3rd Canadian Screen Awards
The 3rd Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 1, 2015, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2014.Canadian Film Centre, Sparkes directed a number of short films before releasing ''Cast No Shadow'' as his feature debut in 2014. The film premiered at the 2014 Atlantic Film Festival, where it received awards from the festival for Best Atlantic Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Actor and Best Cinematography.
His second feature film, ''
Hammer
A hammer is a tool, most often a hand tool, consisting of a weighted "head" fixed to a long handle that is swung to deliver an impact to a small area of an object. This can be, for example, to drive nails into wood, to shape metal (as w ...
'', premiered at the 2019 Whistler Film Festival before going into commercial release in 2020. His third feature film, ''
The King Tide
''The King Tide'' is a 2023 Canadian drama thriller film, directed by Christian Sparkes.John Hazelton"Toronto unveils 2023 Platform line-up; ‘Dream Scenario’ with Nicolas Cage to open" ''Screen Daily'', August 2, 2023.
The film is set in a s ...
'', was shot in 2022, and premiered in the Platform Prize program at the
2023 Toronto International Film Festival
The 48th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 7 to 17, 2023.Victoria Ahearn"TIFF reveals new programmers and other 2023 festival details" '' Playback'', April 20, 2023.
The most noted change from past years was tha ...
Screen Daily
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'', August 2, 2023.
In 2020 he was announced as the director of a film adaptation of Michael Crummey's novel ''Sweetland'', with the completed film '' Sweetland'' slated to premiere at the
Hammer
A hammer is a tool, most often a hand tool, consisting of a weighted "head" fixed to a long handle that is swung to deliver an impact to a small area of an object. This can be, for example, to drive nails into wood, to shape metal (as w ...
'' - 2019
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The King Tide
''The King Tide'' is a 2023 Canadian drama thriller film, directed by Christian Sparkes.John Hazelton"Toronto unveils 2023 Platform line-up; ‘Dream Scenario’ with Nicolas Cage to open" ''Screen Daily'', August 2, 2023.
The film is set in a s ...