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{{short description|Canadian photographer, filmmaker and conservationist }}
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{{infobox person
| name = Rob Stewart
| image = Rob stewart cfc 2012.jpg
| image_upright = .79
| caption = Stewart
| birth_date = {{birth date|1979|12|28}}
| birth_place = [[Toronto]],
| death_date =
| death_place = [[Alligator Reef]],
| death_cause = [[Drowning]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Western Ontario|Western University]]
| occupation =
}}
'''Rob Stewart''' (December 28, 1979 –
==Early life==
Stewart was born in 1979, in [[Toronto]],
For four years, Stewart
==Career==
Stewart got the idea to make the movie ''[[Sharkwater]]'' at age 22, when he found illegal [[longline fishing]] in the [[Galapagos Marine Reserve]].<ref name="RS Bio"/> He travelled through fifteen countries for the next four years, studying and filming sharks, and going undercover to confront the [[shark fin industry]].<ref name="RS Bio"/> ''Sharkwater'' went on to win more than 40 awards at top film festivals.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/rob-stewart-wildlife-filmmaking-1.3962233 'He created a great momentum for sharks worldwide': Rob Stewart's powerful filmmaking]. [[CBC News]], February 1, 2017.</ref> His follow-up film, 2012's ''[[Revolution (2012 film)|Revolution]]'', builds on ''Sharkwater'', examining [[environmental collapse]]. In 2013, it was the highest grossing Canadian documentary, and it received 19 awards from global film festivals.<ref name=cbc/>
In 2012 Stewart released the book ''Save the Humans'', a biography detailing the importance of sharks in his life and the importance of making a positive impact in the ocean.
In 2016, Stewart launched a [[Kickstarter]] to fund ''Sharkwater: Extinction'', a sequel to ''Sharkwater'' that would focus on the 80 million
==Awards and nominations==
Stewart won more than 40 international awards for ''Sharkwater'' and 19 for ''Revolution''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/canadian-filmmaker-rob-stewart-confirmed-dead-1.3967284|title=Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart found dead 'peacefully in the ocean'|date=February 3, 2017|
''Sharkwater'' earned Stewart the Best Documentary and the Audience Favorite Award at the 2006 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, the People's Choice Award at the 2006 [[Atlantic Film Festival]] and a Special Jury Award at the 2006 [[Hawaii International Film Festival]], and the film was selected by the [[Toronto International Film Festival Group]] as one of the top ten Canadian films of 2006.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.tribute.ca/magazines/tribute/0207/sharkwater.htm|title=Feature: Sharkwater|
In 2008, he received a [[Genie Awards]] nomination for Best Documentary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2008/01/28/2008_genie_nominees.html|title=2008 Genie Nominees|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=January 28, 2008|
==Death==
In late January 2017, Stewart was in Florida filming ''[[Sharkwater Extinction]]'', a sequel to ''Sharkwater''. On January 31, he and his dive partner resurfaced from a deep wreck dive of the ''[[HMCS Canada#Queen of Nassau|Queen of Nassau]]''. His dive leader Peter Sotis fell unconscious while boarding the crew's boat, and as the ship team rushed to provide assistance, Stewart, who was still in the water, vanished.<ref>[http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2017/02/01/rob-stewart-sharkwater-florida-dive.html Update: Rob Stewart vanished while boat crew rushed to aid dive partner] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203175621/http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2017/02/01/rob-stewart-sharkwater-florida-dive.html? |date=February 3, 2017 }}, ''[[Metro International|Metro]]'', February 1, 2017.</ref> [[Paul Watson]], a marine wildlife conservation and
A search was launched, and on February 3, the [[United States Coast Guard]] located Stewart's body in the water approximately {{convert|200|ft}} down, close to where he disappeared.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canadian-documentary-maker-missing-florida-keys-970904 |title=Canadian Director Found Dead in the Florida Keys |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date= February 3, 2017 |first=Etan |last=Vlessing}}</ref><ref name="Death">{{cite web |url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/search-for-canadian-filmmaker-missing-since-florida-dive-suspended-after-body-found|title=Rob Stewart, Canadian filmmaker who vanished during Florida dive, found dead|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|work=[[National Post]]|date=February 4, 2017|access-date=February 4, 2017}}{{dead-link|date=September 2021}}</ref> His funeral was held at [[Bloor Street United Church]] in Toronto on February 18, 2017. Released months later, the autopsy report from the Monroe County medical examiner said he died from drowning after falling to [[Hypoxia (medical)|hypoxia]] at the surface of the ocean.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article165989352.html |title='Sharkwater' diver drowned after lack of oxygen on the surface, autopsy says |first=David |last=Goodhue |website=Miami Herald |date=8 August 2017}}</ref>
In spring 2017, Stewart's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that the death was caused by the negligence of the dive operators who provided equipment that did not meet US safety standards and left Stewart in the water without a dive leader.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-stewart-death-lawsuit-1.4043944 Family files lawsuit in Canadian filmmaker's Florida Keys dive death]</ref>▼
▲In spring 2017, Stewart's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging
== Legacy ==
At the [[5th Canadian Screen Awards]] on March 12, 2017, the [[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television]] announced that its annual award for Science or Nature Documentary Program would be renamed the [[Rob Stewart Award]] in Stewart's memory.<ref>[http://www.tribute.ca/news/rob-stewart-honored-by-canadian-screen-awards/2017/03/13/ "Rob Stewart honored at Canadian Screen Awards"]. ''[[Tribute (magazine)|Tribute]]'', March 13, 2017.</ref> ▼
Stewart was working on a sequel film, ''[[Sharkwater Extinction]]'', at the time of his death.<ref>
▲At the [[5th Canadian Screen Awards]] on March 12, 2017, the [[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television]] announced that its annual award for Science or Nature Documentary Program would be renamed the [[Rob Stewart Award]] in Stewart's memory.<ref>[http://www.tribute.ca/news/rob-stewart-honored-by-canadian-screen-awards/2017/03/13/ "Rob Stewart honored at Canadian Screen Awards"]. ''[[Tribute (magazine)|Tribute]]'', March 13, 2017.</ref>
In October 2018, Robert Osborne's documentary film ''The Third Dive: The Death of Rob Stewart'', investigating the possible role of safety violations by the dive operator in Stewart's death, was broadcast by [[CBC Television]] as an episode of the documentary series ''[[CBC Docs POV]]''.<ref>Frederick Blichert, [https://realscreen.com/2018/10/24/exclusive-clip-cbc-doc-povs-the-third-dive/ "Exclusive clip: CBC Docs POV’s “The Third Dive”"]. ''[[RealScreen]]'', October 24, 2018.</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|2380267|Rob Stewart}}
* [http://www.robstewartphotography.com/# www.robstewartphotography.com] — official site for Rob Stewart's photography
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