Warren P. Sonoda is a Canadian film and television director, [1] and the current president of the Directors Guild of Canada. [2]
Warren P. Sonoda is a Canadian film and television director, [1] and the current president of the Directors Guild of Canada. [2]
Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, [3] he is currently based in Toronto. [1]
He has directed the films Ham & Cheese (2004), 5ive Girls (2006), Coopers' Camera (2008), Puck Hogs (2009), Unrivaled (2010), Textuality (2011), Servitude (2011), Swearnet: The Movie (2014), The Masked Saint (2015), Total Frat Movie (2016), A Christmas Fury (2017) and Things I Do for Money (2019), [4] and episodes of the television series Monster Warriors , What's Up Warthogs! , Todd and the Book of Pure Evil , Make It Pop , Raising Expectations , Trailer Park Boys , Dino Dana , Backstage , Utopia Falls , Odd Squad , This Hour Has 22 Minutes , Murdoch Mysteries , The Parker Andersons , Amelia Parker , I Woke Up a Vampire and The Trades .
He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, for Odd Squad Mobile Unit . [5] He is also a two-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee for Best Direction in a Film, receiving nominations at the 6th Canadian Comedy Awards for Ham & Cheese and at the 10th Canadian Comedy Awards for Coopers' Camera.
In October 2019, Sonoda married film producer Jen Pogue. [6]