Jason Lapeyre Explained
Jason Lapeyre is a Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter.[1] He is best known for his 2012 film I Declare War, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival[2] and won the Audience Award at Fantastic Fest.[3] I Declare War was released theatrically in the US by Drafthouse Films.[4] [5] [6]
Early life and career
Lapeyre grew up as an army brat on Canadian military bases all over the world.[7] He attended film school at Queen's University.[8]
Lapeyre's debut feature, Cold Blooded, premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival[9] and won the award for Best Canadian Feature.[10] [11] Lead performer Zoie Palmer won Best Actress for the film at the Bare Bones Film Festival.[12]
He also produced the 2016 feature film The Lockpicker,[13] which won the John Dunning Discovery Award for Best First Feature Film at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017.[14]
In 2019, Lapeyre directed the streaming series Warigami[15] for CW Seed and CBC Gem.[16] It premiered at Canneseries, where it was nominated for Best Short-Form Series.[17]
Filmography
Notes and References
- https://playbackonline.ca/2013/09/04/the-2013-10-to-watch-jason-lapeyre/ "The 2013 10 to Watch: Jason Lapeyre"
- https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/i-declare-war-film-review-toronto-2012-370624/ "I Declare War: Toronto Review"
- https://www.indiewire.com/2012/09/i-declare-war-vanishing-waves-and-here-comes-the-devil-win-at-2012-fantastic-fest-201765/ "‘I Declare War,’ ‘Vanishing Waves,’ and ‘Here Comes the Devil’ Win at 2012 Fantastic Fest"
- https://deadline.com/2013/01/drafthouse-acquires-i-declare-war-416892/ "Drafthouse Acquires Capture-The-Flag Actioner ‘I Declare War’"
- https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/i-declare-war-review-1200595402/ "Film Review: ‘I Declare War’"
- https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-i-declare-war-review-20130830-story.html/ "Review: ‘I Declare War’ delves into kids’ imaginary world with charm’"
- https://www.creativescreenwriting.com/i-declare-war-writing-the-coming-of-age-story/ "I Declare War: Coming of Age in an Age of Guns"
- https://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2012-03-09/arts/queens-graduate-gets-gritty/ "Queen’s graduate gets gritty"
- https://screenanarchy.com/2012/07/first-trailer-for-jason-lapeyres-dark-thriller-cold-blooded.html/ "First Trailer For Jason Lapeyre's Dark Thriller COLD BLOODED"
- https://nsi-canada.ca/2012/08/jason-lapeyres-cold-blooded-wins-at-fantasia-international-film-fest/ "Jason Lapeyre’s Cold Blooded wins at Fantasia International Film Fest"
- https://playbackonline.ca/2012/08/10/fantasia-reports-record-attendance-for-2012-festival/ "Fantasia reports record attendance for 2012 festival"
- https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/archives/film-fans-come-to-city/article_6d724351-5b71-52d9-a075-9bc511c67a4f.html/ "Film fans come to city"
- https://nowtoronto.com/local-reel-asian-fest-director-isn-t-too-cool-for-school/ "Local Reel Asian Fest director isn’t too cool for school"
- http://playbackonline.ca/2017/01/12/randall-okita-to-receive-inaugural-john-dunning-discovery-award/ "Randall Okita to receive inaugural John Dunning Discovery Award"
- https://deadline.com/2019/07/cbc-gem-warigami-the-cw-1202644166/ "The CW Partners With CBC On Short-Form Samurai Drama ‘Warigami’ As Canadian Broadcaster Unveils Youth Slate"
- https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/exclusive-trailer-cw-seed-warigami-series/ "Exclusive trailer: Paper cuts deep in CW Seed's wild new Warigami martial arts series"
- https://canneseries.com/en/series/warigami-1/ "Warigami"
