Bruce Sweeney

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Bruce Sweeney
Born
Bruce Sweeney

ca. 1962
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationFilm director
Years active1995–present

Bruce Sweeney (born 1962 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian film director. [1] He has spent his career based primarily in Vancouver, British Columbia. [2]

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Career

Sweeney's debut film, Live Bait , won the award for Best Canadian Feature Film at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival. [3]

He won the 2002 Canadian Comedy Award for Pretty Funny Film Direction for the film Last Wedding . [4] The film also won the award for Best Canadian Film from the Toronto Film Critics Association. [5]

On June 5, 2010, Sweeney's film Excited won four Leo Awards for Best Feature Length Drama, Best Direction in a Feature Length Drama, Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama (Gabrielle Rose) and Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama (Laara Sadiq). In October 2013 The Dick Knost Show won Best BC Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival. [6]

Filmography

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References

  1. "Into the shadows; Vancouver director turns to 'neo-noir' for his sixth premiere at Toronto film festival". Ottawa Citizen , September 6, 2012.
  2. "For Bruce Sweeney, VIFF is home". The Globe and Mail , September 21, 2013.
  3. "Live Bait snags Canadian award". The Globe and Mail , September 18, 1995.
  4. "CBC's Made in Canada leads the pack in Comedy Awards". Waterloo Region Record . April 5, 2002.
  5. "Memento named best picture by T.O. critics". Prince Albert Daily Herald , December 21, 2001.
  6. "B.C. spotlight shines on Dick Knost; Made-in-B.C. films get the glory at festival gala". Vancouver Sun , October 7, 2013.