Atuat Akkitirq
Canadian filmmaker and costume designer
About Atuat Akkitirq
Lived 1935 – 2022 (aged 86–87). Atuat Akkitirq was a Canadian actor, film director and costume designer.
Atuat Akkitirq (; 1935–2022) was a Canadian filmmaker, actress and costume designer. A partner in the filmmaking collective Arnait Video Productions, she was a shortlisted Genie Award nominee for Best Costume Design at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002 for Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, and won the award at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010 for Before Tomorrow (Le Jour avant le lendemain).
She also had supporting roles as an actress in both Atanarjuat and The Journals of Knud Rasmussen, and was a co-director with Marie-Hélène Cousineau, Madeline Ivalu, Susan Avingaq and Mary Kunuk Iyyaraq of Arnait's 2001 documentary film Anaana. She has also taught management studies at Nunavut Arctic College.
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Who was Atuat Akkitirq?
Canadian filmmaker and costume designer
When was Atuat Akkitirq born?
Atuat Akkitirq was born in 1935.
When did Atuat Akkitirq die?
Atuat Akkitirq died in 2022.
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Atuat Akkitirq was an actor, film director and costume designer.
What nationality was Atuat Akkitirq?
Atuat Akkitirq was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Atuat Akkitirq. https://biography.guide/atuat-akkitirq/
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