2026Winner
Best Picture
The Weight
Leo Scherman
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
London, England, UK
January 1, 1975
Biography
Leo Scherman is a Canadian filmmaker. Scherman graduated in 1993 from McGill University in Montreal, Canada with a degree in Cultural Studies. He trained as an assistant director under, among others, Paul Schrader and David Cronenberg. He has directed two feature films, "White Knuckles" (2004) and "Never Forget" (2007) and co-wrote the feature film "Living Death" (2006). He created, produced, wrote and performed on the Gemini award-winning TV series "Cock'd Gunns" and has directed multiple episodes of "Howie Do It" and "Scare Tactics". Leo Scherman lives in Toronto, Canada.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2006Nominee
Best Writing
Living Death
2020Nominee
Best Director
Is There a Killer in My Family?
Career Highlights
2020Highlight
Best Director
Pretty Cheaters, Deadly Lies
2017Highlight
Best Director
Trench 11
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The Weight
Living Death
Is There a Killer in My Family?