Jonathan Frantz

Jonathan Frantz is a Canadian cinematographer and film producer, associated with the Isuma filmmaking collective in Nunavut.

He is most noted as a producer of Zacharias Kunuk's films Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice, which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Animated Short at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, and Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara), which was a nominee for Best Picture at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026.

Raised in London, Ontario, he studied economics in university and worked as a banker before losing interest in the industry and returning to the University of British Columbia to do a master's degree in community planning, graduating in 2004.

In 2018 he was producer and cinematographer on Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna), the first Haida language feature film.

Credits Searchers (Maliglutut) - 2016, cinematographer and producer Tia and Piujuq - 2018, cinematographer Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna) - 2018, cinematographer and producer One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk - 2019, cinematographer and producer The Shadow Trap - 2019, executive producer Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice - 2021, producer and co-writer Tautuktavuk (What We See) - 2023, cinematographer and producer Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara) - 2025, cinematographer and producer

Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Work Result American Indian Film Festival 2019 Best Film Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna) Canadian Screen Awards 2022 Best Animated Short Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice Best Cinematography