Sturla Gunnarsson (born August 30, 1951) is a Canadian movie director and producer.
Gunnarsson was born in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1951. He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, with his parents when he was seven years old. His movie After the Axe, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. He has since won a number of awards including Emmy Award, Genie Award and Gemini Awards.
Awards
International Emmy Award in 1997, for Gerrie & Louise
Genie Award in 1986, for Final Offer
Gemini Awards
Oscar nomination
Prix Italia
Prix Villes de Cannes
Cadillac People’s Choice Documentary Award at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2010, for Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie Canada's Top Ten Film Festival People's Choice Award, awarded in January 2015 for Monsoon