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{{Short description|Canadian Metis filmmaker}}
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'''Christine Welsh''' is a [[Métis people (Canada)|Métis]] Canadian filmmaker, feminist and associate professor at the [[University of Victoria]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Christine Welsh|url=https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/women/people/faculty/cwelsh/index.php|publisher=University of Victoria|accessdate=16 March 2013}}</ref>
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'''Christine Welsh''' is a [[Métis people (Canada)|Métis]] Canadian filmmaker, feminist and retired associate professor at the [[University of Victoria]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Christine Welsh|url=https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/women/people/faculty/cwelsh/index.php|publisher=University of Victoria|accessdate=16 March 2013}}</ref>


==Life==
== Early life ==
Welsh was born and raised in [[Regina, Saskatchewan]]. She is the great-grand-daughter of Norbert Welsh, the famous Metis buffalo hunter.<ref>Barkwell, Lawrence. http://www.metismuseum.ca/media/document.php/14214.Christine%20Welsh%20final.pdf</ref>
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Welsh was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan. She graduated from [[University of Regina]], with a B.A. in 1986. She has produced, written and directed films for more than 30 years. Welsh's 2006 [[National Film Board of Canada]] documentary ''[[Finding Dawn]]'', about murdered and missing [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Canadian Aboriginal]] women, won a Gold Audience Award at the 2006 [http://www.amnestyfilmfest.ca/ Amnesty International Film Festival].<ref>{{cite web|title=Christine Welsh|url=http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm700.shtml|publisher=Women Make Movies|accessdate=16 March 2013}}</ref> Other film credits include: Women in the Shadows (directed by Norma Bailey,1992), Keepers of the Fire (1994), Kuper Island: Return to the Healing Circle (with Peter C. Campbell, 1997), and The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters (2000).<ref>{{cite web|title=Christine Welsh|url=https://www.cinemapolitica.org/artists/christine-welsh|website=Cinema Politica|accessdate=4 May 2016}}</ref>


== Education ==
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Welsh teaches courses in indigenous women’s studies and [[indigenous cinema]].<ref name="CSWS">{{cite web|url=http://csws.uoregon.edu/?p=1097 |title=Acclaimed Feminist Filmmaker To Screen "Finding Dawn" |last= |first= |date= |publisher=University of Oregon |work=[[Center for the Study of Women in Society]] |accessdate=26 November 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508140428/http://csws.uoregon.edu/?p=1097 |archivedate=8 May 2009 |df= }}</ref> She is a resident of [[Saltspring Island]].<ref name="Herizons">{{cite journal|last=O'CONNOR |first=JENNIFER|date=Winter 2009 |title=FINDING DAWN|journal=Herizons|publisher=Bnet|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_7554/is_200901/ai_n32313401/?tag=content;col1}}</ref><ref name="Georgia Straight">{{cite news|url=https://www.straight.com/article/metis-filmmaker-christine-welsh-can-be-proud-of-her-showing-at-the-amnesty-international-film-festival|title=Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh can be proud of her showing at the Amnesty International Film Festival|date=November 9, 2006|work=Georgia Straight|accessdate=26 November 2009}}</ref>
Welsh graduated from [[University of Regina]], with a B.A. in 1986.

== Career ==
Welsh has produced, written and directed films for more than 30 years.

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In 1977, Welsh's career began as an assistant editor on Allen Kings ''Who Has Seen the Wind'' film.<ref name="movingimages.ca"/> Welsh moved to Vancouver Island after working as a film editor in Toronto for ten years.<ref name="movingimages.ca">{{Cite web|url=https://movingimages.ca/store/filmmakers.php?fmk=299|title=Christine Welsh|website=Moving Images Distribution|access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref> Welsh's 2006 [[National Film Board of Canada]] documentary ''[[Finding Dawn]]'', about murdered and missing [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Canadian Aboriginal]] women, won a Gold Audience Award at the 2006 Amnesty International Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|title=Christine Welsh|url=http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm700.shtml|publisher=Women Make Movies|accessdate=16 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016021032/http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm700.shtml|archive-date=16 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other film credits include: Women in the Shadows (directed by Norma Bailey, 1992), Keepers of the Fire (1994), Kuper Island: Return to the Healing Circle (with Peter C. Campbell, 1997), and The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters (2000).<ref>{{cite web|title=Christine Welsh|url=https://www.cinemapolitica.org/artists/christine-welsh|website=Cinema Politica|accessdate=4 May 2016}}</ref>

