Jordan Canning
Jordan Canning (born August 3, 1982) is a Canadian film director and writer. She has directed over a dozen short films which have screened and at festivals all over the world including the Toronto International Film Festival,[1] the Tribeca Film Festival and Interfilm Berlin.
Early life
Canning was born in Newfoundland.
Career
Canning worked at the St. John's International Women's Festival and wrote film reviews for local newspapers. She also worked as a Film Analyst, categorizing films for Netflix.[2]
Canning's films have won a number of awards, including two Golden Sheaf Awards,[3][4] three awards at the NSI Online Short Film Festival,[5] and top prize at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival RBC Emerging Filmmaker Competition.[6][7] In 2015, Canning was awarded the Women In the Director's Chair Feature Film Award.[8]
Canning's 2014 film We were Wolves screened at the Toronto Film Festival and is distributed by Video Services Corp.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Pillowtalk | Writer, Director | Short Film | |
| 2006 | Thick & Thin | Writer, Director | Short Film | |
| 2007 | Here On In | Writer, Director | Short Film | |
| 2008 | The House Series - Bedroom, Kitchen, Bathroom | Director | Short Film Trilogy | |
| 2009 | Countdown | Writer, Director | Short Film National Screen Institute Drama Prize |
|
| 2010 | Best Served | Director | Short Film | |
| 2010 | Not Over Easy | Director, Co-Writer | Short Animation | |
| 2011 | Oliver Bump's Birthday[9] | Director | Short Film Canadian Film Centre Director's Lab |
|
| 2012 | Seconds[10] | Writer, Director | Short Film | |
| 2012 | The Tunnel | Director | Short Film | |
| 2014 | We Were Wolves | Director, Co-Writer | Feature Film |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jordan Canning’s We Were Wolves gets distribution". Playback Online, October 1, 2014 by Etan Vlessing
- ↑ "How to get paid to watch Netflix". Canada dot Com.
- ↑ "2012 Golden Sheaf Award Winners". Yorkton Film Festival
- ↑ "2010 Golden Sheaf Award Winners". Yorkton Film Festival
- ↑ "Jordan Canning’s Not Over Easy wins all three NSI Online Short Film Fest awards". National Screen Institute, September 13, 2012
- ↑ "RBC Emerging Filmmakers Competition Winners 2012".
- ↑ "‘Salty and sweet’ pays off for Jordan Canning" The Telegram, Tara Bradbury September 06, 2012.
- ↑ "Jordan Canning Wins $120,000 Prize: WIDC Feature Film Award Announced". WIDC, March 2, 2015 by Carol Whiteman
- ↑ " Worldwide Short Film Festival 2012". Now Toronto by Norman Wilner June 7, 2012
- ↑ "Jordan Canning comes back for seconds". The Scope.
External Links
- Get Set Films - Official website
- Jordan Canning at the Internet Movie Database
