Terrance Odette is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.[1] He is most noted for his films Saint Monica, which premiered at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival,[2] and Fall, which premiered at the 2014 Vancouver International Film Festival and was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Picture at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015.[3]
Originally from Kitchener, Ontario, Odette was active as a folk singer for a number of years before his forays into directing music videos led him to conclude that he was a better filmmaker than a musician.[4] He released his debut feature film Heater in 1999.[5]
He also directed the film Sleeping Dogs (2006),[6] and episodes of the television series Connor Undercover, How to Be Indie and Annedroids.
He was a nominee for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film in 2015 for Fall.[7]
References
edit- ^ Coral Andrews-Leslie, "Terrence Odette's films artfully blend creativity and spirituality". Waterloo Chronicle, July 2, 2003.
- ^ Katherine Monk, "Saint Monica affirms Odette's skills". Vancouver Sun, December 14, 2002.
- ^ "Canadian Screen Awards Unveil Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, January 13, 2015.
- ^ Jeff Mahoney, "Terry Odette - folksinger to filmmaker to new Hamiltonian". Hamilton Spectator, November 1, 2015.
- ^ "New film brings home what it is to be homeless". Toronto Star, October 21, 1999.
- ^ Robert Reid, "Odette returns to his roots; Award-winning filmmaker drawn to native Kitchener to shoot new project". Waterloo Region Record, September 9, 2006.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "'The Calling' Leads Directors Guild of Canada Nominations". Cinemablographer, June 18, 2015.