Gabriela Osio Vanden
Gabriela Osio Vanden is a Canadian documentary filmmaker and cinematographer, who works commonly but not exclusively as a duo with her husband Jack Weisman. They are most noted for their 2021 short documentary film Nuisance Bear and its 2026 feature expansion Nuisance Bear. Raised in Ottawa, Ontario, she is of Venezuelan descent.
Also recorded as Gabriela Osio Vander
Gabriela Osio Vanden
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- Name
- Gabriela Osio Vanden
- Occupation
- Filmmaker, cinematographer
- Spouse
- Jack Weisman
- Education
- University of York
- Known for
- Nuisance Bear
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She met Weisman when they were both film students at York University, with the couple officially marrying in 2026 while at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival for the premiere of the feature version of Nuisance Bear.
Nuisance Bear: Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden
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Gabriela Osio Vanden, Director, at the 2026 2026 Sundance Film Festival for the movie Nuisance Bear.
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Key facts
• Name — Gabriela Osio Vanden • Years Active — 2010s–present • Occupation — Filmmaker, cinematographer • Spouse — Jack Weisman
Director
Director
• Nuisance Bear - 2021 • Nuisance Bear - 2026
Cinematographer
Cinematographer
• Interview with the Bigfoot - 2014 • Jew Girl #2 - 2015 • Snip - 2017 • His Nose, Her Eyes, Whose Face? - 2018 • Muse/Maestro - 2018 • Sad Kids - 2019 • Volcano - 2019 • Tallawah Abroad: Remembering Little Jamaica - 2019 • Suzanne - 2019 • Woman Dress - 2019 • Deshawn - 2020 • Meilleur avant - 2020 • Joey - 2020 • Kilométro 126 - 2020 • Bing! Bang! Bi! - 2020 • Nuisance Bear - 2021 • On the Fringe of Wild - 2021 • La Cumbre - 2021 • Things We Feel But Do Not Say - 2021 • Between Realities on the Edge of Time - 2021 • Proximity - 2021 • Zarqa - 2022 • Saturday Fuego Diablo - 2022 • Zik - 2022 • Richard and Matt and Mary - 2022 • Cassandra - 2023 • Dolce Casa - 2023 • Dirty Bad Wrong - 2023 • Erase and Rewind - 2024 • A Mother Apart - 2024 • Ernesto's Bag - 2025 • Monroe - 2025 • Don't Come Upstairs - 2025 • I Am Pleased - 2025 • Nuisance Bear - 2026 • I'm Also Here - 2026 • Man Eating Pussy - 2026
Awards
• Award — Year — Category — Work — Result — Ref • Toronto International Film Festival — 2021 — Best Canadian Short Film — Nuisance Bear with Jack Weisman • Canadian Screen Awards — 2022 — Best Short Documentary • 2026 — Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series — Don't Come Upstairs • Regard — 2022 — Best Documentary Short Film — Nuisance Bear with Jack Weisman • Canadian Film Festival — 2022 — Best Cinematography in a Short Film — Nuisance Bear with Jack Weisman, Sam Holling • Critics' Choice Documentary Awards — 2022 — Best Cinematography • Reelworld Film Festival — 2022 — Outstanding Short Film Cinematographer — Saturday Fuego Diablo • Cinema Eye Honors — 2023 — Outstanding Non-Fiction Short — Nuisance Bear with Jack Weisman • Sundance Film Festival — 2026 — Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Documentary — Nuisance Bear with Jack Weisman
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- 1.Ingrid Randoja, "True romance: partners in life and filmmaking". Canada Media Fund, February 10, 2026.
- 2.Casemore, Jamie. Canadian doc Nuisance Bear to world premiere at Sundance.
- 3.Carey, Matthew. 'Nuisance Bear' Directors Get Married At Sundance In Impromptu Main Street Ceremony. Deadline Hollywood. January 28, 2026.
- 4.Steve Pond, "‘Belfast’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award". TheWrap, September 18, 2021.
- 5.Ramachandran, Naman. 'Sort Of,' 'Scarborough,' 'Night Raiders' Lead Canadian Screen Awards Nominations. Variety. February 15, 2022.
- 6.Pat Mullen, "Is Canadian Doc Nuisance Bear an Oscar Frontrunner? Watch It Now!". Point of View, December 28, 2022.
- 7.Victoria Ahearn. Golden Delicious wins four Reelworld Film Festival prizes. Playback. October 20, 2022.
- 8.Olsen, Mark. 'Josephine' and 'Nuisance Bear' win top prizes at Sundance. Los Angeles Times. January 30, 2026.
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