Connor Gaston is a Canadian film director based in British Columbia, known for making films with religious themes.

Early life

Gaston was born in

Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The ...

, and grew up in

Fredericton Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the do ...

. His parents are both authors,

Bill Gaston Bill Gaston (born January 14, 1953 in Tacoma, Washington) is a Canadian novelist, playwright and short story writer. Gaston grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Toronto, Ontario, and North Vancouver, British Columbia. Aside from teaching at various univ ...

and Dede Crane. He moved to

Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. Th ...

at the age of 10.

Career

Connor's short film "Bardo" (originally titled "Bardo Light") played at the

2012 Toronto International Film Festival The 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 6 and September 16, 2012. TIFF announced the films that were accepted on August 21, 2012. On its 37th edition the TIFF included a 2 ...

. Connor's short films "Godhead" and "'Til Death" played at various film festivals. Gaston's feature debut, ''The Devout'', premiered on 2015-10-02 at the Vancouver International Film Festival and the

Busan International Film Festival The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festi ...

(where it was selected as one of ten films in competition for the Busan Bank Award).

Awards

Gaston's short films "Bardo Light", "'Til Death" , and "Godhead" were all nominated for

Leo Awards The Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry. Held each May or June in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the Leo Awards were founded by the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British C ...

in the Student Production category. At the 2014 Student Film Festival (organized within the framework of the

Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto Internat ...

), Gaston's short film "'Til Death" won the Norman McLaren Award for the Overall Winner. At the 2014

Whistler Film Festival The Whistler Film Festival (WFF) is an annual film festival held in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Established in 2001, the festival is held the first weekend of December and includes juried competitive sections, the Borsos Awards, and the Pand ...

, Gaston's short film "Godhead" won the Student ShortWork award. At the 2015

Vancouver International Film Festival The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Fest ...

, Gaston won the B.C. Emerging Filmmaker award for '' The Devout''. At the 2016

, Gaston's film '' The Devout'' won the top prize (Best Motion Picture) and various other awards including Best Screenwriting for Gaston himself.

References

External links

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Twitter

Connor Gaston at Vimeo

Interview with Connor Gaston
(filmfestivals.com)
eFilmCritic.com
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