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(Film producer, Film director) Zacharias Kunuk, a Canadian Inuk producer and director, is renowned for his innovative contributions to film. He is the president and co-founder of Igloolik Isuma Productions, the first independent Inuit production company in Canada. Kunuk achieved global acclaim for his film Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, the inaugural Canadian dramatic feature film created entirely in Inuktitut. Recognized as the greatest Canadian film of all time by the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival poll, Kunuk has established himself as a trailblazer in indigenous cinema.
