MONTREAL — The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) announced today Ariel Nasr, a multi-award-winning director and Oscar-nominated producer of film and interactive works, is joining the NFB’s Quebec and Atlantic Studio as an interim producer, starting today.
Based in Montreal, Nasr (pictured) is replacing producer Kat Baulu during her one-year sabbatical.
“Ariel’s track record demonstrates a rigour and imagination that aligns with our studio aims. His commitment to Quebec-based filmmakers, international experience and deep understanding of local storytelling makes Ariel an excellent addition to the NFB ecosystem,” said Annette Clarke, executive producer of the Quebec and Atlantic Studio, in a press release.
Nasr received a Rogers Audience Award from Hot Docs 2020 for his NFB/Loaded Pictures feature co-production The Forbidden Reel, which opens in Quebec this November at the Montreal International Documentary Festival. Nasr’s NFB credits include the Canadian Screen Award-winning The Boxing Girls of Kabul (2011) and the interactive documentary Kabul Portraits (2015).
His acclaimed independent work includes an Academy Award nomination for best short film, live action, as producer of Buzkashi Boys (2012), and more recently, he wrote and directed the documentary The Mosque: A Community’s Struggle (2019), which premiered in theatres across Quebec in January 2020.
Nasr is a King’s College honours graduate and started his filmmaking career as an assistant editor in the Halifax office of the NFB’s Quebec and Atlantic Studio.
