2025Nominee
Best Director
Alice & Jim
Kielan Ellis
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Toronto, Canada
July 28, 2001
Biography
Kielan Ellis is a writer, producer, director, and award winning editor from Toronto, Canada. He a co-founder of 512RED, an independent film production company. He has directed three feature films and produced over twenty shorts, including several that have screened at festivals including the Ottawa International Animation Festival and TIFF Short Cuts. Most recently, Kielan directed two episodes of the web-series Saudade – created by McKenna Grantier, with whom he co-produced the show. He is currently finishing his masters in screenwriting at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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2023Nominee
Best Performance
Deserter
2021Nominee
Best Picture
Closing Night
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2025Highlight
Best Director
Corso Crisalli
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Best Director
Spanish Leather
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Closing Night
Pandemia