Mort Ransen

Mort Ransen (born August 16, 1933 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film and television director and screenwriter, best known for his Genie Award-winning 1995 film Margaret's Museum.[1]

Ransen began his career as an actor and theatre director, later becoming a director and producer of documentary films for the National Film Board.[2] He later left the NFB to work on his first dramatic feature film, Bayo. He has also directed television, including an episode of Street Legal and three films in the Shades of Love series of romance films.

Ransen was a nominee for Best Director, and winner of Best Screenplay with his cowriter Gerald Wexler, at the 16th Genie Awards for Margaret's Museum.

Filmography

Feature films

Documentaries

Television

References

  1. Mort Ransen at northernstars.ca.
  2. Mort Ransen at the Toronto International Film Festival's Canadian Film Encyclopedia.

External links


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