Orest Sushko is a Canadian re-recording mixer working in the fields of film, television, and music. He holds a Bachelor's Degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and an M.A. degree in media production from

Ryerson University Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU or Toronto Met) is a public university, public research university located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The university's core campus is situated within the Garden District, Toronto, Garden District, although i ...

in Toronto. Orest won the Emmy award for Best Sound Mixing for the TV miniseries

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and was nominated for an Emmy for the TV miniseries

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. He is the recipient of 9 MPSE nominations, @MPSE awards, 2 International Monitor Awards Finalist Citations, 12 Gemini nominations, 3 Genie nominations, 4 CSA (Canadian Screen Awards) nominations and a Golden Sheaf Award. Orest has mixed seven films for

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, including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' A History of Violence'', '' Eastern Promises'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He has also mixed films and TV pilots for

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and

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. He won the 2007

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for David Cronenberg's 'Eastern Promises' and the 2011

for Cronenberg's 'A Dangerous Method'. In 2014, after more than a decade of work, he completed ''Music of Survival: The Story of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus'', a documentary tracing the history of the musical instrument known as the '' bandura'', a traditional musical instrument from his Ukrainian heritage.

Recognition

* 2008 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound - '' Eastern Promises'' - Won (shared with Stuart Wilson,

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) * 2003 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound - ''

'' - Nominated (shared with

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, Christian T. Cooke, Don White) * 2001

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for Outstanding Single Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie - ''

'' part II - Won (shared with Lou Solakofski (re-recording mixer), Ian Rankin (re-recording mixer)) * 2001 Gemini Award for Best Overall Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - ''Nuremberg'' - Nominated (shared with Ian Rankin, Lou Solakofski,

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) * 2000 Gemini Award for Best Overall Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - ''

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'' - Nominated (shared with Richard Penn, Lou Solakofski) * 2000 Gemini Award for Best Overall Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - ''

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'' - Nominated (shared with

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, Lou Solakofski,

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) * 2000 Gemini Award for Best Overall Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - ''

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'' - Nominated (shared with Shane Connelly, Dino Pigat) * 2000 Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Movie-of-the-Week, Mini-Series or Special - ''

'' part I - Won (shared with Lou Solakofski (re-recording mixer), Urmas Rosin (production mixer)) * 1999 Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie - ''Joan of Arc'' part I - Nominated (shared with Lou Solakofski (re-recording mixer), Urmas Rosin (location mixer)) * 1999 Genie Award for Best Overall Sound - '' Such a Long Journey'' - Nominated (shared with Henry Embry, Steph Carrier, Lou Solakofski) * Fall 1998 Gemini Award for Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - '' Earth: Final Conflict'' episode Truth - Nominated (shared with Eric Apps, David Rose, Steve Baine, John Douglas Smith, Tom Bjelic, David Yonson) * Spring 1998 Gemini Award for Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - ''

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'' - Nominated (shared with David Evans, Lou Solakofski, Dan Latour, Tony Currie, David Rose, Steve Baine, David Yonson, John Douglas Smith, Clive Turner * 1997 Gemini Award for Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - '' Captive Heart: The James Mink Story'' - Nominated (shared with Dale Sheldrake, Tom Bjelic, Ao Loo, Lou Solakofski) * 1997 Gemini Award for Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - ''

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'' - Nominated (shared with John Douglas Smith, John Sievert, David Evans, Mark Gingras, Lou Solakofski, Leon Johnson) * 1996 Gemini Award for Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - '' Harrison Bergeron'' - Nominated (shared with Mark Gingras, Wayne Griffin, Lou Solakofski, David Lee) * 1996 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound - ''

'' - Nominated (shared with Tony Van den Akker, David Lee, Dino Pigat, Lou Solakofski, Christian T. Cooke) * 1994 Gemini Award for Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - ''

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'' - Nominated (shared with

, Rick Ellis, Anthony Lancett, Gary Daprato)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sushko, Orest Primetime Emmy Award winners Best Sound Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Toronto Metropolitan University alumni Canadian people of Ukrainian descent