Leo Scherman
Leo Edmund Scherman (born April 2, 1975) is a Canadian director, writer and producer. He is best known as the co-writer and director of the feature film Trench 11 [1] (2017) and co-creator of the television series Cock'd Gunns (2007)[2]
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| Born | Leo Edmund Scherman April 2, 1975 |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor |
Personal life
Scherman was born in London, England to Canadian artist Tony Scherman and British artist Margaret Priest.[3] His grandfather is Canadian conductor and violinist Paul Scherman[4] and his father-in-law is deep-sea explorer Dr. Joe MacInnis.
In 1997, he graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a degree in Cultural Studies.
Selected filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Credited as | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | ||||
| 2004 | White Knuckles | style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2006 | Living Death | Yes | ||||
| 2008 | Never Forget | style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | Yes | |||
| 2017 | Trench 11 | style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Awards and nominations
2017 Toronto After Dark Film Festival award winner for Best Feature Film (first Canadian film to win), Best Horror and Scariest Film for Trench 11[5]
2008 Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Writing in a Comedy Series and Best Ensemble Acting in a Comedy Series for Cock'd Gunns
2008 Canadian Screen Award Nomination for Best Comedy Series for Cock'd Gunns
References
- Scherman, Leo (2017-10-15), Trench 11, Rossif Sutherland, Rob Archer, Karine Vanasse, retrieved 2018-07-23
- Cock'd Gunns, Morgan Waters, Andy King, Brooks Gray, retrieved 2018-07-23
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Tate. "Margaret Priest born 1944 - Tate".
- "Paul Scherman". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- Festival, Toronto After Dark Film. "AWARD WINNERS Announced for Toronto After Dark 2017! TRENCH 11, MAYHEM and THE ENDLESS Win Big!". Toronto After Dark Film Festival. Retrieved 2018-07-26.