Albert Shin
| Albert Shin | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Known for | In Her Place |
Albert Shin is a Canadian screenwriter, director and producer, best known for his multiple Canadian Screen Award-nominated film In Her Place (2014).
Early life
Born in Canada[1] and raised in Newmarket, Ontario,[2] Shin studied film at York University.[2]
Career
His first film, Point Traverse, was released in 2009,[3] and In Her Place followed in 2014.[2] For his work on In Her Place, Shin won the Scotiabank Jay Scott Prize ($5,000 awarded to an emerging artist) at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2014,[4] and garnered several Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards, including nominations for Shin in the categories of Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.[5]
He has also directed the short film Kai's Place, and the short-run television series In Counseling. He is also a producer, most recently working on Connor Jessup's new short film Lira's Forest,[6] which received funding from the Harold Greenberg Fund's Shorts to Features program.[7]
TimeLapse Pictures
Shin is a partner with Igor Drljaca in the production company TimeLapse Pictures.[8]
References
- ↑ "Interview: Albert Shin “In Her Place”". Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, September 9, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "In Her Place: Secrets and lies". Toronto Star, September 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Albert Shin’s ‘reckless abandon’ pays off". The Origami, November 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Villeneuve’s Enemy wins $100,000 Toronto critics’ prize for best Canadian film of 2014". The Globe and Mail, January 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Mommy, Maps to the Stars set for showdown at Canadian Screen Awards". The Globe and Mail, January 13, 2015.
- ↑ 15, Jordan Pinto August; 2016. "HGF distributes $110K across three projects". Retrieved 2016-09-16.
- ↑ "The Harold Greenberg Fund Announces Shorts-to-Features Program Recipients – Bell Media". www.bellmedia.ca. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
- ↑ "Albert Shin & Igor Drljaca Interview - In Her Place". Tribute, September 7, 2014.