Francis Mankiewicz

Francis Mankiewicz
Born	(1944-03-15)March 15, 1944 Shanghai, China
Died	Montreal, Canada
Occupation	Film director Screenwriter Film producer
Years active	1972 - 1991

Francis Mankiewicz (March 15, 1944 in Shanghai, China – August 14, 1993 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. In 1945, his family moved to Montreal, where Francis would spend all his childhood. He was a relative of Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Herman J. Mankiewicz.

Filmography

Feature Films

• Le temps d'une chasse (1972)
• Une amie d'enfance (1978)
• Les bons débarras (1980)
• Les beaux souvenirs (1981)
• Les portes tournantes (1988)

Other Work

• Une cause civil (Short film, 1973)
• Un procès criminel (Short film, 1973)
• Valentin (Short film, 1973)
• L'orientation (Short film, 1974)
• Expropriation (Short film, 1975)
• Pointe Pelée (Short film, 1976)
• What We Have Here is a People Problem (TV movie, 1976) (Created for TV Series For the Record)
• Suicide en prison (Short film aka I Was Dying Anyway, 1977)
• A Matter of Choice (TV movie, 1978) (Created for TV Series For the Record)
• Une journée à la Pointe Pelée (Documentary, 1978)
• The Sight (Short film, 1985)
• And Then You Die (TV movie, 1987)
• Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher (TV movie, 1990)
• Conspiracy of Silence (TV miniseries, 1991)

Recognition

• 1993 Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series - Conspiracy of Silence - Won
• 1990 Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series - Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher - Won
• 1989 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction - Les Portes tournantes - Nominated
• 1989 Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay - Les Portes tournantes - Nominated (shared with Jacques Savoie)
• 1988 Cannes Film Festival Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention - Les Portes tournantes - Won
• 1988 Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series - And Then You Die - Nominated
• 1981 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction - Les bons débarras - Won
• 1980 Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear - Les bons débarras - Nominated

External links

• Francis Mankiewicz at the Internet Movie Database
• [1] at The Film Reference Library