Biography

Rich Williamson is an Oscar-shortlisted filmmaker based in Toronto. His work blends the best of fiction and documentary technique together with a focus on social-issue subjects.

His award-winning films have screened at festivals worldwide, aired on TV, gone viral, and have been featured on the BBC, CBC, Bravo, Arte, ZDF, Al Jazeera, Short of the Week, The Hollywood Reporter, AV Club, Slashfilm, Screenrant, Gizmodo, Mashable, Collider and Nerdist.

Rich is an alumni of the Reykjavik International Film Festival's Talent Lab and the Canadian Film Centre's Cineplex Entertainment Film Program.

As an editor, Rich has been nominated for Canadian Screen Award for his work on the feature documentary, Take Light; and won the Canadian Cinema Editors (CCE) Award for Best Editing in a Feature for his work on Scarborough.

After a stellar international film festival run, his film Frame 394 was shortlisted for the Academy Awards. It was named one of TIFF's Top 10 Films of 2016, and nominated for 2 Canadian Screen Awards.

Scarborough is his first dramatic feature with partner and co-director Shasha Nakhai. It made its World Premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the Shawn Mendes Foundation Changemaker Award, was 1st runner up for People's Choice, and received an Honourable Mention for Best Canadian Feature. It went on to win 8 Canadian Screen Awards including Best Picture.

In his spare time, he also creates fan trailers and mashup edits for his YouTube channel, Flash Sideways, which has been featured in The Hollywood Reporter, AV Club, Slashfilm, Screenrant, Gizmodo, Mashable, Collider and Nerdist.
- IMDb mini biography by: Rich Williamson