Elizabeth was nominated for an Emmy in the Craft of Research in 2006 for her work on HBO’s Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She and has received three nominations for Best Footage Researcher at the FOCAL UK Awards. She has been the recipient of six Best Visual Research Awards at the Canadian Screen, Gemeaux, and Gemini Awards and in 2008 she was the first Canadian to be awarded the FOCAL International Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2014 she was awarded the inaugural DOC Star Award by the Documentary Organization of Canada in recognition of her mentoring and leadership in the Canadian documentary community.  The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television gave Elizabeth the prestigious Board of Directors Tribute in 2019 for her body of work and volunteerism in the Canadian and international documentary film communities. In 2023 Elizabeth was the first non-director to be the “FOCUS ON” honoree at Hot Docs International Film Festival. 

A graduate of Queen’s University, she has presented hundreds of masterclasses and workshops at numerous international festivals, markets, universities, and film schools.  Elizabeth has served on the board of WIFT, Canada’s Audio Visual Trust, World Congress of Historymakers, and is the founding chairperson of the Visual Researchers’ Society of Canada. She presently serves on the Executive Committee for FOCAL International (UK) and is a member of BAFTA, DOC Toronto and WIFT.

Elizabeth Klinck’s participation in AIDC 2025 is generously supported by the Consulate General of Canada in Sydney.