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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References

  1. ↑ Jennifer Yoon, "Canada's diversity not reflected on the silver screen, say actors, screenwriters of colour". CBC News, July 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Winners and memorable moments from the 2015 Canadian Screen Awards". Hello! Canada , March 5, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Cummins, Julianna (February 10, 2015). "Hole wins Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand short film fest" . Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  4. ↑ "TIFF announces lineup for Canada's Top 10 Film Festival". CBC News, December 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival Announces Its 2017 Award Winners". SHOOTonline. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  6. ↑ "SXSW Film Festival Announces 2021 Jury and Special Awards". SXSW. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  7. ↑ "2022 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees". Academy.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-20.


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