Connor Gaston
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Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Film director |
Connor Gaston is a Canadian film director based in British Columbia, known for making films with religious themes.
Early life[]
Gaston was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and grew up in Fredericton. His parents are both authors, Bill Gaston and . He moved to Victoria, British Columbia at the age of 10.[1]
Career[]
Connor's short film "Bardo" (originally titled "Bardo Light") played at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.[2][3] Connor's short films "Godhead" and "'Til Death" played at various film festivals.[4][5][6]
Gaston's feature debut, The Devout, premiered on 2015-10-02 at the Vancouver International Film Festival and the Busan International Film Festival (where it was selected as one of ten films in competition for the Busan Bank Award).[7]
Awards[]
Gaston's short films "Bardo Light", "'Til Death" , and "Godhead" were all nominated for Leo Awards in the Student Production category.[8][9][10]
At the 2014 (organized within the framework of the Montreal World Film Festival), Gaston's short film "'Til Death" won the Norman McLaren Award for the Overall Winner.[11]
At the 2014 Whistler Film Festival, Gaston's short film "Godhead" won the Student ShortWork award.[12][13]
At the 2015 Vancouver International Film Festival, Gaston won the B.C. Emerging Filmmaker award for The Devout.[14][15]
At the 2016 Leo Awards, Gaston's film The Devout won the top prize (Best Motion Picture) and various other awards including Best Screenwriting for Gaston himself.[16]
References[]
- ^ Douglas Todd (2015-09-25). "VIFF: B.C.'s Connor Gaston describes himself as an 'agnostic Buddhist'". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ "Bardo Light (programme note)". TIFF. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ "Connor Gaston (streaming audio)". All Points West. CBC. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
A young Victoria director saw his film premier at the Toronto International Film Festival last week. We check in with Connor Gaston.
- ^ "Godhead (programme note)". TIFF. Archived from the original on 2014-11-25.
- ^ "Love & Danger". Victoria Film Festival. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ "Cinéfest Sudbury features short films on shortest day of the year". CBC News. 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ Denise Ryan (2015-09-24). "VIFF: Vancouver has starred in many Hollywood movies, but rarely as itself". Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ "2013 Nominees by Name". Leo Awards. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ^ "2014 Leo Awards Nominees by Name". Leo Awards. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ^ "2015 Leo Awards Nominees by Name". Leo Awards. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ^ "2014 Awards for the student film festival - National competition and International Competition" (Press release). Montreal World Film Festival. 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ "Whistler Film Festival Announces 2014 Winners" (PDF) (Press release). Whistler Film Festival. 2014-12-07. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ Brent Furdyk (2014-12-07). "2014 Whistler Film Festival Announces Winners". ET Canada. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ "Media Release: VIFF Announces BC Spotlight and Canadian Images Awards" (Press release). Jive Communications. 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ Adrian Mack (2015-10-04). "VIFF 2015: Fractured Land takes best B.C. film prize". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ "Leo Awards, Winners by Name". Retrieved 2017-03-31.
External links[]
- Connor Gaston at IMDb
- Connor Gaston at Vimeo
- Interview with Connor Gaston (filmfestivals.com)
- eFilmCritic.com (interview by Jason Whyte)
- Film directors from New Brunswick
- Film directors from Nova Scotia
- People from Fredericton
- People from Halifax, Nova Scotia
- University of Victoria alumni
- Living people
- Canadian Film Centre alumni
- Canadian film director stubs