Brett Harvey (Canadian director)

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Brett Harvey is a Canadian film director and cinematographer based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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His directorial debut, The Union: The Business Behind Getting High , was awarded "Best Canadian Documentary" at the 2007 Edmonton International Film Festival, an award sponsored by the National Film Board. [1] [2]

His sequel, The Culture High , premiered in the 2014 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival and won "Best Documentary" at the 2015 AMPIA Awards. [2] [3] In 2016 Brett directed and wrote the feature documentary Ice Guardians [4] [2] Ice Guardians was listed in Newsweek's "Favorite Documentaries Of 2016". [5] and Sports Illustrated's "Best Of Film" in 2016. [6] The film went on to be nominated for four Rosie Awards in 2017 including "Best Documentary Over 30 minutes" [7] and nominated for two "Leo Awards" including "Best Feature Documentary" & "Best Director". [8] Brett then went on to direct the feature documentary, Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo, which started it's world film festival circuit in 2019 and won the "Audience Choice" Award for 'Best Canadian Documentary' and 'Best Overall Film', placing #1 in the 'Overall Top 10 Feature Films Rankings' list at the Calgary International Film Festival. [9] [2] His latest documentary Breaking Olympia: The Phil Heath Story, a co-production with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, [10] was nominated for 5 Leo Awards, including "Best Feature Documentary" & "Best Director", 4 Rosie Awards, and "Best Documentary" at the National Film Awards [11] in the UK.

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 The Union: The Business Behind Getting High , retrieved 2019-10-26
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "BRETT HARVEY director & writer". Brett Harvey Films. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  3. ↑ "The Culture High (2014) Awards". Internet Movie Database . Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ice Guardians (2016)". Internet Movie Database . Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Our Favorite Films Of 2016". Newsweek .
  6. ↑ "Best Of Film".
  7. ↑ "Ice Guardians - IMDb". IMDb .
  8. ↑ "Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  9. ↑ "2019 Audience Choice Awards Winners » Calgary Film". www.calgaryfilm.com. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  10. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2020-10-06). "Dwayne Johnson & Dany Garcia's Seven Bucks Turning Phil Heath's Comeback Quest For 8th Mr. Olympia Title Into Feature Documentary". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  11. ↑ "Brett Harvey - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  12. ↑ The Culture High , retrieved 2019-10-26
  13. ↑ Ice Guardians , retrieved 2019-10-26
  14. ↑ Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo , retrieved 2019-10-26
  15. ↑ Harvey, Brett (2024-03-25), Breaking Olympia: The Phil Heath Story (Documentary), Dwayne Johnson, Kai Greene, Mamdouh Elssbiay, Eldon Road Productions, Electric Panda Entertainment, Famous Red Car, retrieved 2025-03-05
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