The Lindalee Tracey Award is an annual film award, presented in memory of Canadian documentary filmmaker

Lindalee Tracey Lindalee Tracey ( – ) was a Canadian broadcast journalist, documentary filmmaker, writer, and exotic dancer. She is best known for the documentary film ''Not a Love Story'', a controversial 1981 film about pornography. Her credits include work o ...

to emerging filmmakers whose works reflect values of social justice and a strong personal point of view. Created by

Peter Raymont Peter Raymont (born February 28, 1950) is a Canadian filmmaker and producer and the president of White Pine Pictures, an independent film, television and new media production company based in Toronto. Among his films are ''Shake Hands with the De ...

, Tracey's widower and former filmmaking partner, through his production studio White Pine Pictures, the award is presented annually at the

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is the largest documentary festival in North America. The event takes place annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 27th edition of the festival took place online throughout May and June ...

; however, the award is not limited to documentary films, but may be awarded to films in any genre, and films do not have to have been screened as part of the Hot Docs program to be eligible.

Winners

*2007 -

Trevor Anderson Trevor Anderson (born 3 March 1951) is a Northern Irish former footballer and manager. He played as a forward. Playing career Born in Belfast, Anderson began his playing career at Portadown before signing for Manchester United in October 1972. ...

, '' Rock Pockets'' *2008 -

Elizabeth Lazebnik Elizabeth Lazebnik is a Latvian Canadian filmmaker from Toronto, Ontario, whose full-length feature debut '' Be Still'' was released in 2021. The film, which premiered at the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival, was a Vancouver Film Critics ...

, ''Abeer'' *2009 - Will Inrig, ''The Fantastic Ballet of the Mind and Its Master'' and

Laura Bari Laura Bari is an Argentinian born and Montréal based filmmmaker. She studied pedagogy at Université du Québec à Montréal, specializing in psychopathology of the expression. Her debut feature film, ''Antoine'' (2008), is an-award winning doc ...

, ''

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'' *2010 - Ayanie Mohamed, ''Forgotten'' *2011 - Alexandre Hamel, ''Clé 56'' *2012 - Jasmine Oore, ''Glamour Guts'' *2013 -

Rodrigo Barriuso Rodrigo Barriuso (born 1988) is a Cuban-Canadian filmmaker, most noted as co-director with his brother Sebastián Barriuso of the film ''A Translator (Un traductor)'', Born in 1988 in Havana, Barriuso moved to Canada in the late 2000s to study f ...

, ''

For Dorian ''For Dorian'' is a 2012 Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Rodrigo Barriuso. The film stars Ron Lea as Oliver Baum, the father of a child with Down syndrome (Dylan Harman) who is struggling to come to terms with his son's sexual ...

'' and

Antoine Bourges Antoine Bourges is a French-Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter.Marsha Lederman"Fail to Appear, screening at VIFF, showcases a new wave of Toronto talent" ''The Globe and Mail'', September 20, 2017. He is most noted for his 2012 mid-length docudr ...

, '' East Hastings Pharmacy'' *2014 - Matt Johnson, ''

The Dirties ''The Dirties'' is a 2013 Canadian found footage thriller film and the directorial debut of Matt Johnson. It has received praise from critics as well as numerous awards, including the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative at the 2013 Slamdance Fi ...

'' and Madeleine Grant, ''The Backward Class'' *2015 - Yosef Baraki, '' Mina Walking'' *2016 - Michael Chen, ''Lost'' *2017 -

Thyrone Tommy Thyrone Tommy is a Canadians, Canadian film director and screenwriter. After writing and directing the short film ''Mariner (film), Mariner'' (2016), Tommy received acclaim for his work on the feature film ''Learn to Swim'' (2021), both of which p ...

, '' Mariner'' *2018 - Fazila Amiri, ''The Red Bicycle'' and Tim Tracey, ''Kreb'' *2019 - Andy Alvarez, ''Our Home'' *2020 -

Salar Pashtoonyar ''Bad Omen'' is a 2020 Canadian short drama film, directed by Salar Pashtoonyar. The film stars Fereshta Afshar as Pari, a widowed tailor in Kabul who must find the money to pay for a pair of prescription glasses to keep her job, despite Afghan cu ...

, ''

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'' *2021 - Cailleah Scott-Grimes, ''Between Us''Jillian Morgan
"Hot Docs ’21: “Zo reken”, “Ostrov – Lost Island” take awards"
'' RealScreen'', May 10, 2021. *2022 - Avazeh Shahnavaz, ''The Untouchable'' *2023 - Gaëlle Graton, ''A Shore Away (L'Autre rive)''Jennie Punter
"‘The Mountains,’ Heartbreaking Portrait of a Fractured Family, Wins Top Honor at Hot Docs"
'' Variety'', May 6, 2023.

References

External links

*{{official, https://www.whitepinepictures.com/lindaleetraceyaward Canadian film awards Awards established in 2007 2007 establishments in Ontario