Grant Baldwin (born in Brighton, England) is an English–Canadian record producer, cinematographer and documentary filmmaker.
Baldwin was born in England, emigrated to Canada at an early age with his family and grew up in Nanaimo. After being schooled as an audio engineer, Baldwin worked as a composer of film and television music. Today, Baldwin lives in North Vancouver and works as a composer, screenwriter and director of documentary film and television.
Using the pseudonyms Earball and later Phontaine, Baldwin released his own music, mainly of the downtempo und ambient genres. For his music, Baldwin collaborated with the singer Nadia Clark several times, as well as with other singers und musicians.
Together with his wife, producer Jenny Rustemeyer, Baldwin runs the Canadian production company Silvapark Films.
In addition to direction and cinematography, Baldwin is responsible for the film music of the productions. The topics of the documentaries are especially pollution (The Clean Bin Project), food loss and waste (Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story) and the interaction between people and nature (This Mountain Life).
| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Screen Awards | 2020 | Best Cinematography in a Documentary | This Mountain Life | Nominated | |
| Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival | 2014 | Earl A. Glick Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award | Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story | Won | |
| Leo Awards | 2015 | Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series | Won | ||
| Best Musical Score in a Documentary Program or Series | Won | ||||
| 2019 | Best Direction in a Feature Length Documentary | This Mountain Life | Won | ||
| Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary | Won | ||||
| 2020 | Because We Are Girls | Nominated | |||
| 2021 | Best Direction in a Documentary Series | Search and Rescue: North Shore | Won | ||
| Best Musical Score in a Documentary Series | Search and Rescue: North Shore with Stephen Fuller |
Won | |||
| Best Cinematography in a Documentary Series | Search and Rescue: North Shore with Ian Christie |
Nominated | |||
| 2024 | Best Musical Score in a Feature Length Documentary | Subterranean with Stephen Fuller |
Won | ||
| 2025 | Best Direction in a Documentary Series | Search and Rescue: North Shore | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography in a Documentary Series | Search and Rescue: North Shore with Ian Christie |
Nominated | |||
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 2014 | Best Canadian Documentary | Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Best British Columbia Film | This Mountain Life | Nominated | ||
| Vancouver International Film Festival | 2014 | Impact Award | Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story | Won | |
| #MustSeeBC | Won |