Blaine Thurier

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Blaine Thurier
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Thurier in August 2009
Background information
Born1967 (age 55–56)
Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Origin Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres Indie rock, power pop
Occupation(s) Musician, director, writer, editor
Instrument(s) Synthesizer
Years active1997–present

Blaine Thurier (born 1967) is a Canadian musician and filmmaker. He played synthesizer with the Canadian indie pop supergroup The New Pornographers from their inception in 1997 up to 2021. He also directed several music videos for the band during his tenure. Thurier has written and directed feature films, which have been screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), South by Southwest Film Festival, Slamdance and other festivals. Thurier served as a 2011 panelist for the TIFF. [1]

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Personal life

Thurier was born in 1967 Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada. [2] [3] He lives in Vancouver with his wife and son. [4]

Career

Thurier considers filmmaking his main creative outlet, while treating music as a job. [5] He plays synthesizer with the Canadian indie pop supergroup The New Pornographers. [6] [7] Thurier has directed three of the band's videos "Use It", "All For Swinging You Around" and "The Laws Have Changed". [8]

Feature films

Thurier's first full-length feature Low Self-Esteem Girl [9] [10] [11] premiered at the September 2000 Toronto International Film Festival. [12] Thurier used the attention from his film debut to promote The New Pornographers who were still a few months away from releasing their debut album Mass Romantic . [13] The film was awarded Best Narrative Feature at the South by Southwest Film Festival. [2] [14] [15]

Thurier's second full-length feature, a comedy, Male Fantasy received a nomination at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was released to DVD in 2008. [16] A Gun to the Head, a crime comedy, was Thurier's third full-length feature film. [17] Thurier's fourth film 12 Takes was made in 2010. It is a short documentary. [18]

Filmography

Music videos

YearTitleNotes
2003"The Laws Have Changed"from the album Electric Version
2003"All For Swinging You Around"from the album Electric Version
2005"Use It"from the album Twin Cinema

Features

YearFilmRoleNotes
2000 Low Self-Esteem Girl Screenwriter
Producer
Director
Editor
Sound
Casting director
Cinematographer		Best Narrative Feature at the SXSW Film Festival
2004Male FantasyScreenwriter, Producer, Director, Editor
2009A Gun to the HeadLesterScreenwriter
Director
201212 TakesEditorTV documentary
Segment: "Carl Newman"
2014 Teen Lust Director
2015A Matter of TimeHimselfTV film
2021 Kicking Blood Director

Shorts

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References

  1. ↑ "Canada's Top Ten » Panelists » Shorts Panel". Toronto International Film Festival . 14 September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Feature Films 2010 » A GUN TO THE HEAD". Telefilm Canada . Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  3. ↑ Howell, Peter (27 September 2000). "No laughing at Low Self Esteem Girl". Toronto Star . p. E03. OCLC   679765547 . Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "a gun to the head. a blaine thurier film PRESS KIT" (PDF). Doghouse Films (Press release). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  5. ↑ Berner, Drew (14 September 2009). "New Pornographer Brings 'Gun' to TIFF". Spinner . Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  6. ↑ "Blaine Thurier Credits". Allmusic . Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  7. ↑ McLean, Steve (3 July 2014). "The New Pornographers". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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