Victor Sarin (born 1945) is an

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, producer and

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. His work as a cinematographer includes ''

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'', '' Whale Music'', '' Nowhere to Hide'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He also directed such projects as ''Partition'', ''

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''.

Career

Sarin was born in

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, India. His teenage years were lived in Australia where he father was a diplomat. After a short stint as a news cameraman in Australia, he came to Canada in 1963. He landed with the

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and shot a number of its prestigious dramas during the 1980s. He shot his first movie,

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’s ''Heartaches'' in 1981, and became one of Canada’s top cinematographers on award-winning films such as '' ''Bye Bye Blues'''', ''Whale Music'' and ''Margaret’s Museum''. In 1989, Sarin made a strong feature-film directing debut with ''Cold Comfort''. In 2006, he directed and photographed ''Partition'', based on his own script, a love story set against the turbulent history of his home region, divided in 1947 and now split between Indian and Pakistani control.

Filmography

Director

* ''

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'' (1980) * ''

You've Come a Long Way, Katie ''You've Come a Long Way, Katie'' is a Canadian television miniseries, directed by Vic Sarin and broadcast by CBC Television in 1981.Bill MacVicar"The fast way to the bottom–and the top: Lally Cadeau's four-night debut is the video version of be ...

'' (1981) * '' Cold Comfort'' (1989) * ''

Trial at Fortitude Bay ''Trial at Fortitude Bay'' is a Television film, TV film released in 1994 and directed by Vic Sarin, Victor Sarin. It stars Henry Czerny, Raoul Trujillo, and Lolita Davidovich. Davidovitch plays Giana Antonelli, an attorney assigned to defend an ...

'' (1994) * '' Wounded Heart'' (1995) * ''

The Legend of Gator Face ''The Legend of Gator Face'' is a 1996 Canada, Canadian comedy horror feature film written by David Covell, Alan Mruvka, and Sahara Riley, and directed by Vic Sarin. The film first aired as a Showtime (TV network), Showtime Original Pictures for K ...

'' (1996) * ''

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'' (1998) * ''

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'' (1999) * '' Left Behind: The Movie'' (2000) * '' The Waiting Game'' (2001) * '' Love on the Side'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2005) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

A Shine of Rainbows ''A Shine of Rainbows'', also known as ''Tomás and the Rainbows'', is a 2009 Irish-Canadian family drama film, directed and co-written by Vic Sarin as an adaptation of the novel ''A Shine of Rainbows'' by Lillian Beckwith. Plot During the 1960 ...

'' (2009) * ''A Mother's Nightmare'' (2012) * '' Hue: A Matter of Colour'' (2013) * '' A Daughter's Nightmare'' (2014) * ''A Wife's Nightmare'' (2014 television film)

Writer

* ''A Shine on Rainbows'' * ''Partition''

Executive producer

* ''And the Beat goes On'' * '' Civic Duty'' * '' Love on the Side''

Awards and accolades

* 2022

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"for his long-standing contributions to the Canadian film and television industries as a renowned director, cinematographer and screenwriter." * 2008 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography - ''

'' - Nominee * 2007

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for Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Drama - ''Partition'' - Nominated * 2007 Leo Award for Best Direction in a Feature Length Drama - ''Partition'' - Nominated * 2007 Leo Award for Best Screenwriting in a Feature Length Drama - ''Partition'' - Nominated (with Patricia Finn) * 2006 Leo Award for Best Direction in a Feature Length Drama - ''

'' - Nominated * 2001 DVD Exclusive Awards Video Premiere Award for Best Directing - '' Left Behind: The Movie'' - Nominated * 2000

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for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special - ''

'' - Nominated * 1998 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special - '' In His Father's Shoes'' - Nominated * 1996 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography - ''

'' - Nominated * 1993 Australian Film Institute

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for Best Achievement in Cinematography - '' On My Own'' - Nominated * 1992 Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming - Cinematography - '' Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World'' episode Strange Relations - Won (shared with Michael Boland) * 1990 Gemini Award for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series - '' Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher'' - Won * 1990 Gemini Award for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series - ''

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'' - Nominated * 1988 Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series - ''

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'' - Nominated * 1988 Gemini Award for Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series - ''Family Reunion'' - Nominated * 1987 Gemini Award for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series - '' The Last Season'' - Nominated * 1986 Gemini Award for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series - '' The Suicide Murders'' - Nominated * 1982 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography - '' Heartaches'' - Nominated

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, "Les Plouffe, Ticket to Heaven lead the pack Academy lists Genie nominees". ''

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'', February 4, 1982.

References

External links

*
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television listing of wins/nominations by Vic Sarin

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarin, Vic 1945 births Canadian cinematographers Canadian film producers Canadian television directors Canadian male screenwriters Indian emigrants to Canada Living people Canadian people of Indian descent Primetime Emmy Award winners Members of the Order of Canada Writers from Vancouver 21st-century Canadian screenwriters