Colin Brunton (born 1955) is a Canadian producer and
director
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Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
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* Director (band), an Irish rock band
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.
Brunton was born in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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, Canada. After creating the short films ''
The Last Pogo
''The Last Pogo'' is a short film made by Colin Brunton in 1978.
Shot in Toronto, at the Horseshoe Tavern, ''The Last Pogo'' concert on December 1 was billed as "the last punk rock concert" in Toronto—at least for that original wave of punkers ...
Genie Award
The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...
winner for Best Live Action Short), Brunton produced the feature films ''
Roadkill
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Norman Jewison
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He has directed numerous feature films and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best D ...
's
Canadian Film Centre
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. Encouraging filmmakers to take risks, and giving them complete artistic freedom, from 1991 to 1995 he developed and then executive produced five feature films by first-time directors, producers and writers: '' Blood & Donuts'', ''
Cube
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The cube is the only r ...
'', ''
Rude
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'', ''
Shoemaker
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Originally, shoes were made one at a time by hand, often by groups of shoemakers, or cobblers (also known as '' cordwainers''). In the 18th century, dozens or even hundreds of masters, journeymen ...
'', and ''
House
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''. While faring poorly at the
box office
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, they garnered generally favorable critical praise, and in two cases launched the healthy careers of two new directors:
Clement Virgo
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with ''Rude'' and
Vincenzo Natali
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with ''
Cube
In geometry, a cube is a three-dimensional solid object bounded by six square faces, facets or sides, with three meeting at each vertex. Viewed from a corner it is a hexagon and its net is usually depicted as a cross.
The cube is the only r ...
''.
After leaving the Feature Film Project, Brunton became a hired-gun, working as a line producer, producer, and production manager on a variety of feature films and television series including the features '' Hedwig and the Angry Inch'', ''
The Safety of Objects
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Our Hero
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'', ''
Schitt's Creek
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'' and ''
Puppets Who Kill
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''.
Brunton continues working at a steady pace, most recently producing the TV series ''
Little Mosque on the Prairie
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'', ''
Spun Out
''Spun Out'' is a Canadian television sitcom created by Jeff Biederman, Brent Piaskoski and Brian K. Roberts for CTV. It premiered on March 6, 2014 and ended on October 3, 2015, with a total of 26 episodes over the course of 2 seasons.
Premise
T ...
'' and ''
Schitt's Creek
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''. In 2007 he completed the concert DVD '' Duality of Self'' featuring mysterious musician
Jandek
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, and in 2013 he released the feature-length documentary '' The Last Pogo Jumps Again'' in collaboration with
Kire Paputts
Kire Paputts is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.
. He was also in the 2007 movie ''
How She Move
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''.
He was
line producer
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on ''
Empire of Dirt
''Empire of Dirt: The Aesthetics and Rituals of British Indie Music'' is a 2006 book by Wendy Fonarow.
Contents
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Best Picture
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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CBC News
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