Graham Foy (born July 27, 1987, in

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) is a Canadian filmmaker, who has worked both under his own name and as Fantavious Fritz. He is most noted for his debut feature film ''

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'', which won the Cinema of the Future award at the

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and was nominated for the

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at the

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in 2023. His filmography also includes the short films ''Kosmos'' (2011), ''Tuesday'' (2012), ''

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'' (2013), ''Lewis'' (2015), ''Mouseland'' (2017), ''Good Boy'' (2018) and '' August 22, This Year'' (2020). ''Paradise Falls'' was named to the

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's annual

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list in 2013, and ''August 22, This Year'' was an official selection of the International Critics' Week program at the

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. His music video for Charlotte Day Wilson's single "Work", won the

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's "

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".Haydn Watters
"A Tribe Called Red, Grimes, Wintersleep videos make Prism Prize short list"

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, April 4, 2017.

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