Natar Ungalaaq
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Ungalaaq was the carving buddy of director Zacharias Kunuk. With funds raised by selling their handmade work, they bought their first camera gear in 1981, and started a production company in an Inuit community that didn't even have a TV.
Natar is also a renowned carver. He began when he was 9 or 10 years old, using his grandfather's tools. His carving in white soapstone, "Sedna with a Hairbrush 1985",is featured in the National Gallery of Canada's collection.[1]
In 2016, he made his debut as a director, codirecting the film Searchers with Kunuk.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Frost Fire (TV) | Inuit |
| Trial at Fortitude Bay | Tommy | |
| 1995 | Kabloonak | Mukpullu |
| 1998 | Glory & Honor (TV) | Ootah |
| 2001 | Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner | Atanarjuat |
| 2004 | Sleep Murder (TV) | Jimmy Tarniq |
| 2006 | The Journals of Knud Rasmussen | Nuqallaq |
| 2008 | The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre) | Tiivii |
| 2013 | Maïna | Tadio |
| 2016 | Iqaluit | Noah |
| 2018 | The Grizzlies | Pete |
Awards
Ungalaaq was awarded the Best Actor award at the American Indian Movie Awards[3] in 2002 for Atanarjuat.[4] He won the Genie Award for Best Actor at the 29th Genie Awards for his role in Ce qu'il faut pour vivre.[4][5] He also won the Jutra Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Best Actor award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for the same performance.[4] In September 2009, Ungalaaq was presented with an award of distinction by the Nunavut Film Development Corporation.[6] This award recognized Natar's body of work and his contribution to Nunavut's film community.[7] In 2016, Ungalaaq won Best Indigenous Language Production (2016) for "Maliglutit (Searchers)" at the ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.[8]
References
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- ↑ Inuit Art Quartlery- Vol 8. No 3 Fall 1993- [1]
- ↑ "Nunavut directors head for the red carpet at TIFF". Nunatsiaq News, August 15, 2016.
- ↑ American Indian Movie Awards
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External links
- Template:Trim/ Natar Ungalaaq at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Natar Ungalaaq on The Inuit Art Quarterly Profiles
- Natar Ungalaaq on Qaggiavuut
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