Gary Burns (director)
Gary Burns | |
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Born | 1960 (age 63–64) |
Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter |
Years active | 1995 - Present |
Gary Burns (born 1960) is a
Born in Calgary, Alberta, many of Burns' films are shot in Calgary, and contain references to the particularities of living in the city. The Plus 15 system becomes the habitrail of urban semi-professionals in waydowntown and the public transportation system becomes a node where lives intersect in The Suburbanators. Radiant City examines the seemingly endless amount of suburban neighbourhoods that has overtaken Calgary.
Burns is an alumnus of the University of Calgary's television program.
Film festival acceptance
His works have been very well received at Canadian film festivals. His first feature film,
At the 1997 Vancouver International Film Festival, he was awarded Best Emerging Director for Kitchen Party, a "teenage house party gone wrong" comedy. His film waydowntown was given the Best Canadian Feature prize at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] His 2006 film, Radiant City, co-directed with Jim Brown, garnered the Special Jury Prize at the Vancouver International Film Festival.[2]
Filmography
- The Suburbanators - 1995
- Kitchen Party - 1997
- Fuck Coke - 1999
- waydowntown - 2000
- A Problem with Fear - 2003
- Radiant City - 2006
- The Future Is Now! - 2010
- Man Running - 2018
References
- ^ "TIFF Awards - Awards Archive". Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "National Film Board of Canada".
External links
- Gary Burns at IMDb