Andrew Currie

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Andrew Currie is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.

Born in England,[1] Currie grew up in Victoria, British Columbia[2] and studied arts[2] before turning his interests towards film. In 1997, Currie moved to Toronto, Ontario to study at Norman Jewison's Canadian Film Centre.[2]

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[edit] Career

In 2001, Currie directed his feature debut, Mile Zero.

In 2006, Currie handled his first larger budget film. Fido was shot for "around $9 million".[3] The film, influenced by "Romero's mythology of zombie-ism"[4] and Jacques Tourneur's I Walked with a Zombie[4], featured performances by Carrie-Anne Moss, Billy Connolly and Dylan Baker.

Currie's next film will be the 2009 Will Arnett vehicle Space Invader.[5]

[edit] Awards

Mile Zero appeared at numerous film festivals and won a "WorldFest Platinum Award" in Houston, Texas, a "CityTV Award for Best First Feature" in Victoria, British Columbia, and a "Best Feature Award" at Moondance in Boulder, Colorado.[1]

In 1997, Currie won the "Best New Western Canadian Director" award at the Vancouver International Film Festival for his short film Night of the Living.[6] Currie was nominated for a Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series Gemini Award for Twisteeria, a half-hour children’s comedy made for YTV, in 1999.[6][7] In 2007, he won a special jury prize for Fido at the Gérardmer Film Festival.[6] That same year, Currie won the audience award at the London Canadian Film Festival for Fido.[6]


[edit] Partial filmography

[edit] Writer

[edit] Director

  • Space Invader (2009)
  • Fido (2006)
  • Sleep Murder (2004) (TV)
  • Mile Zero (2001)
  • Twisteeria (1998) (TV)
  • Night of the Living (1997)
  • Persistence of Memory (1993)


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Currie at Anagram Pictures
  2. ^ a b c Currie at Northernstars
  3. ^ Fido Helmer Andrew Currie
  4. ^ a b Exclusive Interview with Fido Director Andrew Currie
  5. ^ Andrew Currie to Direct Will Arnett's Space Invader
  6. ^ a b c d IMDB awards
  7. ^ Telefilm Canada

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NAME Currie, Andrew
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SHORT DESCRIPTION screenwriter, Film director
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