Jared Raab is a Canadian writer and filmmaker, best known for his work on the television series ''

Nirvanna the Band the Show ''Nirvanna the Band the Show'' is a Canadian mockumentary television series based on the web series ''Nirvana the Band the Show'', created by and starring Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol. It premiered on February 2, 2017 on Viceland. Premise The ...

''. Originally from Millbrook,

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, Raab studied film at

York University York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,0 ...

. He made a number of short films before breaking through to wider attention with his 2011 short ''The Revenge Plot'', which won the Fan Favorite award at the 2011 RBC Emerging Filmmakers Competition. For a number of years thereafter he was a director of music videos for artists such as

Born Ruffians Born Ruffians are a Canadian indie rock band based in Toronto. Officially founded in 2004 in the Georgian Bay town of Midland, Ontario, the band is composed of frontman Luke Lalonde, bassist Mitch DeRosier, and drummer Steve Hamelin. During the ...

Arkells Arkells is a Canadian rock band, formed in Hamilton, Ontario. In 2006, they signed with Dine Alone Records, and have since signed with Universal Records Canada and Last Gang Records. They are managed by Last Gang Management. They have released s ...

Ohbijou Ohbijou was a Canadian indie pop band that was based in Toronto, Ontario. The music of Ohbijou draws on pop, folk and bluegrass influences. History Ohbijou began as the solo project of Brantford singer-songwriter Casey Mecija.Sayej, Nadja. "Und ...

, Diamond Rings, PS I Love You,

Snailhouse Michael Feuerstack is a Canadians, Canadian indie rock musician, who has been associated with the bands Wooden Stars and Snailhouse. Snailhouse was essentially a solo project with multiple contributing artists, including Julie Doiron of Eric's ...

Young Rival Young Rival is a Canadian indie rock band from Hamilton, Ontario. It consists of singer-guitarist Aron D'Alesio, bassist John Smith, and drummer Noah Fralick. History In the early 2000s, the group was called The Ride Theory, and released two full- ...

and

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. He received two

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's "Picturing Love" and in 2021 for

Andy Shauf Andy Shauf is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Regina, Saskatchewan. He plays several instruments, including clarinet.Carla Gillis"Andy Shauf moves to Toronto" ''Now'', 15 November 2016. Early life Shauf was born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, gr ...

's "Clove Cigarette". He was cinematographer on Matt Johnson's films ''

The Dirties ''The Dirties'' is a 2013 Canadian found footage thriller film and the directorial debut of Matt Johnson. It has received praise from critics as well as numerous awards, including the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative at the 2013 Slamdance Fi ...

'' and ''

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'' prior to Johnson and Jay McCarrol creating ''Nirvanna the Band the Show'', for which Raab was both a cinematographer and one of the writers. He is a two-time

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nominee for Best Writing in a Comedy Series for ''Nirvanna the Band the Show'', receiving nods at the

6th Canadian Screen Awards The 6th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 11, 2018, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2017.

in 2018 for "The Bean" and at the

7th Canadian Screen Awards The 7th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 31, 2019, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2018.

in 2019 for "The Book", and a nominee for Best Direction in a Documentary Series at the

10th Canadian Screen Awards The 10th Canadian Screen Awards were held on April 10, 2022, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media production in 2021.Etan Vlessing"Maitreyi Ramakrishnan to Receive Canadian Screen Awards Special Honor" ''The Hollyw ...

in 2022 for ''

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''.Brent Furdyk
"2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack"
''

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'', February 15, 2022.

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