Christopher Chapman

Christopher Chapman was a writer director and cinematographer whose early films concentrated on nature and the environment Born in Toronto his twin Francis was born just before him just before midnight on January 24 1927 His father was the distinguished Toronto architect Alfred Chapman and his mother the concert pianist Doris Chapman Christopher Chapmans first film emThe Seasonsem ran 18 minutes and was produced in colour and funded by Imperial Oil won the Canadian Film of the Year in 1954 and emA Place to Standem received two Academy Award nominations and won the Oscar for Best LiveAction Short in 1968 Chapman was the first Canadian filmmaker to receive an Oscar outside of the NFB emA Place to Standem was also named Canadian Film of Year at the Canadian Film Awards CFA He was awarded the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts medal for distinguished contribution to the art of cinematography and presented with the first Ontario Film Institute Award for his distinguished achievements and significant contribution to the development of the Canadian film He is the recipient of the 1967 Centennial Medal the 1977 Jubilee Medal and the Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation Chapman was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 1987 and awarded a Doctor of Laws by Ryerson University in 2000 Chapman served as president of both the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and the Directors Guild of Canada Chapman was 88 when he died at the Reachview Village longterm care facility in Uxbridge Ontario brbrThese are his credits as a Directorbrbrbr