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 the Canadian Film Centre.[2]
In 2001, Currie directed his feature debut, Mile Zero.
In 2006, Currie handled his first larger budget film, Fido, which 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.
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 International Film Festival 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.[5] 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.[5][6] In 2007, for Fido, he won a special jury prize at the Gérardmer Film Festival[5] and the audience award at the London Canadian Film Festival.[5]
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