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Allison Black Biography

Birth Name:Allison Black

Birth Place:Canada

Profession Producer, Actress

Fast Facts

  • Was nominated for the Canadian Media Production Association's Producer of the Year Award for "Citizen Gangster" in 2011
  • Was nominated for a Directors Guild of Canada Award for Best Feature Film for "Citizen Gangster" in 2012
  • Won the Best Canadian First Feature Film Award at the Toronto International Film Festival for "Citizen Gangster" in 2011
  • Graduated with honors from the University of Toronto with a degree in Film Theory and English Literature and from Queen's University with a degree in Film Studies
  • Started out as an overseer for the creation of the Alliance Films cultural archive in 1998, a Special Media donation to her alma mater, the University of Toronto
  • Worked as a development executive for Serendipity Point Films, where she worked with director Atom Egoyan, for three years
  • Best known as the producer of "Citizen Gangster" and the writer and producer of "The Lion's Share․"
  • Co-founder and producer of euclid 431 pictures with writer/director Nathan Morlando