Deborah Chow
| Deborah Chow | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Deborah Chow Toronto, Ontario Canada |
| Alma mater | Columbia University, New York City McGill University, Canada |
| Occupation | Filmmaker, screenwriter |
| Known for | The High Cost of Living |
Deborah Chow is a filmmaker, television director and screenwriter best known for writing and directing the independent feature film The High Cost of Living.[1]
Early life
Deborah Chow grew up in Toronto, Canada and received her undergraduate degree from McGill University. She went on to complete her MFA in directing at Columbia University, where she completed two short films and a feature screenplay.[2]
Career
Chow began her career writing and directing short films while studying film at university and broke out with her first feature film, The High Cost of Living, in 2010. As a film director, she's worked with notable actors James Urbaniak, Zach Braff and Isabelle Blais, among others.[3]
As a television director, she's worked on the BBC show Copper,[4] Reign,[5] and the recent adaptation of Flowers in the Attic on Lifetime.[6]
Awards and recognition
Her short film, Daypass, won the Best Actor Award at the Milano Film Festival and the Best Short at the Turin Film Festival. The feature-length screenplay version of the film won the Comedy Central Award for Best Comedy Screenplay. Chow was the winner of the 2005 Kodak New Vision Mentorship and was a participant in the Berlinale Talent Campus, Toronto International Film Festival Talent Lab, and the Praxis Screenwriting Lab.[7] Her film The High Cost of Living won Best First Feature and Top Ten at the Toronto International Film Festival, Best Canadian Feature at the Female Eye Film Fest, and Prix Super-Écran at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois.[8]
References
- ↑ "Deborah Chow". http://arts.columbia.edu/''. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "SHAPING IN ACTION: DEBORAH CHOW". http://explore.levi.com/''. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "'The High Cost of Living' According to Director Deborah Chow". http://news.moviefone.com''. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Copper". http://www.betafilm.com''. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "New Reign Season 2,Episode 7 Official Spoilers,Plotline Revealed By CW". http://ontheflix.com''. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ Gliatto, Tom. "PEOPLE's TV Critic: Lifetime's Flowers In the Attic Is Crazy Good". http://www.people.com''. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Deborah Chow Tribeca All Access 2008". https://tribecafilminstitute.org''. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ Chan, Crystal. "Celluloid Love Letter: Deborah Chow's The High Cost of Living". http://maisonneuve.org''. Retrieved 12 January 2015.