Elizabeth Klinck has worked as a producer, researcher and clearance specialist on
hundreds of international documentary films that have garnered BAFTA, Emmy,
FOCAL, Canadian Screen Awards, Peabody, and Oscar awards.
A graduate of Queen’s University, she has presented hundreds of masterclasses
and workshops at numerous international festivals, markets, universities, and film
schools.
Elizabeth was nominated for an Emmy in the Craft of Research in 2006 for her work
on HBO’s Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She and has received three nominations
for Best Footage Researcher at the FOCAL UK Awards. She has been the recipient
of six Best Visual Research Awards at the Canadian Screen, Gemeaux, and Gemini
Awards and in 2008 she was the first Canadian to be awarded the FOCAL
International Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2014 she was awarded the inaugural
DOC Star Award by the Documentary Organization of Canada in recognition of her
mentoring and leadership in the Canadian documentary community. The Academy
of Canadian Cinema and Television gave Elizabeth the prestigious Board of
Director’s Tribute in 2019 for her body of work and volunteerism in the Canadian
and international documentary film communities. In 2023 Elizabeth was the first
non-director to be the “FOCUS ON” honoree at Hot Docs International Film Festival.
Elizabeth has served on the board of WIFT, Canada’s Audio Visual Trust, World
Congress of Historymakers, and is the founding chairperson of the Visual
Researchers’ Society of Canada. She presently serves on the Executive Committee
for FOCAL International (UK) and is a member of DOC Toronto and WIFT.