Gavin Michael Booth Explained

Gavin Michael Booth
Birth Date:29 November 1987
Birth Place:Amherstburg, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
Nationality:Canadian
Years Active:2004–present
Awards:List of Awards

Gavin Michael Booth (born 29 November 1987) is a Canadian filmmaker and music video director known for the films Last Call and The Scarehouse.

Career

Early in his career, Booth produced short films and music videos, including the music videos for The Afters' "Light Up the Sky" and Hunter Brothers' "Those Were the Nights."[1] [2] [3] He worked with SYML and Third Eye Blind before working with Blumhouse Productions[4] on a film titled Fifteen, the first horror film broadcast live on Periscope and Twitter.[5]

Booth later produced The Scarehouse with Universal Pictures[6] and Last Call, a single take split-screen film. For the latter film, Booth won the award for Best Director at the 2019 Portland Film Festival.[7] In 2023, he was named an Honorary Chairperson for that year's Beloit International Film Festival.[8] He is currently in development on his next film, Sydney vs. Sean, which will star Janel Parrish (who will also serve as producer) and T. R. Knight.[9]

Personal life

In 2012, Booth married Sarah Booth, who starred in the lead role of his film Last Call.

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerEditorNotes
2005Leaving Town[10] Co-directed, co-produced, co-wrote and co-edited with Michael Drouillard
2006Do Not DisturbCo-directed and co-edited with Navin Ramaswaran; also co-cinematographer
2007A Most Useless PlaceAlso cinematographer
2011Silent but DeadlyAssociate producer
2014The Scarehouse
2015FifteenShort film produced by Jason Blum[11]
2019Last Call[12]
TBA[13]

Awards

EventYearAwardTitleResultRef.
New York City Horror Film Festival2014Best FeatureThe Scarehouse[14]
Portland Film Festival2019Best DirectorLast Call

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: The Afters - Light Up The Sky Music Video. dead . CrossWalk. June 15, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240603132846/https://www.crosswalk.com/culture/music/the-afters-light-up-the-sky-music-video.html . 2024-06-03.
  2. Web site: Top 3 Moments in Hunter Brothers' Those Were The Nights Video. May 8, 2018. Top Country Canada . July 10, 2021.
  3. Web site: Debruge . Peter . 2020-09-18 . 'Last Call' Review: A Split-Screen Stunt Obscures the Statement at the Center of This Suicidal Plea for Help . 2023-08-08 . . en-US.
  4. Web site: Dave . Anushree . 2019-09-04 . The story of the storyteller: How Filmmaker Gavin Michael Booth takes Big Risks for Big Rewards . 2023-08-08 . The Drive Magazine . en-US.
  5. News: 2015-10-29 . Gavin Michael Booth, Jason Blum to broadcast horror film live on Twitter . . 2023-08-08.
  6. News: Shaw . Ted . 2013-08-24 . Home movies: Windsor filmmakers shoot horror flick, sci-fi spoof in area . . 2023-08-08.
  7. Portland Film Festival Announces 2019 Award Winners. 2019-10-25. . . en. 2019-11-03.
  8. Web site: Gavin Michael Booth | BIFF 2023 Honorary Festival Chair . . 26 January 2023 .
  9. Web site: T.R. Knight Joins Indie Drama 'Sydney vs. Sean,' from Director Gavin Michael Booth (Exclusive) . . 25 January 2023 .
  10. Meet Gavin Michael Booth of Mimetic Entertainment in North Hollywood . Voyage LA Magazine . 12 August 2019 .
  11. Web site: Malyk . Lauren . 2020-07-27 . Mutiny inks three-picture deal with Gavin Michael Booth . 2023-08-08 . Playback.
  12. Web site: Parker . Andrew . 2020-09-18 . Last Call Review . 2023-08-08 . . en-US.
  13. Web site: Grobar . Matt . 2022-12-08 . 'Pretty Little Liars' & 'To All The Boys' Alum Janel Parrish To Produce And Star In Relationship Drama 'Sydney Vs. Sean' . 2023-08-08 . . en-US.
  14. News: . 2014-11-26 . The Scarehouse wins Best Feature Film, opens in Toronto . 2024-08-12 . Tribute.ca.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Gavin Michael Booth".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.