Carl Bessai

Carl Bessai

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Edmonton, Canada

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Carl Bessai (born 1966 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Bessai studied at OCAD University and at York University in Toronto graduating with a Master of Fine Arts Degree. He got his start directing documentary films before moving to Vancouver and directing his debut feature film Johnny in 1999. Bessai has made a career working on low-budget independent features but has worked with A-List actors Ian McKellen and Deborah Kara Unger on his film Emile and Carrie-Anne Moss on his film Normal. He was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction for the latter film. Bessai is a member of the Director’s Guild of Canada, the Writer’s Guild of Canada, and the Canadian Film and Television Producer's Association. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carl Bessai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

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5.2
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Mothers & Daughters
Mothers & Daughters
1.0
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Gloves of Stone
Gloves of Stone
4.3
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Repeaters
Repeaters
5.8
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Emile
Emile
6.2
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Severed
Severed
4.8
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Kreuzberg
Kreuzberg
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Fathers & Sons
Fathers & Sons
2.7
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Evelyne
Evelyne
6.0
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Lola
Lola
5.0
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Field Sketches
Field Sketches
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Mr. Miracle
Mr. Miracle
5.2
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

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2007Nominee

Best Director

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Mothers & Daughters
2008Nominee

Best Performance

Mothers & Daughters

Gloves of Stone
2009Nominee

Best Writing

Gloves of Stone

Career Highlights

Repeaters
2011Highlight

Best Director

Repeaters

Emile
2003Highlight

Best Director

Emile

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