Magnus Isacsson (1948 – August 2, 2012) was a Canadian documentary filmmaker whose films investigated contemporary political issues and topics in social activism.
[1][6] Isacsson has been involved in the Documentary Organization of Canada (formerly CIFC) since its beginning, contributing to the formation of the Montreal chapter in 1988.
[7] He was also involved in starting the Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM) as a member of its first programming committee.
[9] Isacsson's last film was the feature-length documentary L'Art en Action (2009), a study of the ATSA group's provocative urban art installation.
[10] In addition to his filmmaking, Isacsson was also a university educator and a pioneer in community media, teaching audiovisual production courses in Zimbabwe and South Africa while working with Vidéo Tiers Monde.