Jason Lapeyre

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Jason Lapeyre
Born
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • Film producer
Notable work Cold Blooded
I Declare War

Jason Lapeyre is a Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter. [1] He is best known for his 2012 film I Declare War , which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival [2] and won the Audience Award at Fantastic Fest. [3] I Declare War was released theatrically in the US by Drafthouse Films. [4] [5] [6]

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Early life and career

Lapeyre grew up as an army brat on Canadian military bases all over the world. [7] He attended film school at Queen's University. [8]

Lapeyre's debut feature, Cold Blooded , premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival [9] and won the award for Best Canadian Feature. [10] [11] Lead performer Zoie Palmer won Best Actress for the film at the Bare Bones Film Festival. [12]

He also produced the 2016 feature film The Lockpicker , [13] which won the John Dunning Discovery Award for Best First Feature Film at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017. [14]

In 2019, Lapeyre directed the streaming series Warigami [15] for CW Seed and CBC Gem. [16] It premiered at Canneseries, where it was nominated for Best Short-Form Series. [17]

Filmography

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References

  1. ↑ "The 2013 10 to Watch: Jason Lapeyre". Playback , September 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ "I Declare War: Toronto Review". The Hollywood Reporter , September 15, 2012.
  3. ↑ "‘I Declare War,’ ‘Vanishing Waves,’ and ‘Here Comes the Devil’ Win at 2012 Fantastic Fest". IndieWire , September 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Drafthouse Acquires Capture-The-Flag Actioner ‘I Declare War’". Deadline Hollywood , January 30, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Film Review: ‘I Declare War’". Variety (magazine) , September 1, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Review: ‘I Declare War’ delves into kids’ imaginary world with charm’". Los Angeles Times , August 29, 2013.
  7. ↑ "I Declare War: Coming of Age in an Age of Guns". Creative Screenwriting , July 29, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Queen’s graduate gets gritty". The Queen's Journal , March 9, 2012.
  9. ↑ "First Trailer For Jason Lapeyre's Dark Thriller COLD BLOODED". Screen Anarchy , July 6, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Jason Lapeyre’s Cold Blooded wins at Fantasia International Film Fest". National Screen Institute , August 13, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Fantasia reports record attendance for 2012 festival". Playback , August 10, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Film fans come to city". Muskogee Phoenix , April 23, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Local Reel Asian Fest director isn’t too cool for school". Now Magazine , November 8, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Randall Okita to receive inaugural John Dunning Discovery Award". Playback , January 12, 2017.
  15. ↑ "The CW Partners With CBC On Short-Form Samurai Drama ‘Warigami’ As Canadian Broadcaster Unveils Youth Slate". Deadline , July 29, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Exclusive trailer: Paper cuts deep in CW Seed's wild new Warigami martial arts series". Syfy Wire , July 10, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Warigami". Canneseries , December 2, 2019.
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