Jason Lapeyre | |
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Born |
Victoria,
British Columbia, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupations |
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Notable work |
Cold Blooded I Declare War |
Jason Lapeyre is a Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter. [1] He is best known for his 2012 film I Declare War, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival [2] and won the Audience Award at Fantastic Fest. [3] I Declare War was released theatrically in the US by Drafthouse Films. [4] [5] [6]
Lapeyre grew up as an army brat on Canadian military bases all over the world. [7] He attended film school at Queen's University. [8]
Lapeyre's debut feature, Cold Blooded, premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival [9] and won the award for Best Canadian Feature. [10] [11] Lead performer Zoie Palmer won Best Actress for the film at the Bare Bones Film Festival. [12]
He also produced the 2016 feature film The Lockpicker, [13] which won the John Dunning Discovery Award for Best First Feature Film at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017. [14]
In 2019, Lapeyre directed the streaming series Warigami [15] for CW Seed and CBC Gem. [16] It premiered at Canneseries, where it was nominated for Best Short-Form Series. [17]
Jason Lapeyre | |
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Born |
Victoria,
British Columbia, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupations |
|
Notable work |
Cold Blooded I Declare War |
Jason Lapeyre is a Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter. [1] He is best known for his 2012 film I Declare War, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival [2] and won the Audience Award at Fantastic Fest. [3] I Declare War was released theatrically in the US by Drafthouse Films. [4] [5] [6]
Lapeyre grew up as an army brat on Canadian military bases all over the world. [7] He attended film school at Queen's University. [8]
Lapeyre's debut feature, Cold Blooded, premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival [9] and won the award for Best Canadian Feature. [10] [11] Lead performer Zoie Palmer won Best Actress for the film at the Bare Bones Film Festival. [12]
He also produced the 2016 feature film The Lockpicker, [13] which won the John Dunning Discovery Award for Best First Feature Film at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017. [14]
In 2019, Lapeyre directed the streaming series Warigami [15] for CW Seed and CBC Gem. [16] It premiered at Canneseries, where it was nominated for Best Short-Form Series. [17]