Jason “Jaice” Mannings (they/them) is a British Columbian artist & filmmaker.
Rejecting a common dichotomy, they are tuned into nature & culture; the bridging of which informs their work.
Jaice works as a Director, Cinematographer, and Editor; though at times in other roles as well. They are experienced as a Director & DP on set, yet also thrive as a generalist, making intimate, artistic films in relative solitude.
Their first award-winning feature sports film, Stripped (2006), won ‘Best New Film Producer’ at the then-prestigious Bike Magazine Film Awards. In 2017, they won an Emmy Award for ‘Outstanding Camera Work’ on an episode of the documentary television series Image Quest (2016). In 2021 they were nominated for a cinematography Emmy for the docu-tv series Return To Earth. They served as both director & dp on the aforementioned films.
Today, Jaice’s focus is on client films & art films; leaning towards documentary, but also working in narrative, commercial, nature, sports, and experimental. 2024 will see the release of multiple new films (see: ‘work in progress’). Their debut feature film, Parker Scooter, on which they are writer/director, is in pre-production, aimed for a 2025 release.
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