Sebastian Cluer is a Canadian film and television director, producer, developer and writer.[1]
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Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, writer |
Years active | 1999–present |
Website | vimeo |
Cluer was born and raised in Toronto. He met frequent collaborator Kenny Hotz, as a preteen through his father, who lived with Hotz's mother for several decades. He graduated from Ryerson University's New Media program at the School of Image Arts.[2]
Cluer has worked professionally in many genres including comedy, drama, horror, factual and documentary.[3] He has worked on shows like The Office Movers, Still Standing,[4] Kenny vs. Spenny, My 90-Year-Old Roommate, Decoys, Bollywed, The Ron James Show, My Paranormal Nightmare and Paranormal Nightshift.
Select awards and nominations
editBollywed – Season 1
- 2024 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Direction, Factual nominee for 'I am social media'
- 2024 Critics' Choice Real TV Awards - Best Lifestyle Show: Fashion/Beauty
Paranormal Nightshift – Season 1 'She Follows Me'
- 2021 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Direction, Factual winner (scripted recreation)[5]
Still Standing (Canadian TV series)
- 2022 World Wide Comedy Awards – Best TV Direction nominee – Season 6
- 2020 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Direction in a Documentary or Factual Series nominee – Season 5[6]
- 2019 Canadian Comedy Awards – Best Comedy Director nominee – Season 4
- 2019 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Factual Series nominee – Season 4
- 2018 Banff Rockies Program Competition – Best Music, Performance, Arts & Variety Program winner – Season 3
- 2017 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Direction in a Documentary or Factual Series nominee – Season 2
- 2017 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Factual Program or Series nominee – Season 2
- 2016 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Factual Program or Series winner – Season 1
- 2015 TV Ehwards – The Wayne & Shuster Award for Best Canadian Sketch Comedy Series winner – Season 1
- 2011 Canadian Comedy Awards – Best Comedy Director nominee – XMas Special
- 2010 Gemini Awards – Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy nomination (Kenny Hotz & Spencer Rice) – Season 6
- 2010 Canadian Comedy Awards – Best Comedy Writing nominee – Season 6
- 2008 Gemini Awards – Best Comedy Program or Series nominee – Season 4
- 2006 Gemini Awards – Best Comedy Program or Series nominee – Season 2
- 2004 Gemini Awards – Best Reality Based Entertainment Program or Series nominee – Season 1
- 2004 Rose d'Or Lucerne Switzerland – Best Comedy Series nominee – Season 1
- 2019 Canadian Comedy Awards – Best Comedy Director nominee – Season 2
- 2019 The Indie Screen Awards – Best Comedy Director nominee – Season 2
- 2019 Banff World Media Festival – Best Web Series Fiction nomination – Season 2
Kenny Hotz's Triumph of the Will – Season 1
- 2013 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Comedy Program or Series nominee
- 2013 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Photography in a Comedy Program or Series nomination
- 2012 Canadian Comedy Awards – Best Comedy Director nominee
- 2012 Banff Rockie Award at the Banff World Media Festival – Best Comedy Program nominee
- 2005 Canadian Filmmakers' Festival – People's Choice for Best Feature Film Award winner
- 2005 Brooklyn Film Festival – Audience Choice Award winner
- 2004 4th annual Whistler Film Festival 2004 – Phillip Borsos Award winner
Million Dollar Critic
- 2016 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Factual Program or Series nominee
Buy It, Fix It, Sell It
- 2016 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Lifestyle Program or Series
Holmes Inspection – Season 1
- 2010 Gemini Awards – Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series nominee
Restaurant Makeover – Season 5
- 2009 Gemini Awards – Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series nominee
References
edit- ^ Angela Hickman, "Kenny vs. everything; Taking on 'the most important words in the world,' and trying not to get spit on". National Post, July 22, 2011.
- ^ "Sebastian Cluer". Directors.ca.
- ^ Furdyk, Brent (March 30, 2021). "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, 'Schitt's Creek' Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". Archived from the original on March 30, 2021.
- ^ Ian Froese, "'Still Standing' wrestles with Reston". Brandon Sun, October 29, 2016.
- ^ "Canadian Screen Awards 2021: News, Documentary, Lifestyle and Reality". Tribute, May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Schitt's Creek leads nominees for 2020 Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, February 18, 2020.