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Pete McCormack (born January 27, 1965) is a Canadian author, filmmaker, screenwriter and musician. He is best known for directing the Academy Award short-listed documentary Facing Ali and the Leacock Award-nominated novel Understanding Ken. He is the creator of the HBO Canada documentary television series ''Sports On Fire''.〔''The Province Newspaper.'' January 8, 2015: ()〕 == Film == In 2003, McCormack directed and wrote his first feature film, the award-winning See Grace Fly starring Paul McGillion and Gina Chiarelli. Chiarelli won multiple awards and was nominated for a Genie Award for her role as Grace McKinley, a woman suffering from schizophrenia.〔IMDB: (Awards for Gina Ciarelli )〕 In 2006, McCormack wrote and co-directed (with Jesse James Miller) the award-winning documentary Uganda Rising, about the plight of the people of Northern Uganda. The film was narrated by Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey.〔Rotten Tomatoes: ()〕〔Star Magazine: ()〕 For UNICEF in 2007, McCormack wrote and co-directed (with Tim Hardy) the 25-minute Pierce Brosnan-narrated short film Hope In The Time of AIDS about the HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, and the potential of antiretroviral drugs.〔YouTube: excerpt from (Hope in the Time of AIDS )〕 In 2009, McCormack directed the documentary Facing Ali. The film was short-listed in the 2010 Academy Awards’ category for best full-length documentary.〔New York Times: (Fifteen Documentaries Eligible for Oscar Nod )〕 In October 2009, the film won the Audience Choice award for Best Documentary at the Vancouver International Film Festival.〔VIFF: 2009 Awards〕 In 2011, McCormack directed I Am Bruce Lee, a biographical documentary of Bruce Lee.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1954299/ )〕 Its debut on Spike TV was the highest rated documentary in the station's history, reaching 1.4 million viewers. Spike's previous record-holder was McCormack's 2009 documentary, ''Facing Ali''. 〔()〕 In 2015, McCormack created, directed and executive produced the HBO Canada documentary television series ''Sports On Fire''.〔''The Province Newspaper.'' January 8, 2015: ()〕〔HBO Canada: ()〕 Screenplays: * Whirlygirl, 2006, directed by Academy Award Winning producer Jim Wilson (Dances With Wolves) * Plague City: SARS in Toronto (TV movie), 2005 * The Blue Butterfly, 2004, directed by Léa Pool and starring Academy Award winner William Hurt. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pete McCormack」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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