Grace Glowicki is a Canadian actress and filmmaker from

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.Fish Griwkowsky
"Edmonton-born actress wins at Sundance"
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'', February 2, 2016. She is most noted for directing and starring in the 2019 film ''

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'', which was a shortlisted finalist for the

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at the

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in 2021. An alumna of

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, Glowicki moved to

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after graduation. She has acted in films including ''

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'',''

The Oxbow Cure ''The Oxbow Cure'' is a 2013 Canadian independent film directed by Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas. It stars writer Claudia Dey as Lena, a woman who moves away from the city to a remote cottage in an attempt to heal herself and escape from her past. ...

'', '' Her Friend Adam'', '' Suck It Up'', ''

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'', ''

We Forgot to Break Up ''We Forgot to Break Up'' is a 2017 Canadian short drama film directed by Chandler Levack. Adapted from the novel ''Heidegger Stairwell'' by Kayt Burgess,Jordan Adler"WE FORGOT TO BREAK UP PREMIERES AT TIFF" ''Canadian Jewish News'', September 5, ...

'', ''

Paper Year ''Paper Year'' is a 2018 Canadian romantic drama film written and directed by Rebecca Addelman and starring Eve Hewson, Avan Jogia, Hamish Linklater and Andie MacDowell. It is Addelman's feature debut. Cast *Andie MacDowell as Joanne Winters *Av ...

'', ''

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'', '' Strawberry Mansion'' and '' Until Branches Bend'', and in the web series '' Out with Dad'' and ''

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''. In 2016, she was named by the

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as one of its four "Rising Stars" of the year, alongside

Jared Abrahamson Jared Abrahamson is a Canadian actor. He is known for his performance in the 2016 film ''Hello Destroyer'', for which he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor and won the award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver ...

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and

Sophie Nélisse Marie-Sophie Nélisse (born March 27, 2000) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her Genie Award–winning performance in ''Monsieur Lazhar'', as Liesel Meminger in the film adaptation of the best-selling novel ''The Book Thief'', written by ...

.Renée Tse
"TIFF 2016: 4 Rising Stars to Watch Out For at This Year’s Festival"
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'', September 7, 2016. She won a special jury award for best actress in a short film at the

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for ''Her Friend Adam'', and was a

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nominee for Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film at the

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, for her performance in ''Cardinals''.

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