Claire Prieto (born 1945) is a Canadian film director and producer, known as one of the first black filmmakers in Canada.
[3] Prieto's films explore Canadian black history, culture and experience[2] and were groundbreaking as works produced by Canadian women and people of colour.
[4] Meanwhile, Black Mother Black Daughter (1989), produced by Prieto and Sylvia Hamilton for the Canadian National Film Board Atlantic Branch, was the first film created by this branch to employ an all-female crew.
[1] In addition to producing her own work, Prieto has mentored and supported other black filmmakers and film industry members over the course of her career.
[5] In 2010, Prieto was presented with a Lifetime Achievement award by the Caribbean Tales Film Festival.