Ed Barreveld

Ed Barreveld (born 1957 in Rotterdam) is a Canadian documentary film producer based in Toronto who co-founded Storyline Entertainment in 2000 with Daniel Sekulich and Michael Kot. Since 2004 he has been the company's sole principal.[1]

Barreveld emigrated to Canada at the age of 23 and began his career in film in 1986, working at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), eventually becoming studio administrator of the NFB's Ontario Studio in Toronto from 1988 to 1996, before leaving for the private sector.[1]

His credits include the two-time Gemini Award nominee Aftermath: The Remnants of War (2000), the Gemini Award-winning Shipbreakers (2005), Tiger Spirit (2009), the Canadian Screen Award winning The Real Inglorious Bastards (2014),[2] the Emmy Award-winning Herman's House (2014), The World Before Her (2014), named to TIFF's Top Ten List, and the Canadian Screen Award nominee Frame 394 (2016). In 2016, he was honoured by the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival with its Don Haig Award, recognizing his "creative vision and entrepreneurship, as well as a track record of mentoring emerging Canadian filmmakers."[3][1][4]

  1. ^ a b c Klymkiw, Greg (26 March 2013). "Ed Barreveld's annus miraculous – Point of View Magazine". Point of View. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ^ Michael Korb, "True, glorious 'Inglorious' tale". Prince George Citizen, November 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Toronto-Based Producer Ed Barreveld Named 2016 Don Haig Award Recipient - Hot Docs". Hot Docs. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  4. ^ Alcinii, Daniele (2016-05-02). "Ed Barreveld to receive 2016 Hot Docs' Don Haig Award". Playback. Retrieved 2017-03-14.