Jonathan Frantz is a Canadian cinematographer and film producer, associated with the Isuma filmmaking collective in Nunavut.Shawn Bordoff, "25th Anniversary Whistler Film Festival (WFF): Uiksaringitara / Wrong Husband". Hollywood North Magazine, January 16, 2026.
He is most noted as a producer of Zacharias Kunuk's films Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice, which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Animated Short at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022,Greg David, "Corner Gas Animated, The Hardy Boys, Mary Berg and Canada’s Drag Race win during Night 3 of the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards". TV, eh?, April 6, 2022. and Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara), which was a nominee for Best Picture at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026.Jackson Weaver, "North of North, Heated Rivalry, 40 Acres lead Canadian Screen Award nominees". CBC News, March 25, 2026.
Raised in London, Ontario, he studied economics in university and worked as a banker before losing interest in the industry and returning to the University of British Columbia to do a master's degree in community planning, graduating in 2004. After doing some video production in his community planning work, in 2012 he moved to Igloolik to work with Kunuk, working in all aspects of the film business for a number of years with Kunuk and Isuma. His first full film credit as a cinematographer and producer was on Kunuk's 2016 film Searchers (Maliglutut).Sabina Rakhimova, "Inuit director Zacharias Kunuk’s Maliglutit (ᒪᓕᒡᓗᑎᑦ) is a suspenseful Arctic thriller". The Ubyssey, June 24, 2022.
In 2018 he was producer and cinematographer on Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna), the first Haida language feature film."TIFF recognizes Haida film released by Nunavut production company". CBC North, December 8, 2018.
Credits Searchers (Maliglutut) - 2016, cinematographer and producer Tia and Piujuq - 2018, cinematographer Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna) - 2018, cinematographer and producer One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk - 2019, cinematographer and producer The Shadow Trap - 2019, executive producer Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice - 2021, producer and co-writer Tautuktavuk (What We See) - 2023, cinematographer and producer Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara) - 2025, cinematographer and producer
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Work Result American Indian Film Festival 2019 Best Film Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna) Canadian Screen Awards 2022 Best Animated Short Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice 2026 Best Picture Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara) Leo Awards 2019 Best Motion Picture Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna) Stuart Derdeyn, "2019 Leo Awards honour B.C.'s booming film and TV industry". Vancouver Sun, June 4, 2019. Best Cinematography
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