mixer)) * 1999 Genie Award for Best Overall Sound - ''[[Such a Long Journey (film)|Such a Long Journey]]'' - Nominated (shared with [[Henry Embry]], [[Steph Carrier]], Lou Solakofski) * Fall 1998 Gemini Award for Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - ''[[Earth: Final Conflict]]'' episode Truth - Nominated (shared with [[Eric Apps]], [[David Rose (sound editor)|David Rose]], Steve Baine, [[John Douglas Smith]], Tom Bjelic, [[David Yonson]]) * Spring 1998 Gemini Award for Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - ''[[Dead Silence (1997 film)|Dead Silence]]'' - Nominated (shared with David Evans, Lou Solakofski, Dan Latour, Tony Currie, David Rose, Steve Baine, [[David Yonson]], John Douglas Smith, Clive Turner * 1997 Gemini Award for Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - ''[[Captive Heart: The James Mink Story]]'' - Nominated (shared with Dale Sheldrake, Tom Bjelic, Ao Loo, Lou Solakofski) * 1997 Gemini Award for Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - ''[[Heck's Way Home]]'' - Nominated (shared with John Douglas Smith, John Sievert, David Evans, Mark Gingras, Lou Solakofski, [[Leon Johnson (production sound mixer)|Leon Johnson]]) * 1996 Gemini Award for Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - ''[[Harrison Bergeron (film)|Harrison Bergeron]]'' - Nominated (shared with Mark Gingras, Wayne Griffin, Lou Solakofski, David Lee) * 1996 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound - ''[[Crash (1996 film)|Crash]]'' - Nominated (shared with Tony Van den Akker, David Lee, Dino Pigat, Lou Solakofski, [[Christian T. Cooke]]) * 1994 Gemini Award for Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - ''[[Lifeline to Victory]]'' - Nominated (shared with [[Jim Rillie]], [[Rick Ellis (production sound mixer)|Rick Ellis]], [[Anthony Lancett]], [[Gary Daprato]])
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== External links == * {{IMDb name|id=0839832}}
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