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Welsh worked as an associate professor at the University of Victoria where she taught courses in indigenous women's studies and [[indigenous cinema]], retiring in 2017.<ref name="CSWS">{{cite web|url=http://csws.uoregon.edu/?p=1097 |title=Acclaimed Feminist Filmmaker To Screen "Finding Dawn" |publisher=University of Oregon |work=[[Center for the Study of Women in Society]] |accessdate=26 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508140428/http://csws.uoregon.edu/?p=1097 |archivedate=8 May 2009 }}</ref> Welsh was the first indigenous faculty member in Humanities at the University. In 2016, the University of Victoria made a scholarship in honor of Welsh, ''Scholarship for Indigenous Gender Studies Students''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/gender/future/bursaries-scholarships/list-of-awards/index.php|title=Gender Studies Awards|website=University of Victoria|access-date=March 9, 2019}}</ref>''.'' She is a resident of [[Saltspring Island]].<ref name="Herizons">{{cite journal|last=O'CONNOR|first=JENNIFER|date=Winter 2009|title=FINDING DAWN|journal=Herizons|publisher=Bnet|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_7554/is_200901/ai_n32313401/?tag=content;col1}}{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Georgia Straight">{{cite news|url=https://www.straight.com/article/metis-filmmaker-christine-welsh-can-be-proud-of-her-showing-at-the-amnesty-international-film-festival|title=Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh can be proud of her showing at the Amnesty International Film Festival|date=November 9, 2006|work=Georgia Straight|accessdate=26 November 2009}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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*''Keepers of the Fire,'' (1994) Herring, I., Johansson, S., Macdonald, J. & Welsh, C. (Producers). [Documentary]. Canada. Omni Film Productions and the National Film Board of Canada.
*''Keepers of the Fire,'' (1994) Herring, I., Johansson, S., Macdonald, J. & Welsh, C. (Producers). [Documentary]. Canada. Omni Film Productions and the National Film Board of Canada.
*''Women in the Shadows'', (1991) Johansson, S. & Welsh, C. (Producers). Bailey, N. (Director). [Documentary]. Canada. Direction Films and the National Film Board of Canada.
*''Women in the Shadows'', (1991) Johansson, S. & Welsh, C. (Producers). Bailey, N. (Director). [Documentary]. Canada. Direction Films and the National Film Board of Canada.

==Awards==
* 2006, Winner, Amnesty International Film Festival, Gold Audience Award.<ref name="www.cinemapolitica.org">{{cite web |title=Finding Dawn |url=https://www.cinemapolitica.org/film/finding-dawn |website=Cinema Politica |accessdate= March 8, 2019 |location=Montreal, Quebec}}</ref>
* 2017, Vancouver International Women in Film Festival, Matrix Award in achievement in BC shorts for the film ''The Thinking Garden''.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Sandra Ignagni |title=2017 VIWIFF Matrix Awards |url=https://www.womeninfilm.ca/2017_Matrix_Awards.html |website=Women in Film and Television Vancouve |accessdate=March 8, 2019 |location=Vancouver, BC}}</ref>
* 2009, Women in Film and Television Vancouver, Artistic Achievement Award for filmmaking excellence in telling women’s stories.<ref>{{cite web |title=Film |url=http://torontoafricanfilmmusicfest.com/film.html |website=Toronto African Film and Music Festivals |accessdate=March 9, 2019 |location=Toronto, Ontario}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:17, 28 October 2024

For other people named Christine Welsh, see Christine Welsh (disambiguation).

