Jason Lapeyre

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]

Jason Lapeyre
Born
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • Film producer
Notable work Cold Blooded
I Declare War

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

References
  1. "The 2013 10 to Watch: Jason Lapeyre". Playback, September 4, 2013.
  2. "I Declare War: Toronto Review". The Hollywood Reporter, September 15, 2012.
  3. "‘I Declare War,’ ‘Vanishing Waves,’ and ‘Here Comes the Devil’ Win at 2012 Fantastic Fest". IndieWire, September 25, 2012.
  4. "Drafthouse Acquires Capture-The-Flag Actioner ‘I Declare War’". Deadline Hollywood, January 30, 2013.
  5. "Film Review: ‘I Declare War’". Variety (magazine), September 1, 2013.
  6. "Review: ‘I Declare War’ delves into kids’ imaginary world with charm’". Los Angeles Times, August 29, 2013.
  7. "I Declare War: Coming of Age in an Age of Guns". Creative Screenwriting, July 29, 2014.
  8. "Queen’s graduate gets gritty". The Queen's Journal, March 9, 2012.
  9. "First Trailer For Jason Lapeyre's Dark Thriller COLD BLOODED". Screen Anarchy, July 6, 2012.
  10. "Jason Lapeyre’s Cold Blooded wins at Fantasia International Film Fest". National Screen Institute, August 13, 2012.
  11. "Fantasia reports record attendance for 2012 festival". Playback, August 10, 2012.
  12. "Film fans come to city". Muskogee Phoenix, April 23, 2012.
  13. "Local Reel Asian Fest director isn’t too cool for school". Now Magazine, November 8, 2016.
  14. "Randall Okita to receive inaugural John Dunning Discovery Award". Playback, January 12, 2017.
  15. "The CW Partners With CBC On Short-Form Samurai Drama ‘Warigami’ As Canadian Broadcaster Unveils Youth Slate". Deadline, July 29, 2014.
  16. "Exclusive trailer: Paper cuts deep in CW Seed's wild new Warigami martial arts series". Syfy Wire, July 10, 2019.
  17. "Warigami". Canneseries, December 2, 2019.


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