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The Accountant of Auschwitz receives an an Overseas Press Club of America Citation of Excellence for Best International TV reporting showing a concern for the human condition.
Ric Bienstock has been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Direction, Documentary Program for The Good Nazi.
“The Accountant of Auschwitz leads the broadcast documentary nominees with six nominations.” POV Magazine
The kick off screening took place in New York City followed by a panel discussion with producers Ricki Gurwitz and Ric Esther Bienstock and prosecutor Thomas Walther.
Ric Esther Bienstock has been named an Officer of the order of Canada for her commitment to raising awareness of global events and conflicts through film, and for her exceptional representation of the Canadian documentary-making tradition on the international stage. Source: McGill Reporter .
In a new documentary, director Ric Esther Bienstock discovers a more complex story. From the slums of Manila, to the peaks of Denver, Tales from the Organ Trade tells the story of people desperate to buy organs and people desperate to sell.
As part of our project Line in The Sand exploring the ethical dilemmas that define us, we explore the questions and issues of paying for organs.
CNN talks with Ric Bienstock about a documentary Tales from the Organ Trade which explores the legal, moral and ethical aspects of the human organ trade. From CNN.
Over the years ideacity has welcomed such distinguished presenters as Deepak Chopra, Margaret Atwood, Romeo Dallaire, and Robert Kennedy Jr. But we’ve also hosted lesser known thinkers who became superstars – like 15-year-old Jack Andraka, who discovered a test for pancreatic cancer.
Hot Docs is pleased to welcome Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Ric Esther Bienstock, the CBC’s executive director of Studio and Unscripted Content Jennifer Dettman, creative sector volunteer and entrepreneur Megan Porter, and filmmaker, activist and educator David Vaisbord to the organization’s Board of Directors.
In her 30-year career, Bienstock has focused on investigative documentaries that take huge risks in content and presentation, which is different from scripted film: "There are a lot more unknowns with docs, you don't know how it's going to unfold, and there are positive surprises and negative surprises and you make those work in the context of your edits."
In June, Ric was asked to speak at the TEDxYYC event. The theme for the event was was "Crafted" - made, created, constructed, though up with care, intelligence and craft.