John Brunton is a Canadian film and television producer, most noted as the longtime chief executive officer of

Insight Productions Insight Productions is a Canadian production company based in Toronto, Ontario. It was established in 1970. Insight is led by CEO John Brunton. History Insight Productions was established in 1970 by Penray "Pen" Densham and John Kingsley Wa ...

. He first joined the company in 1976 as a carpenter and production assistant, until buying out founders Pen Densham and John Watson a few years later; under Brunton, the company was transformed into one of Canada's leading producers of reality and special events programming, including ''

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'', January 3, 2004. ''

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'', '' Battle of the Blades'' and the annual Juno Awards ceremony. He has been nominated for 58

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and Canadian Screen Awards in his career as a producer, winning 17 times. His sister, Barbara Bowlby, was also a senior executive with Insight until her retirement in 2018. In 2024, he was named as a recipient of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Board of Directors Tribute Award at the

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.Connie Thiessen
"Marilyn Denis, John Brunton among Canadian Academy ‘Special Award’ recipients"
''Broadcast Dialogue'', March 19, 2024.

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