Ina Fichman is a Canadian film producer and president of Intuitive Pictures, based in Montreal.[1] She is best known for the 2022 film Fire of Love.[2] [3][4]
Ina Fichman | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
She won the Gemini Award for Best History Documentary Program for Undying Love in 2003.[5] She has been nominated for the 34th Producers Guild of America Awards, British Academy Film Awards, Emmy, Critics Choice Awards and Canadian Screen Awards. Fichman was the recipient of the Don Haig Award at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2018.[6]
She is on the DOC Canada board of directors chair,[7] a board member of the International Documentary Association[8] and a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [9]
She was a producer for the film Fire of Love[10][11][12] which was nominated in 2023 for an Oscar at the 95th Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature.
Filmography
edit- The Last Trip - 1994
- Undying Love - 2002
- S&M: Short and Male - 2008
- Malls R Us - 2009
- Mabul (The Flood) - 2010
- Inheritance - 2012
- Boredom - 2012
- Shekinah Rising - 2013
- 100% T-Shirt - 2014
- Monsoon - 2014
- The Wanted 18 - 2014
- Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt - 2015
- Judging Japan - 2016
- The Oslo Diaries - 2018
- Gift - 2018
- Laila at the Bridge - 2018
- Inside Lehman Brothers - 2018
- Don't Worry, the Doors Will Open - 2019
- Stray - 2020
- Once Upon a Sea - 2021
- The Gig Is Up - 2021
- Fanny: The Right to Rock - 2021
- Blue Box - 2021
- Gabor - 2021
- Fire of Love - 2022
- 7 Beats per Minute - 2024
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Category | Organization | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Donald Brittain Award | Gemini Awards | The Last Trip | Nominated |
| 2002 | Best History Documentary Program | Gemini Awards | Undying Love | Won[5] |
| 2005 | Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series (producer) | Gemini Awards | My Brand New Life | Nominated |
| 2005 | Multiculture Award (producer) | Gémeaux Awards | My Brand New Life | Won |
| 2011 | Best Children's Feature Film | Asian Pacific Screen Awards | The Flood (Mabul) | Nominated |
| 2018 | Dalia Sigan Award, Best Script | Jerusalem Film Festival | The Oslo Diaries | Won |
| 2019 | Outstanding Historical Documentary | Emmy Awards | The Oslo Diaries | Nominated |
| 2021 | Old Oak Audience Choice Award | Forest City Film Festival | The Gig Is Up | Won |
| 2023 | Best Documentary | British Academy Film Awards | Fire of Love | Nominated |
| 2023 | Best Documentary Film | Chicago Indie Critics Award | Fire of Love | Won |
| 2023 | Outstanding Nonfiction Feature | Cinema Eye Honors | Fire of Love | Nominated |
| 2023 | Documentary Feature | 95th Academy Awards | Fire of Love | Nominated |
| 2023 | Documentary | Peabody Awards | Fire of Love | Won |
References
edit- ^ Intuitive Pictures
- ^ Jill Goldsmith. "'Fire Of Love' To Pass $1 Million At Global Box Office, Becoming Year's Top-Grossing Documentary". Deadline.
- ^ Etan Vlessing. "Neon, Nat Geo to Release Sundance Opener 'Fire of Love'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Kelly, Brendan. "Montrealer Ina Fichman on the Oscar campaign trail with Fire of Love". montrealgazette.
- ^ a b "CBC wins 18 awards at Gemini presentations". Nanaimo Daily News. The Canadian Press. 20 October 2003. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Daniele Alcinii. "Hot Docs '18 honors Ina Fichman with Don Haig Award". Realscreen.
- ^ Jillian Morgan. "Intuitive Pictures president Ina Fichman named DOC board of directors chair". Realscreen.
- ^ Matthew Carey. "IDA Names Three New Board Members, Appoints Director Of Development". Deadline.
- ^ "ACADEMY INVITES 819 TO MEMBERSHIP". Oscars.org.
- ^ Pat Mullen. "Canucks Daniel Roher, Ina Fichman Among Oscar Nominees". POV.
- ^ Hilary Lewis. "'Oscars: Full List of Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Mike, Fleming (2 March 2023). "Searchlight Lands Theatrical Remake Rights To Oscar-Nominated National Geographic Docu 'Fire Of Love', Lava Love Story Of French Volcanologists". Deadline.