Arnie Gelbart is a Belgian-Canadian film and television producer, who founded the Galafilm studio in 1990."Galafilm's multimedia agenda". Playback, August 21, 2000.
Born in Brussels and raised in Montreal, Quebec, he began his career in film as an assistant director on Luis Buñuel's 1972 film The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.Brendan Kelly, "Drawn back to drama: Galafilm's Gelbart returns to TV movies, features". Montreal Gazette, June 25, 2001. He was a co-founder of Cleo 24 in the 1980s,John Haslett Cuff, "Cooking up deals at the barbecue". The Globe and Mail, June 13, 1987. before launching Galafilm in 1990.
He has produced both narrative and documentary film and television. His most noted productions have included the Gemini Award-winning documentary series The Valour and the Horror, and the film Lilies, a Genie Award winner for Best Motion Picture. He has also been a screenwriter, most notably on the films Bayo and The Gunrunner, and has directed a number of short documentary films.
He was inducted as a member of the Order of Canada in 2024.Antoni Nerestant, "From finance to fighting racism, Order of Canada appointees include prominent Quebecers". CBC News Montreal, June 27, 2024.
Awards Award Year Category Work Result Ref Canadian Screen Awards 2014 Best Documentary Series The Beatwith Daniel Morin 2022 Donald Brittain Award Ghosts of Afghanistanwith Julian Sher, Natalie Dubois Greg David, "Employable Me, Oscar Peterson: Black + White and Lisa LaFlamme win during Night 1 of the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards". TV, eh?, April 4, 2022. Gemini Awards 1993 Best Documentary Series The Valour and the Horrorwith André Lamy Tony Atherton, "Valour and the Horror vindicated; Controversial program wins Gemini for best documentary series". Ottawa Citizen, March 8, 1993. 1995 Donald Brittain Award The Voyage of the St. Louis Christopher Harris, "Due South captures 15 Gemini nominations". The Globe and Mail, March 2, 1996. 1999 Best Short Drama The Tale of Teekawith Anna Stratton "Major Gemini Awards nominations". Toronto Star, September 22, 1999. 2000 Best Science, Technology, Nature, Environment or Adventure Documentary Program After Darwin "Early Gemini winners Saturday". Edmonton Journal, October 30, 2000. Best History/Biography Documentary Program The Viking Saga: The Era of the Long Shipswith Bo G. Ericson, Lars Rengfelt "Complete list of Gemini nominees". Toronto Star, September 20, 2000. 2002 Best Drama Series Blisswith Janis Lundman, Adrienne Mitchell, Ian Whitehead "Made in Canada, Da Vinci and Cold Squad score Gemini nominations". Sudbury Star, September 26, 2002. Best Biography Documentary Program Ted Allan: Minstrel Boy of the 20th Centurywith Adam Symansky, Sally Bochner, Elizabeth Klinck 2003 Best Reality Program or Series Cirque du Soleil: Fire Withinwith Marie Côté, Vincent Gagné "Cirque du Soleil wins Gemini Awards". Prince George Citizen, October 20, 2003. Best History Documentary Program Chiefs: The Trial of Poundmakerwith Richard Elson "Academy announces Gemini Documentary, News and Sports nominees". Canada NewsWire, August 26, 2003. 2004 Best Drama Series Blisswith Janis Lundman, Ian Whitehead, Adrienne Mitchell Alex Strachan, "Human Cargo gets 17 nods to lead Gemini nominations". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 27, 2004. 2005 Best TV Movie Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mysterywith Francine Allaire, Anne Marie La Traverse Alex Strachan, "Global's Newman picks up Gemini as top newscaster". Northern News, November 21, 2005. Best Science, Technology, Nature, Environment or Adventure Documentary Program The Origins of AIDSwith Michel Crepon, Christine Le Goff, Christine Pereaux Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series 15/Lovewith Jesse Fawcett, Derek Schreyer, Olivier Brémond, Karen Troubetzkoy, Pascal Breton, Leanna Crouch Fungus the BogeymanIan Whitehead, Dan Maddicott, Michael Haggiag Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series The Origins of AIDSwith Peter Chappell, Stéphane Horel 2006 Best TV Movie Hunt for Justicewith Francine Allaire, Randy Holleschau, Anne Marie La Traverse, Christine Ruppert Alex Strachan, "Lively drama about struggling theatre company hauls in three Gemini Awards". Vancouver Sun, October 19, 2006. Donald Brittain Award Big Sugarwith Sylvia Wilson, Stephen Phizicky Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series 15/Lovewith Derek Schreyer, Olivier Brémond, Karen Troubetzkoy, Pascal Breton 2007 Best Performing Arts Program or Series, or Arts Documentary Program or Series Cirque du Soleil: Lovesickwith Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne, Vincent Gagné, Martin Bolduc Best History Documentary Program The Great War: The Complete History of WWIwith Natalie Dubois, Stephen Phizicky, Janet Torge, Brian McKenna 2010 Paris 1919with Gerry Flahive, Silva Basmajian, Paul Saadoun Genie Awards 1996 Best Motion Picture Lilieswith Robin Cass, Anna Stratton 1997 The Hanging Gardenwith Thom Fitzgerald, Louise Garfield Emmy Awards 2003 Outstanding Nonfiction Program (Alternative) Cirque du Soleil: Fire Withinwith Christian Barcellos, Martin Bolduc, Marie Côté, Vincent Gagné, Amy Introcaso-Davis, Sylvia Wilson
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