Ric Esther Bienstock facts for kids

Ric Esther Bienstock OC is a Canadian filmmaker. She is famous for making documentary films that investigate real-life stories. Documentaries are movies that show true events and facts.

Ric was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She studied at Vanier College and McGill University. She has made many different kinds of films. Some of her movies look into serious social issues. An example is Ebola: Inside an Outbreak, which showed the Ebola outbreak in Zaire. She has also directed lighter, more entertaining films, like Penn & Teller’s Magic and Mystery Tour.

In 2015, Ric received the Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism. This is a very important award from the Canadian Academy of Cinema and Television. She was also honored at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. There, she received the Birks Diamond Tribute to the Year's Women in Film.

Ric has won many awards for her films. These include a U.S. Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Journalism. She also won two Edward R. Murrow Awards. Another top award she received was an Alfred I. Dupont-Columbia Award. This award is for excellent broadcast journalism. She has also won Genie Awards, British Broadcast Awards, and Royal Television Society Awards.

Ric Esther Bienstock's Films

Ric Esther Bienstock has directed and produced many documentaries. Here are some of her selected films:

• AIDS in Africa (1990)
• Burden on the Land (1990)
• Deadly Currents (1991)
• Hurry Up and Wait (1992)
• The Plague Monkeys (1994)
• Ms. Conceptions (1995)
• Ebola: Inside an Outbreak (1996)
• Penn & Teller's Magic and Mystery Tour (2000)
• Boxing: In and Out of the Ring (2001)
• Impact of Terror (2004)
• The Lost Tomb of Jesus (2007)
• Beasts of the Bible (2010)
• Finding Atlantis (2011)
• Lost Faces of the Bible (2012)
• The Age of Anxiety (2012)
• The Accountant of Auschwitz (2018)
• Enslaved (2020)

Awards for Her Work

Ric Esther Bienstock's films have earned many awards. Here are some of the honors her documentaries have received:

Awards for The Age of Anxiety

• Banff Rockie Award (2013)

Awards for Finding Atlantis

• Silver World Medal at New York Festivals (2012)
• International Golden Panda Nomination at Sichuan TV Festival (2011)
• Gemini Nomination for "Best History Documentary Program" (2011)

Awards for Beasts of the Bible

• Banff Rockie Awards nomination (2011)
• Intermedia-Globe Silver Award (2011)
• Silver Plaque for "Animation/Computer Graphics" at HUGO TV Awards (2011)
• CINE Golden Eagle Award (2011)

Awards for The Lost Tomb of Jesus

• Gold World Medal at New York Festivals (2008)

Awards for Impact of Terror

• Grand Award at New York Festivals (2006)
• Gold World Medal at New York Festivals (2006)
• Overseas Press Club of America Award (2005)

Awards for Penn & Teller’s Magic and Mystery Tour

• Gold Award at the Worldmedia Festival (2001)

Awards for Ebola: Inside an Outbreak

• Gemini Award for "Best Science Documentary" (1997)
• Alfred I. Dupont - Columbia University Award (1996)
• Gold Plaque at the Chicago International Television Festival (1996)

Awards for Ms. Conceptions

• Gemini Award for "Donald Brittain Award for Best Documentary" (1996)
• Distinguished Documentary Achievement Award from IDA Association (1995)

Awards for The Plague Monkeys

• Emmy Award (1996)
• CableAce Award for "Best Documentary" (1995)
• Gemini Award (1995)

Awards for Deadly Currents

• CableAce Award for "Best International Documentary Special" (1994)
• Genie Award for "Best Feature Documentary" (1992)
• Gold Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival (1992)

Awards for Hurry Up and Wait

• Silver Medal at Prix Leonardo, Italy (1995)
• Gold Award at the Houston International Film Festival (1994)

Awards for Burden on the Land

• Silver Medal at the Houston International Film Festival (1991)
• Red Ribbon Award at the American Film Festival (1991)

Awards for AIDS in Africa

• Gold Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival (1990)
• First Place Gold at the John Muir Film Festival (1990)