Thomas Burstyn (born 1954 in Montreal, Quebec), sometimes credited as Tom Burstyn, is a Canadian cinematographer and documentary filmmaker.Julia Brown, "Filmmaking - the great adventure; Tom Burstyn, cinematographer, on trailer homes and HD technology". OnFilm, June 2005. He is most noted for his work on the 1995 film Magic in the Water, for which he won the Genie Award for Best Cinematography at the 16th Genie Awards.John Griffin, "Saltspring Islander's drama takes six Genies". Vancouver Sun, January 15, 1996. He was nominated in the same category on two other occasions, at the 10th Genie Awards in 1989 for The Tadpole and the Whale (La Grenouille et la baleine),"List of nominees for the Genie Awards". Montreal Gazette, February 14, 1989. and at the 14th Genie Awards in 1993 for The Lotus Eaters."The Lotus Eaters strong contender at Genies". The Globe and Mail, December 11, 1993.
As a filmmaker he directed the documentary film Some Kind of Love,"Some Kind of Love: Thomas Burstyn". Exclaim!, June 12, 2015. for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016."2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced". ET Canada, January 19, 2016.
He moved to New Zealand in the 2000s after marrying New Zealand filmmaker Barbara Sumner, with whom he cofounded the production company Cloud South Films.Sarah Catherall, "Living in a library: the Napier home with 5500 books". Stuff, February 16, 2018.
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