Jeremy LaLonde (born January 7, 1981) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is known for his work in Canadian film and television.

Early life

LaLonde grew up in Cayuga, Ontario. After graduating from

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, LaLonde moved to Toronto to begin his career as a filmmaker. To support himself he worked as an editor in commercials as well as such television series as ''

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, Meet The Family, You Gotta Eat Here, Tessa & Scott'', and most recently ''Baroness Von Sketch Show''.

Career

His short film '' Out'', which premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, went on to screen at over two dozen film festivals including

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and

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. In 2014 it was nominated for Best Short Film at the

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. His 2014 short film ''Bastards'' opened the

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and was selected by the National Screen Institution for their Totally Television Program. Jeremy LaLonde, one set, Sex After Kids

His first feature film as a writer/director, the 2010 comedy ''The Untitled Work of Paul Shepard'', premiered at Cinefest Sudbury and was nominated for Best Director at the 2011 Canadian Comedy Awards. In 2013, he released his second feature film '' Sex After Kids'' which premiered at the

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where it was the runner-up for the Audience Award. It screened at several festivals worldwide and won the Wedgie Award for Comedy at the Edmonton Film Festival. It was named Best Feature Film at Huntsville Film North and was nominated for seven

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and won Best Screenplay and Best Director. His third feature film ''

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'' starring

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, was financed partly through Indiegogo and was named The Crowd Life's ''Crowdfunding Campaign of the Year''. It premiered at the

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in Canada and the

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in the United States. It screened at over a dozen festivals internationally and won the Jury Award for Best Dramatic Feature at the Edmonton Film Festival and took home top prizes at the Canadian Film Fest in 2016. In 2015, LaLonde was named Best Local Filmmaker in Toronto by ''NOW Magazine''. His fourth feature film, ''

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'', premiered at the 2018

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where it won the award for Best Narrative Feature: Comedy. It was released theatrically in Canada and on demand in the United States in December 2018. He worked as an editor on the first two seasons of ''

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'' and transitioned into the role of director for its upcoming third season, which aired on CBC in Canada and IFC in the United States in fall 2018. His fifth feature film, '' James vs. His Future Self'', starred Jonas Chernick, Daniel Stern,

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, Tommie-Amber Pirie and

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. It premiered at Cinefest Sudbury and was the opening night gala for the

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, before being released theatrically in 2020. His sixth feature film, '' Ashgrove'', premiered at the 2022 Glasgow Film Festival.Kelly Townsend
"Features from LaLonde, Knox to world premiere at Glasgow"
'' Playback'', January 28, 2022. The film '' Daniel's Gotta Die'' premiered at the 2022 Austin Film Festival.

Awards and nominations

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:LaLonde, Jeremy Living people Film directors from Ontario 1981 births People from Haldimand County Canadian television editors Canadian film editors Canadian Screen Award winners Canadian Comedy Award winners