Anne Pritchard
Anne Pritchard | |
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| Born | 1935 |
| Died | 2025 (aged 89–90) |
| Known for | production design, art direction |
| Awards | Etrog Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design 1970 The Act of the Heart 1976 The Far Shore Genie Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design 1980 Atlantic City, U.S.A. 1985 Joshua Then and Now Genie Award for Best Costume Design 1980 Fantastica Jutra Award for Best Art Direction 2012 Laurence Anyways |
Anne Pritchard (1935-2025)[1] was a Canadian production designer, art director and set decorator. She was most noted as a four-time Etrog and Genie award winner for Best Art Direction/Production Design, winning at the 22nd Canadian Film Awards in 1970 for The Act of the Heart,[2] at the 27th Canadian Film Awards in 1976 for The Far Shore,[2] at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981 for Atlantic City, U.S.A.,[3] and at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986 for Joshua Then and Now,[4] and a Genie Award winner for Best Costume Design at the 2nd Genie Awards for Fantastica.[3]
She received six other nominations for Best Art Direction/Production Design over the course of her career: for Fantastica at the 2nd Genie Awards,[5] for Threshold at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983,[6] for The Revolving Doors (Les Portes tournantes) at the 10th Genie Awards in 1989,[7] for Perfectly Normal at the 12th Genie Awards in 1991,[8] for The Art of War at the 21st Genie Awards in 2000,[9] and for Laurence Anyways at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2013.[10]
For Laurence Anyways, she was the winner of the Jutra Award for Best Art Direction at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013.[11]
References
- ^ @canadianproductiondesign; (25 September 2025). "In Memoriam: Anne Pritchard (1935-2025)" – via Instagram.
- ^ a b Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1.
- ^ a b Jay Scott, "Les Bons Debarras sweeps the Genies". The Globe and Mail, March 13, 1981.
- ^ Bruce Bailey, "Cousin strikes Genie gold; Comedy-drama triumphs in film awards' top categories". Montreal Gazette, March 21, 1986.
- ^ Jay Scott, "Genie nominations released". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1981.
- ^ Jay Scott, "Top Genie prospects for Jack Miner move". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1983.
- ^ "Genie award nominees". Vancouver Sun, February 14, 1989.
- ^ "Genie candidates announced". Edmonton Journal, October 10, 1991.
- ^ Lacey, Liam (December 13, 2000). "Maelstrom storms the Genies". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on February 11, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ Brian D. Johnson, "Introducing the Canadian Screen Awards, and their 2013 nominees". Maclean's, January 15, 2013.
- ^ "Liste des gagnants de la 15e ceremonie des Jutra". Canadian Press, March 17, 2013.