Andrew Currie is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.
Born in England, Currie grew up in Victoria, British ColumbiaCurrie at Northernstars and studied arts before turning his interests towards film. In 1997, Currie moved to Toronto, Ontario to study at the Canadian Film Centre.
Career In 2001, Currie directed his feature debut, Mile Zero.
In 2006, Currie handled his first larger budget film, Fido, which was shot for "around $9 million."Fido Helmer Andrew Currie The film, influenced by "Romero's mythology of zombie-ism"Exclusive Interview with Fido Director Andrew Currie and Jacques Tourneur's I Walked with a Zombie, featured performances by Carrie-Anne Moss, Billy Connolly and Dylan Baker.
Awards Mile Zero appeared at numerous film festivals and won a "WorldFest Platinum Award" in Houston, Texas, a "CityTV Award for Best First Feature" in Victoria, British Columbia, and a "Best Feature Award" at Moondance International Film Festival in Boulder, Colorado.
In 1997, Currie won the "Best New Western Canadian Director" award at the Vancouver International Film Festival for his short film Night of the Living.IMDB awards Currie was nominated for a Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series Gemini Award for Twisteeria, a half-hour children's comedy made for YTV, in 1999. In 2007, for Fido, he won a special jury prize at the Gérardmer Film Festival and the audience award at the London Canadian Film Festival.
Partial filmography
Writer Persistence of Memory (1993) Night of the Living (1997) Fido (2006)
Director Persistence of Memory (1993) Night of the Living (1997) Twisteeria (1998) (TV) Mile Zero (2001) Sleep Murder (2004) (TV) Fido (2006) Barricade (2012) The Steps (2015) The Invisibles (2024)
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