Brent Hodge

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Brent Hodge
Born (1985-07-09) July 9, 1985
Saint Albert, Alberta, Canada
Occupation Film Maker
Years active 2011–present
Website
www.hodgeepodgee.com

Brent Hodge (born July 9, 1985) is a Vancouver-based Canadian filmmaker. He has been nominated for two Leo Awards for his documentary movies Winning America and What Happens Next?,[1][2] as well as being nominated for a Canadian Screen Award in 2014 for directing The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions with Grant Lawrence.[3] He's also filmed documentaries about Kathryn Calder[4] and cockfighting.[5] His latest documentary movie is called Brony: The Movie about the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fandom.[6]

He has also done corporate work for Time Magazine,[7] CBC Music,[8] Tourism Alberta, National Film Board of Canada (for the movie Hue: A Matter of Colour),[9] as well as technology startups Uber, Hootsuite and Steve Russell's analytics startup Prism Skylabs.

Early life

Hodge grew up in the town of Saint Albert, Alberta, but moved to Victoria, British Columbia at the age of 12. He was first exposed to filmmaking in his entrepreneur class at Mount Douglas Secondary School. After high school he attended University of Victoria for a year before completing a degree in commerce at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. Upon completing his degree he returned to Canada, attending School Creative in Vancouver. Hodge holds dual citizenship in both New Zealand and Canada.[10]

Filmography

Year Film Notes
2011 The Cockumentary
2011 Winning America Nominated for a Leo Award for Best Documentary in 2012
2012 What Happens Next? Nominated for a Leo Award for Best Documentary in 2013
2013 Brony: The Movie
2014 Violent post-production

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Documentary Award Nominees by Name". LeoAwards.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
  2. ↑ "2013 Documentary Award Nominees by Name". LeoAwards.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
  3. ↑ "2014 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS Digital Media Nominations". Canadian Screen Awards. 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2014-01-13. 
  4. ↑ "Film to tell singer's life story". Times Colonist. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
  5. ↑ "The Cockumentary". IMDB. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
  6. ↑ "Our Enduring Fascination With Bronies Continues With Yet Another Documentary". Wired Magazine. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
  7. ↑ "Cult Music Writer Takes On SXSW". Time Magazine. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
  8. ↑ "CBC Music Presents: The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions". CBC Music. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
  9. ↑ "Hue: A Matter of Colour (2013)". IMDB. Retrieved 2014-01-22. 
  10. ↑ "A whale of a documentary". Times Colonist. 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 

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