Laurie Lynd

Laurie Lynd is a critically acclaimed writer/director whose film work has been spotlighted at the Toronto International Film Festival. His television work includes directing the BBC mini-series I WAS A RAT, produced by BREAKFAST WITH SCOT’s Paul Brown. I WAS A RAT aired on BBC1 and received rave reviews from The Times (“sheer heaven”), The Daily Mail (“a brilliant piece of story-telling”), The Observer (“simply oozes with flair”) and The Sunday Times, which called it “the one to watch: funny, original and full of charm.” I WAS A RAT opened the Sprockets International Children’s Film Festival and won Best Children’s Program at the 2002 Banff International Television Festival and for Lynd, a 2002 Best Director, TV Movie or Mini-series Gemini nomination.

Lynd’s first feature film HOUSE, co-written by Lynd and star Daniel MacIvor, was an official selection at the TIFF, Sundance and London Film Festivals, and in competition at Tokyo and Mannheim. His comic musical short, THE FAIRY WHO DIDN’T WANT TO BE A FAIRY ANYMORE, with writer/star Daniel MacIvor and Holly Cole, premiered in Canada at TIFF and in the U.S. at Sundance, won Canada’s Genie Award for best Short Drama, a Silver Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival, and Best Short at the Seattle International Film Festival. Lynd’s short drama RSVP, which features a vocal performance by opera diva Jessye Norman, was also selected for TIFF & Sundance and the Museum Of Modern Art’s New Directors/New Films series. Lynd also produced John Greyson’s award-winning comic short musical on anti-gay violence, THE MAKING OF ‘MONSTERS’.

His television work includes episodes of MTV/Logo’s NOAH’S ARC and OPEN HEART starring Megan Follows, which garnered five Gemini nominations, including Best TV Movie and Best actress. Lynd also directed the critically acclaimed television adaptation of Diane Flacks and Richard Greenblatt’s play “Sibs”, episodes of Showtime’s QUEER AS FOLK, CTV’s DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION; and VIRTUAL MOM, a movie for television starring Sheila McCarthy and Debbie Reynolds.

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