Martin Edralin

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Martin Edralin is a Canadian film director. [1] His first short film, Hole , won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015, [2] the Grand Prix at the 2015 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2015, [3] and a jury award at the 2014 Locarno Festival. [3]

His second short film, Emma, was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list in 2016, [4] and won First Prize at the 2017 Rhode Island International Film Festival. [5]

His feature film debut, Islands , premiered at the 2021 SXSW and was awarded Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Performance. [6] Islands was nominated at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in the categories of Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and the John Dunning Best First Feature Award. [7]

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