Atuat Akkitirq (1935–2022) was a Canadian filmmaker, actress and costume designer. [1] A partner in the filmmaking collective Arnait Video Productions, [2] she was a shortlisted Genie Award nominee for Best Costume Design at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002 for Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, [3] and won the award at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010 for Before Tomorrow (Le Jour avant le lendemain). [4]
She also had supporting roles as an actress in both Atanarjuat and The Journals of Knud Rasmussen, and was a co-director with Marie-Hélène Cousineau, Madeline Ivalu, Susan Avingaq and Mary Kunuk Iyyaraq of Arnait's 2001 documentary film Anaana. She has also taught management studies at Nunavut Arctic College. [5]
References
- ^ "Fort Smith, N.W.T. puts fur fashion on the runway". CBC North, February 24, 2014.
- ^ "Faces Behind the Scenes: Atuat Akkitirq". Playback, April 5, 2010.
- ^ "Atanarjuat, War Bride lead Genie list". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2001.
- ^ "Polytechnique Sweeps Genies With Nine Awards, Including Best Picture". CityNews, April 13, 2010.
- ^ "Arctic College students, family and friends celebrate graduation in Igloolik" Archived 2017-03-07 at the Wayback Machine. Nunavut Arctic College, April 24, 2010.
External links
 | This article about a Canadian film director is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1935 births
- 2022 deaths
- 21st-century indigenous artists of the Americas
- Actresses from Nunavut
- Artists from Nunavut
- Best Costume Design Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
- Canadian costume designers
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian Inuit women
- Canadian women artists
- Canadian women film directors
- Film directors from Nunavut
- Indigenous fashion designers of the Americas
- Inuit actresses
- Inuit artists
- Inuit from Nunavut
- Inuit from the Northwest Territories
- People from Igloolik
- Canadian women costume designers
- Canadian film director stubs