Atuat Akkitirq


Atuat Akkitirq is a Canadian filmmaker, actress and costume designer. A partner in the filmmaking collective Arnait Video Productions, she was a shortlisted Genie Award nominee for Best Costume Design at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002 for , and won the award at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010 for Before Tomorrow .
She also had supporting roles as an actress in both Atanarjuat and The Journals of Knud Rasmussen, and was a co-director with Marie-Hélène Cousineau, Madeline Ivalu, Susan Avingaq and Carol Kunuk of Arnait's 2001 documentary film Anaana. She has also taught management studies at Nunavut Arctic College.