Ross Weber

Ross Weber is a Canadian film director and editor from Vancouver, British Columbia.[1]

Weber's first major film credit was as the writer of the screenplay for The Michelle Apartments.[2] He subsequently worked for a number of years as an editor, receiving a Genie Award nomination for Best Editing at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002, for his work on Last Wedding.[3] His other editing credits included the films Live Bait, Dirty, Daydrift, Various Positions and Moving Malcolm.

His first film as a director, No More Monkeys Jumpin' on the Bed, was released in 2000.[4] He won the award for Best Emerging Western Canadian Director at the 2000 Vancouver International Film Festival.[5] He followed up in 2006 with Mount Pleasant,[6] for which he won the Leo Award for Best Direction in a Feature Length Drama in 2007.[7]

References

  1. ^ Glen Schaefer, "Director's way of giving something back". Vancouver Sun, January 25, 2007.
  2. ^ Paul DeLean, "Atmosphere is key to The Michelle Apartments". Montreal Gazette, April 12, 1996.
  3. ^ "Nominees for this year's Genie Awards". Toronto Star, December 13, 2001.
  4. ^ Ken Eisner, "No More Monkeys Jumping On The Bed". Variety, November 12, 2000.
  5. ^ "Vancouver directors score at film fest". Vancouver Sun, October 7, 2000.
  6. ^ Katherine Monk, "Director probes community clashes". Victoria Times-Colonist, February 14, 2007.
  7. ^ Yvonne Zacharias, "Best in film, TV honoured". Vancouver Sun, June 4, 2007.


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