Ben Petrie

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Ben Petrie is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. [1] He is most noted as the director of the short film Her Friend Adam , [2] which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival [3] and was named Best Comedy of 2016 by Vimeo [4] . The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2016. [5]

His feature debut, The Heirloom , premiered in 2024 at the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam. [6] It was named as one of The 10 Best Canadian Films of 2024 [7] by The Globe and Mail.

He is a producer, co-writer and actor of Dead Lover [8] , which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival [9] . He stars in Honey Bunch , which premiered at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in Berlinale Special. [10] As an actor he has also performed in Tito, BlackBerry, and The All Golden.

He has been in a relationship with his frequent collaborator Grace Glowicki. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Twenty Five New Faces of Independent Film: Ben Petrie". Filmmaker Magazine , 2016.
  2. ↑ Alex Southey, "Her Friend Adam (Review)". Hollywood North Magazine, January 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ Rizov, Vadim (2016-07-25). "Ben Petrie - Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine | Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  4. ↑ "Best of the Year Award Winners 2016". vimeo.com. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  5. ↑ "TIFF announces lineup for Canada's Top 10 Film Festival". CBC News, December 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Ben Petrie’s The Heirloom to world premiere at IFFR". Playback , January 10, 2024.
  7. ↑ "The 10 best Canadian films of 2024, a year on the cusp of confidence and crisis". The Globe and Mail. 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  8. ↑ "Program Guide | 2025 Sundance Film Festival". festival.sundance.org. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  9. ↑ Elfadl, Murtada (2025-02-03). "'Dead Lover' Review: Macabre Attempt to Keep a Lost Romance Alive Is Both Entertaining and Inventive". Variety. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  10. ↑ Economou, Vassilis (December 17, 2024). "The Berlinale announces the first Berlinale Special, Panorama and Generation titles". Cineuropa . Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  11. ↑ Johanna Schneller, "Filmmaker Grace Glowicki on breaking norms and the secret to shooting 13-15 pages of script a day". CBC Arts, May 14, 2021.


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