Leonard Farlinger is a

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film director, producer, and screenwriter."The Perfect Son"
''Films in Review'', January 12, 2001. Farlinger and his wife, Jennifer Jonas, are partners in the production firm New Real Films.

Early career

In 1990, Farlinger completed the Cineplex Entertainment Film Program (Directors' Lab) at the Canadian Film Centre.

Film producer

As producer, Farlinger's credits include ''

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'', directed by Bruce LaBruce; ''

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'', directed by Bruce McDonald and named one of Toronto International Film Festival's top ten films of the year; ''

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''; ''Otto'', or ''Up With Dead People''; and ''

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'', directed by Reginald Harkema, which won a Special Jury Prize at the

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(TIFF) in 2006. Farlinger's latest film as a producer is '' Born to Be Blue'', directed by

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and starring Ethan Hawke,

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, and Callum Keith Rennie.

Screenwriter and director

Farlinger's first feature film as writer/director, ''

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'', starring

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and David Cubitt, was nominated for two Best Actor Genies and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. He also directed the feature film ''

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'', starring

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and Rachael Leigh Cook, which premiered at TIFF. He directed the Gemini-winning movie-of-the-week ''In The Dark'', starring Kathleen Robertson. Farlinger wrote and directed the comedy, '' I'm Yours'', which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and starred Karine Vanasse,

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, and Don McKellar. Farlinger's next projects are the feature film ''Mr. Epiphany'', written by

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, and a film based on Farlinger's own script, ''The Truth About Lying''.

Personal life

Farlinger married producer Jennifer Jonas. They have two children, including actress Ella Jonas Farlinger.

Filmography

Director

*'' Collateral Damage'' (1993, short) *''

'' (2000) *''In the Dark'' (2003, television) *''

'' (2007) *'' I'm Yours'' (2011)

Producer

*'' Kumar and Mr. Jones'' (1991) *''

'' (2006) *''

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'' (2008) *''

'' (2009) *''Hungry Hills'' (2009) *''

'' (2010) *'' The Resurrection of Tony Gitone'' (2012) *''

'' (2013) *'' Born to Be Blue'' (2015)

Writer

*''

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'' (2021)

References

External links

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