Rick LeGuerrier

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Rick LeGuerrier is a Canadian journalist, director and independent film producer. He is one of two founders of Dream Street Pictures, [1] created in 2004 with Timothy M. Hogan.

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Career

Rick LeGuerrier was first a journalist reporting from Canada, the US and Europe, then as a broadcast executive, and, for the last decade, as an independent producer and partner in Dream Street. [1]

Producing

LeGuerrier's works include documentary "The Zoo Revolution", which is now[ when? ] in production for CBC Television’s Doc Zone , and the television movie, The Phantoms , [2] which was shown on the CBC. He produced Wild and Dangerous: The World of Exotic Pets for the CBC in 2015. [3]

Awards and nominations

LeGuerrier and projects he produced have been nominated for or received various awards including:

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