Chris Deacon (born 1965) is a Canadian film and television director from Toronto, Ontario.[1] She is most noted for her 1998 short film Moving Day, which won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 20th Genie Awards.[2]
She also received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Short Dramatic Program at the 11th Gemini Awards in 1997 for her short film Twisted Sheets,[3] and Canadian Comedy Award nominations for Best Direction in a Film and Best Writing in a Film at the 1st Canadian Comedy Awards in 2000 for Moving Day.[4]
She has subsequently worked principally in television, with credits including episodes of Our Hero, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Darcy's Wild Life, Radio Free Roscoe, The Jane Show, The Latest Buzz, Raising Expectations and Dino Dana.
References
- ^ Roger Levesque, "An odd couple get to know each other on Moving Day; local heroes International Screen Festival Feb. 19-27". Edmonton Journal, February 24, 1999.
- ^ "Canada shines at Genies; Domestic movie productions more than hold their own". Windsor Star, January 31, 2000.
- ^ "CBC dominates Gemini nominations". Canadian Press, January 14, 1997.
- ^ "Canadian Comedy Awards nominees". Toronto Star, April 1, 2000.
External links
- Chris Deacon at IMDb
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