Tyler Funk (born February 14, 1988) is a Canadian filmmaker. [1] He is most noted for his 2023 documentary film Anything for Fame, [2] for which he received a Vancouver Film Critics Circle nomination for Best British Columbia Director at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2023. [3]
The younger brother of filmmaker Kevan Funk, [1] he was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, but grew up principally in Banff, Alberta. [1] He subsequently moved back to Vancouver to study filmmaking at Langara College and the University of British Columbia. [4] He directed a number of short films and television episodes in the 2010s, first becoming well known for his White Ninja series of short animated films on Vine. [1]
Anything for Fame, a film about the extremes that people will go to achieve viral fame on the internet, was released by the National Film Board of Canada in 2023. [5]
He is a partner with Sebastian Mercado in the Vancouver-based independent film studio North of Now. [2]
Tyler Funk (born February 14, 1988) is a Canadian filmmaker. [1] He is most noted for his 2023 documentary film Anything for Fame, [2] for which he received a Vancouver Film Critics Circle nomination for Best British Columbia Director at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2023. [3]
The younger brother of filmmaker Kevan Funk, [1] he was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, but grew up principally in Banff, Alberta. [1] He subsequently moved back to Vancouver to study filmmaking at Langara College and the University of British Columbia. [4] He directed a number of short films and television episodes in the 2010s, first becoming well known for his White Ninja series of short animated films on Vine. [1]
Anything for Fame, a film about the extremes that people will go to achieve viral fame on the internet, was released by the National Film Board of Canada in 2023. [5]
He is a partner with Sebastian Mercado in the Vancouver-based independent film studio North of Now. [2]