Damian Pettigrew | |
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Born | Damian (Damien) Pettigrew Québec, Canada |
Occupation(s) | filmmaker, screenwriter, author |
Years active | 1982–present |
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
Awards | UNESCO Grand Prize - Best Documentary 1997 Balthus Through the Looking Glass Lausanne IFAF Prize - Best Photography 1997 Balthus Through the Looking Glass Prix Arte Nomination - Best Documentary 2003 Fellini: I'm a Born Liar Marseille IFF Award - Coup de Coeur 2003 Fellini: I'm a Born Liar Banff World Television Festival Rockie Award - Best Arts Documentary 2003 Fellini: I'm a Born Liar |
Damian (also Damien) Pettigrew (1963)[1] is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, author, and multimedia artist, best known for his cinematic portraits of Balthus, Carolyn Carlson, Federico Fellini, and Jean Giraud.
Released theatrically in fifteen countries, his film Fellini: I'm a Born Liar won the Rockie Award for Best Documentary at the Banff World Television Festival and was nominated for the Prix Arte at the European Film Awards, Europe's equivalent of the Oscars.[2]