| Birth Date: | 1981 or 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec[1] |
| Occupation: | Film director, screenwriter |
Chris Peckover (born 1981 or 1982) is an Australian Canadian filmmaker best known for the horror films Undocumented and Better Watch Out.[2]
Peckover was born in Montreal and holds dual citizenship in Canada and Australia as his mother is Australian. He was raised in Rockwall, Texas.[3]
Peckover attended Yale University, where he initially intended to study psychology as a pre-med student before switching to a film studies major. He later graduated from the Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California.
A year after graduating from the University of Southern California, Peckover sold the script to his first feature film, Undocumented. The finished project was released in 2010.[4]
Peckover's second feature, the holiday horror film Better Watch Out, was released in 2016.[5]
Peckover identifies as queer.[6]
| Year | Title | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Undocumented | ||
| 2016 | Better Watch Out |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ithaca International Fantastic Film Festival | Audience Award for Best Film | Better Watch Out | ||
| Jury Award for Best Film | |||||
| 2017 | Fantasia International Film Festival | Audience Award for Best European / North-South American Feature | [7] | ||
| Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film | Golden Raven |