Jason Lapeyre
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| Born | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Citizenship | Canada |
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Notable work | Cold Blooded (film), I Declare War (film) |
Jason Lapeyre is a Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter.[1] He is best known for his 2012 film I Declare War (film), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival[2] and won the Audience Award at Fantastic Fest.[3] I Declare War (film) was released theatrically in the US by Drafthouse Films.[4][5][6]
Lapeyre grew up as an Military brat on Canadian military bases all over the world.[7] He attended film school at Queen's University at Kingston.[8]
Lapeyre's debut feature, Cold Blooded (film), 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]
Filmography
- Faceless (2011 film) (2011)
- Cold Blooded (film) (2011)
- I Declare War (film) (2012)
- The Lockpicker (2016) (as producer)
- Warigami (2019)
References
- ↑ "The 2013 10 to Watch: Jason Lapeyre". Playback (magazine) | Playback, September 4, 2013.
- ↑ "I Declare War: Toronto Review". The Hollywood Reporter, September 15, 2012.
- ↑ "‘I Declare War,’ ‘Vanishing Waves,’ and ‘Here Comes the Devil’ Win at 2012 Fantastic Fest". IndieWire, September 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Drafthouse Acquires Capture-The-Flag Actioner ‘I Declare War’". Deadline Hollywood, January 30, 2013.
- ↑ "Film Review: ‘I Declare War’". Variety (magazine), September 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Review: ‘I Declare War’ delves into kids’ imaginary world with charm’". Los Angeles Times, August 29, 2013.
- ↑ "I Declare War: Coming of Age in an Age of Guns". Creative Screenwriting, July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Queen’s graduate gets gritty". The Queen's Journal, March 9, 2012.
- ↑ "First Trailer For Jason Lapeyre's Dark Thriller COLD BLOODED". Screen Anarchy, July 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Jason Lapeyre’s Cold Blooded wins at Fantasia International Film Fest". National Screen Institute, August 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Fantasia reports record attendance for 2012 festival". Playback (magazine)|Playback, August 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Film fans come to city". Muskogee Phoenix, April 23, 2012.
- ↑ "Local Reel Asian Fest director isn’t too cool for school". Now (newspaper)| Now Magazine, November 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Randall Okita to receive inaugural John Dunning Discovery Award". Playback (magazine)|Playback, January 12, 2017.
- ↑ "The CW Partners With CBC On Short-Form Samurai Drama ‘Warigami’ As Canadian Broadcaster Unveils Youth Slate". Deadline, July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Exclusive trailer: Paper cuts deep in CW Seed's wild new Warigami martial arts series". Syfy Wire, July 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Warigami". Canneseries, December 2, 2019.
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