Peter Wintonick director producer film editor writer director journalist and advocate was a oneofakind figure in the Canadian film industry Wintonick started out as a precociously talented editor on commercial features before committing himself to documentary filmmaking He became a highly regarded directorwriterproducer and a mentor to numerous young filmmakers as well as a globetrotting advocate and ambassador for sociopolitical documentaries Involved in more than 100 films and media projects he was perhaps best known for Manufacturing Consent Noam Chomsky and the Media 1992 The Canadian Encyclopedia