Christine Welsh is a Métis Canadian filmmaker, feminist and retired associate professor at the University of Victoria.[1]

Early life

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Welsh was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan. She is the great-grand-daughter of Norbert Welsh, the famous Metis buffalo hunter.[2]

Education

[edit]

Welsh graduated from University of Regina, with a B.A. in 1986.

Career

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Welsh has produced, written and directed films for more than 30 years.

In 1977, Welsh's career began as an assistant editor on Allen Kings Who Has Seen the Wind film.[3] Welsh moved to Vancouver Island after working as a film editor in Toronto for ten years.[3] Welsh's 2006 National Film Board of Canada documentary Finding Dawn, about murdered and missing Canadian Aboriginal women, won a Gold Audience Award at the 2006 Amnesty International Film Festival.[4] Other film credits include: Women in the Shadows (directed by Norma Bailey, 1992), Keepers of the Fire (1994), Kuper Island: Return to the Healing Circle (with Peter C. Campbell, 1997), and The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters (2000).[5]

Welsh worked as an associate professor at the University of Victoria where she taught courses in indigenous women's studies and indigenous cinema, retiring in 2017.[6] Welsh was the first indigenous faculty member in Humanities at the University. In 2016, the University of Victoria made a scholarship in honor of Welsh, Scholarship for Indigenous Gender Studies Students[7]. She is a resident of Saltspring Island.[8][9]

Filmography

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  • Finding Dawn, (2006) Ericksen, Svend-Erik (Producer). [Documentary]. Canada. The National Film Board of Canada.
  • The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters, (2000) Darling Kovanik, G. & Welsh, C. (Producers). [Documentary]. Canada. Prairie Girl Films and the National Film Board of Canada.
  • Kuper Island: Return to the Healing Circle, (1997) Campbell, Peter C & Welsh, C (Producers). Campbell, Peter C & Welsh, C (Directors). [Documentary]. Canada. Gumboot Productions.
  • Keepers of the Fire, (1994) Herring, I., Johansson, S., Macdonald, J. & Welsh, C. (Producers). [Documentary]. Canada. Omni Film Productions and the National Film Board of Canada.
  • Women in the Shadows, (1991) Johansson, S. & Welsh, C. (Producers). Bailey, N. (Director). [Documentary]. Canada. Direction Films and the National Film Board of Canada.

Awards

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  • 2006, Winner, Amnesty International Film Festival, Gold Audience Award.[10]
  • 2017, Vancouver International Women in Film Festival, Matrix Award in achievement in BC shorts for the film The Thinking Garden.[11]
  • 2009, Women in Film and Television Vancouver, Artistic Achievement Award for filmmaking excellence in telling women’s stories.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Christine Welsh". University of Victoria. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  2. ^ Barkwell, Lawrence. http://www.metismuseum.ca/media/document.php/14214.Christine%20Welsh%20final.pdf
  3. ^ a b "Christine Welsh". Moving Images Distribution. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "Christine Welsh". Women Make Movies. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Christine Welsh". Cinema Politica. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Acclaimed Feminist Filmmaker To Screen "Finding Dawn"". Center for the Study of Women in Society. University of Oregon. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  7. ^ "Gender Studies Awards". University of Victoria. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  8. ^ O'CONNOR, JENNIFER (Winter 2009). "FINDING DAWN". Herizons. Bnet.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh can be proud of her showing at the Amnesty International Film Festival". Georgia Straight. November 9, 2006. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  10. ^ "Finding Dawn". Cinema Politica. Montreal, Quebec. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  11. ^ Sandra Ignagni. "2017 VIWIFF Matrix Awards". Women in Film and Television Vancouve. Vancouver, BC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  12. ^ "Film". Toronto African Film and Music Festivals. Toronto, Ontario. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
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