Randall Cole

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Randall Cole is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. [1] He is most noted for his 2008 film Real Time , for which he was a Genie Award nominee for Best Original Screenplay at the 29th Genie Awards in 2009. [2]

Originally from London, Ontario, [3] he is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre. [4] He also wrote and directed the feature films 19 Months (2002) [5] and 388 Arletta Avenue (2011), [6] and was a writer for the horror television series Darknet . [7]

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References

  1. Cassandra Szklarski, "In the spotlight: Randall Cole and his privacy thriller, '388 Arletta Avenue'". Canadian Press, September 10, 2011.
  2. Guy Dixon, "Genie Award voters anoint The Necessities". The Globe and Mail , February 11, 2009.
  3. "Last Call: Redemption Factors Heavily In Randall Cole’s Film Real Time". CityNews , November 11, 2008.
  4. "Canadian Film Centre's training program gets $1M boost from Citytv". Whitehorse Star , February 6, 2009.
  5. Rita Zekas, "When a couple exceeds their best before date". Toronto Star , May 21, 2004.
  6. Peter Howell, "Paranoia's address". Toronto Star , June 15, 2012.
  7. Alison Willmore, "Watch the Pilot for ‘Darknet,’ a New Horror Anthology Series From ‘Splice’ Director Vincenzo Natali". IndieWire , October 31, 2013.