Andrea Bussmann (born 1980) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

film director and screenwriter, most noted for her 2018 film '' Fausto''. The film was longlisted for the

Directors Guild of Canada The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) is a Canadian labour union representing more than 5,500 professionals from 48 different occupations in the Canadian film and television industry. Founded in 1962, the DGC represents directors, editors, assistant ...

's Discovery Award in 2018, and was shortlisted for the

Vancouver Film Critics Circle The Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) was founded in 2000 by David Spaner and Ian Caddell, in order to help promote Canadian films and the British Columbia Film and Television Industry. Its membership includes print, radio, on-line, and telev ...

's award for Best Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2018. Bussmann was also shortlisted for Best Director of a Canadian Film. She is married to film director

Nicolás Pereda Nicolás Pereda (born 1982) is a Mexican-Canadian film director. To date, he has directed nine features and three short films. Personal life Pereda was born in Mexico City in 1982; he holds dual Mexican and Canadian citizenship and is a resid ...

, with whom she codirected the 2016 film ''

Tales of Two Who Dreamt ''Tales of Two Who Dreamt'' ( es, Historias de dos que soñaron) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Nicolás Pereda and Andrea Bussmann and released in 2016.Paloma Pacheco"Preview: Werewolf and Tales of Two Who Dreamt at VIFF" ''SAD Mag ...

''.Jason Anderson, "Local attention for international director: Mexican-Canadian filmmaker Nicolas Pereda gets belated recognition in adopted home". ''

Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...

'', November 16, 2012.

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