Jason Lapeyre | |
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Born | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
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Notable work | Cold Blooded I Declare War |
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]
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]