Chris Grismer

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Chris Grismer is a Canadian director and producer of film, television and music videos, now residing in Los Angeles. [1] His debut feature film, Clutch , premiered at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival, [2] before going into commercial release in 2000. [3]

His television credits include Designated Survivor , Killjoys , The Vampire Diaries , The Originals , The Nine Lives of Chloe King , Playmakers , This Is Wonderland , Queer As Folk , Pretty Little Liars , Deputy , Prodigal Son and Quantum Leap .

As a music video director, he has directed videos for Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Metric, Stars, [4] Death From Above 1979, Magneta Lane, The Fembots and Motion City Soundtrack.

He was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2009 for his work on Being Erica .

References

  1. Eichhorn, Paul (June 22, 2000). "Accent Entertainment: offbeat and successful". Take One. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  2. "Sneak peek at 100+ films". Toronto Star , September 6, 1998.
  3. Nick Miliokas, "Story behind `Clutch' is stranger than fiction". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix , November 15, 2000.
  4. "Stars Wear Hearts And Politics On The Sleeves of Fire". MTV. April 27, 2005. Archived from the original on April 3, 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2010.