Terrance Odette

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Terrance Odette is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. [1] He is most noted for his films Saint Monica , which premiered at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival, [2] and Fall , which premiered at the 2014 Vancouver International Film Festival and was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Picture at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015. [3]

Originally from Kitchener, Ontario, Odette was active as a folk singer for a number of years before his forays into directing music videos led him to conclude that he was a better filmmaker than a musician. [4] He released his debut feature film Heater in 1999. [5]

He also directed the film Sleeping Dogs (2006), [6] and episodes of the television series Connor Undercover , How to Be Indie and Annedroids .

He was a nominee for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film in 2015 for Fall. [7]

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References

  1. Coral Andrews-Leslie, "Terrence Odette's films artfully blend creativity and spirituality". Waterloo Chronicle, July 2, 2003.
  2. Katherine Monk, "Saint Monica affirms Odette's skills". Vancouver Sun , December 14, 2002.
  3. "Canadian Screen Awards Unveil Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter , January 13, 2015.
  4. Jeff Mahoney, "Terry Odette - folksinger to filmmaker to new Hamiltonian". Hamilton Spectator , November 1, 2015.
  5. "New film brings home what it is to be homeless". Toronto Star , October 21, 1999.
  6. Robert Reid, "Odette returns to his roots; Award-winning filmmaker drawn to native Kitchener to shoot new project". Waterloo Region Record , September 9, 2006.
  7. Pat Mullen, "'The Calling' Leads Directors Guild of Canada Nominations". Cinemablographer, June 18, 2015.