John Brunton is a Canadian film and television producer, most noted as the longtime chief executive officer of Insight Productions.[1] He first joined the company in 1976 as a carpenter and production assistant, until buying out founders Pen Densham and John Watson a few years later; under Brunton, the company was transformed into one of Canada's leading producers of reality and special events programming, including Canadian Idol,[2] The Amazing Race Canada,[3] Big Brother Canada,[4] Battle of the Blades[5] and the annual Juno Awards ceremony.[6]
He has been nominated for 58 Gemini Awards and Canadian Screen Awards in his career as a producer, winning 17 times.
His sister, Barbara Bowlby, was also a senior executive with Insight until her retirement in 2018.[7]
In 2024, he was named as a recipient of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Board of Directors Tribute Award at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards.[8]
References edit
- ^ "The insightful John". Playback, July 4, 1994.
- ^ Sarah Hampson, "John Brunton". The Globe and Mail, January 3, 2004.
- ^ Tony Wong, "‘The Amazing Race Canada’ to be a ‘love letter’ to Canada: John Brunton". Toronto Star, December 3, 2012.
- ^ Raju Mudhar, "Big Brother Canada: Producer John Brunton reveals more details". Toronto Star, May 31, 2012.
- ^ Jordan Pinto, "CBC retools Battle of the Blades for 2019 return". Playback, May 27, 2019.
- ^ Eric Volmers, "Juno Awards designed to bring the music to the people, says veteran producer John Brunton". Calgary Herald, April 2, 2016.
- ^ Regan Reid, "Insight’s Barbara Bowlby stepping down". Playback, March 12, 2018.
- ^ Connie Thiessen, "Marilyn Denis, John Brunton among Canadian Academy ‘Special Award’ recipients". Broadcast Dialogue, March 19, 2024.
External links edit
- John Brunton at IMDb
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