Robert Budreau is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer.[1]
Robert Budreau | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Notable work | Born to Be Blue, Stockholm |
| Awards | Canadian Screen Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Stockholm), DGC Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film (Stockholm) |
Budreau was born in London, Ontario, and raised in Ingersoll.[1] He made a number of short films before releasing his feature debut, That Beautiful Somewhere, in 2006.[2] His second feature film, Born to Be Blue, followed in 2015.[3] In 2018 he released Stockholm, for which he won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards[4] and the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film.[5]
His fourth feature film, Delia's Gone, entered production in 2020 and is slated for future release.[6]
Through his production firm Lumanity Productions, Budreau has also produced short and feature films by other directors.[7]
Filmography
edit- Dylanology (2002)
- The Multiple Selves of Hannah Maynard (2003)
- Dream Recording (2003)
- Photographic Fate (2003)
- Do No Harm (2004)
- Judgment Call (2004)
- The Unfolding (2004)
- Yesteryears (2005)
- Welcome (2005)
- Dry Whiskey (2005)
- Drag (2006)
- Sunshine Swim Team (2006)
- The Secret Miracle (2006)
- The Unspoken Promise (2006)
- That Beautiful Somewhere (2006)
- Sunshine Swim Team (2008)
- As You Like It (2010)
- The Boss (2010)
- Bodyslam (2013)
- Solo (2013)
- Bank$tas / Cubicle Warriors (2014)
- Born to Be Blue (2015)
- Stockholm (2018)
- Delia's Gone (2022)
- Queen of Bones (TBA)
References
edit- ^ a b Greg Colgan, "Ingersoll-raised Hollywood director Robert Budreau to star at Forest City Film Festival". Woodstock Sentinel-Review, September 12, 2019.
- ^ Chris Knight, "It's not rocket science: the scenery steals all the scenes!". National Post, April 20, 2007.
- ^ Peter Howell, "Born to Be Blue blends fact, fiction". Waterloo Region Record, March 18, 2016.
- ^ "Les Québécois remportent plus de la moitié des trophées à l'avant-gala des prix Écrans canadiens". Ici Radio-Canada, March 31, 2019.
- ^ "Directors Guild of Canada names best homegrown films and TV shows". Q, October 28, 2019.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (October 13, 2020). "Stephan James, Marisa Tomei, Paul Walter Hauser To Star In 'Delia's Gone' Drama From Robert Budreau". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ "Developing filmmakers". Sudbury Star, March 6, 2014.