Mark Achbar

Mark Achbar

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
January 1, 1955

Biography

Mark Achbar is a Canadian filmmaker, best known for The Corporation (2003), Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1994), and as an Executive Producer on over a dozen feature documentaries.

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Representative Works

The Corporation
The Corporation
7.6
/ English
The MAD World of Harvey Kurtzman
The MAD World of Harvey Kurtzman
No Rating Yet
/ English
Waterlife
Waterlife
8.0
/ English
The Canadian Conspiracy
The Canadian Conspiracy
5.5
/ English
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
7.6
/ English
Neurons to Nirvana
Neurons to Nirvana
7.0
/ English
Surviving Progress
Surviving Progress
7.4
/ English
Searching for Drug Peace
Searching for Drug Peace
No Rating Yet
/ English
Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space
Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space
10.0
/ English
WAL-TOWN The Film
WAL-TOWN The Film
No Rating Yet
/ English
Blue Gold: World Water Wars
Blue Gold: World Water Wars
7.0
/ English
Concision: No Time for New Ideas
Concision: No Time for New Ideas
7.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Corporation
2003Winner

Best Director

The Corporation

The MAD World of Harvey Kurtzman
2026Nominee

Best Picture

The MAD World of Harvey Kurtzman

Waterlife
2009Winner

Best Picture

Waterlife

Career Highlights

The Canadian Conspiracy
1986Highlight

Best Writing

The Canadian Conspiracy

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
1992Highlight

Best Performance

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

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