Brett Harvey (Canadian director)

Brett Harvey is a Canadian film director and cinematographer based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

His directorial debut, The Union: The Business Behind Getting High, was awarded "Best Canadian Documentary" at the 2007 Edmonton International Film Festival, an award sponsored by the National Film Board.[1][2]

His sequel, The Culture High, premiered in the 2014 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival and won "Best Documentary" at the 2015 AMPIA Awards.[2][3] In 2016 Brett directed and wrote the feature documentary "Ice Guardians".[4][2] Ice Guardians was listed in Newsweek's "Favorite Documentaries Of 2016".[5] and Sports Illustrated's "Best Of Film" in 2016.[6] The film went on to be nominated for four "Rosie Awards" in 2017 including "Best Documentary Over 30 minutes"[7] and nominated for two "Leo Awards" including "Best Feature Documentary" & "Best Director".[8] Brett's latest documentary, "Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo", started the world film festival circuit in 2019 and won the "Audience Choice" Award for 'Best Canadian Documentary' and 'Best Overall Film', placing #1 in the 'Overall Top 10 Feature Films Rankings' list at the Calgary International Film Festival.[9][2]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b The Union: The Business Behind Getting High, retrieved 2019-10-26
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "BRETT HARVEY director & writer". Brett Harvey Films. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  3. ^ "The Culture High (2014) Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Ice Guardians (2016)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Our Favorite Films Of 2016". Newsweek.
  6. ^ "Best Of Film".
  7. ^ "Ice Guardians - IMDb". IMDb.
  8. ^ "Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  9. ^ "2019 Audience Choice Awards Winners » Calgary Film". www.calgaryfilm.com. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  10. ^ The Culture High, retrieved 2019-10-26
  11. ^ Ice Guardians, retrieved 2019-10-26
  12. ^ Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo, retrieved 2019-10-26


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