Long Citation
In more than three decades of artistic excellence, critical insight and inspired teaching, R. Bruce Elder has profoundly influenced the making and understanding of Canadian cinema and Canadian culture as a whole. A filmmaker of international reputation, Elder has informed the sensibility of the avant garde through screenings at the world's most prestigious cinematheques and art museums. His prolific writings are known to anyone with an interest in the nature and possibilities of cinema. A dedicated teacher and academic administrator, Professor Elder's many students have peopled the future of filmmaking and film thought in Canada and abroad.

Short Citation
R. Bruce Elder has profoundly influenced the making and understanding of Canadian cinema and Canadian culture as a whole. A filmmaker of international reputation, he has informed the sensibility of the avant garde through screenings at the world's most prestigious cinematheques and art museums. A dedicated teacher, Professor Elder's many students have peopled the future of filmmaking and film thought in Canada and abroad.