Nick Hector
Editing
Nick Hector CCE BFE ACE is a filmmaker and an associate professor in cinema arts at the University of Windsor. He has edited or produced more than 150 documentary films and programs across North & Central America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Nick began his career in television journalism and soon specialized in long-form documentary, particularly cinéma-vérité. Some of his best-known work stems from his long creative relationship with legendary Canadian filmmakers Allan King, Matt Gallagher, Yvan Patry, and Sturla Gunnarsson. Nick's work has been screened at most major international festivals and includes two films on Criterion, three Top Ten Canadian films, five films at MoMA, 11 at TIFF, and 15 at HotDocs. Nick has been nominated for 36 national film awards and is the winner of thirteen; including Canadian Screen, HotDocs, Directors Guild of Canada, Canadian Cinema Editors, and Gemini Awards. His creative works have won 48 national and international awards.
Known for
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movieShamed
2025
Editor
tvre:LOCATION
2021
Editor
moviePrey
2019
Editor
movieThe Way Out
2018
Editor
movieUnfractured
2017
Editor
movieCanada in a Day
2017
Editor
movieMonsoon
2014
Editor
movieSector Sarajevo
2013
Editor
movieEchoes
2012
Editor
moviePayback
2012
Editor
movieGrinders
2011
Editor
movieWiebo's War
2011
Editor
movieBadge of Pride
2010
Editor
movieAir India 182
2008
Editor
movieEMPz 4 Life
2006
Editor
movieHogtown
2005
Editor
movieDying at Grace
2003
Editor
movieSaint Jude
2000
Editor
movieWestern Eyes
2000
Editor
movieHand of Fate
1999
Editor
movieThe Man Who Might Have Been: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Herbert Norman
1999
Additional Editing
movieMy Feminism
1997
Editor
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movieThe Perfect Story
2022
Co-Producer
movieFight to the Finish
2020
Co-Producer
moviePrey
2019
Co-Producer
movieSharkwater Extinction
2018
Co-Producer
movieWiebo's War
2011
Producer
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movieThe Perfect Story
2022
Story Editor