Karen Chapman | |
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| Education | Emily Carr University of Art and Design Canadian Film Centre |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Children | 2 |
Karen Chapman is a Canadian film and television director, [1] whose debut feature film Village Keeper premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. [2]
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A graduate of Emily Carr University of Art and Design and the Canadian Film Centre, [3] she made a number of short films in her early career, prior to her screenplay treatment for Village Keeper being selected for Telefilm Canada's Talent to Watch program for emerging filmmakers in 2018. [4]
In 2019 her short virtual reality documentary They Should Be Flowers premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, [5] and her narrative short film Measure premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. [6] They Should Be Flowers received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Immersive Experience, Non-Fiction at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. [7]
She subsequently directed episodes of the television series Odd Squad , Holly Hobbie and Black Life: Untold Stories , [7] and another short film titled Quiet Minds Silent Streets, [8] before entering production on Village Keeper in 2023. [1]
She received a nomination for the DGC Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film for Village Keeper. [9] At the 13th Canadian Screen Awards in 2025, the film won the John Dunning Best First Feature Award. [10]