David Widdicombe (27 May 1962 – 10 July 2017) was a Canadian filmmaker and playwright. His most successful work is Santa Baby (2006), which he directed and wrote.
Widdicombe was born in Toronto, Ontario. He was a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre and has been nominated for the Norman Jewison Award for Directing. He was also playwright-in-residence at Toronto's Factory Theatre.
Widdicombe's stage plays include The River Lady (winner of the National Playwrighting Competition),[citation needed] Dinosaur Dreams, Swamp Baby & Other Tales, and Wake (named one of the top ten plays at the 2000 Edinburgh Festival Fringe).[citation needed]
In 2001, his play Science Fiction won the Aurora Award[1][2] and was nominated for four Dora Mavor Moore Awards including Outstanding New Play.
Santa Baby won Best Film Comedy at the 2006 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival [3] and was named Best Screenplay at the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto.
References
edit- ^ "Prix Aurora Awards - All Winners & Nominee". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards - Aurora Awards Winners by Category". Archived from the original on 2011-02-04.
- ^ "Los Angeles International Short Film Festival Announces Award Winners". Archived from the original on 2010-12-17.
External links
edit- David Widdicombe at IMDb
- Santa Baby at IMDb
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