Category: Directors
Famous among the younger television viewers in Canada from his guest appearances on Shining Time Station, in 1993 portraying Ted Typo, David Hewlett is a film actor, director, writer, and voice actor from Canada. David debuted in a feature film as an actor after appearing in a couple of TV series in 1987. His first film …
Known for her films like American Psycho (2000) and I shot Andy Warhol (1996), Mary Harron is a film director, writer, and producer from Canada. In the 1980s, she became a drama critic for The Observer in London while she was still working as a music critic for the New Statesman and The Guardian magazine. Mary …
Known for his films like Exotica (1994), The Sweet Hereafter (1997), and Calendar (1993), Atom Egoyan is a film director, producer, writer and actor from Egypt. His film The Sweet Hereafter got him two nominations for the Academy Awards. One for the Best Director and the other for the Best Adapted Screenplay. Atom Egoyan’s Early Life …
Famous for his political activism and controversies, John Greyson is a film director, producer, writer, and video artist from Canada. John’s famous works include Zero Patience (1993), Proteus (2003), and Lilies (1996). He has been honored with many prestigious awards for his contributions in the field of video making. John Greyson’s Early Life Greyson was born …
Known for her movies like Missing Victor Pellerin (2006), Vital Signs (2009), and A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile (2015), Sophie Deraspe is a film director and writer from Canada. Sophie has been nominated for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing in a Feature Documentary. Sophie Deraspe’s Early Life Deraspe was born on …
James Freer was a Canadian producer and movie director. He was an outgoing, sociable man, gifted public speaker. He is said to have pioneered the use of the new medium to upgrade the Canadian prairies. Early Life Freer was born on January 4, 1855, in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England UK, to parents Mary Wells Simmons and Reverend John Freer. …
Known for the art-house films like Mommy (2014) and I Killed My Mother (2009), Xavier Dolan is a Canadian film director, writer, and actor. His films have received international fame and appreciation throughout the globe. His film Mommy won him the Jury Award at 2014 Cannes Film Festival. He is also the winner of the Grand …
