Edmonton
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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 ''
The Maiden
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'', which won the Cinema of the Future award at the
2022 Venice Film Festival
The 79th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 10 September 2022.
Juries
Main Competition (Venezia 79)
* Julianne Moore, American actress and author (Jury President)
* Mariano Cohn, Argentine director, screenw ...
11th Canadian Screen Awards
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in 2023.
His filmography also includes the short films ''Kosmos'' (2011), ''Tuesday'' (2012), '' Paradise Falls'' (2013), ''Lewis'' (2015), ''Mouseland'' (2017), ''Good Boy'' (2018) and '' August 22, This Year'' (2020). ''Paradise Falls'' was named to the
Toronto International Film Festival
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's annual Canada's Top Ten list in 2013, and ''August 22, This Year'' was an official selection of the International Critics' Week program at the
2020 Cannes Film Festival
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.
His music video for
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