Cinematographer

With some 250 productions to his credit, Kirk Tougas is one of Canada’s foremost documentary cinematographers. Working with independent producers, broadcasters, and the  National Film Board, he shot on location throughout Canada and the Artic, in the United States and Mexico, as well as Europe, Russia, the Middle East, India, Aftrica, Asia and Australia.

Exhibited theatrically in many countries, his work has been broadcast by every major broadcast and cable network in Canada; in the United States by CNN, Diseny, and PBS; and in England by the BBC, Channel Four, and ITV. Numerous international television broadcasts include France, Australia, Finland, Spain, Belgium, Austria, Germany, India, Israel, Switzerland, Norway, Holland, Japan and Taiwan.

These film and video productions have received over 75 international festival prizes, including Berlin, Leipzig, Toronto, Houston, New York, Chicago and San Francisco, an international Emmy award, and in Canada, thirteen Genie and Gemini awards or nominations.