Patricia Rozema
Birth Name:
Patricia Rozema
Birth Place:
Ontario, Canada
Profession
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Actress, Assistant director
Fast Facts
- Had her film "When Night is Falling" regarded in one of the "Top 200 of 2000" by the Chlotrudus Society of Independent Film
- Nominated for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988 for "I've Heard the Mermaids Sing․"
- Won a Golden Rose, the top TV award in Europe, in 1998 for "Six Gestures․"
- Graduated from Calvin College in Michigan with a Bachelor's in philosophy and English literature
- Directed her first feature film "I've Heard the Mermaids Sing," which won the Prix de la Jeunesse at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987
- Quote: "(On movies) "The most cinematic thing in the world is the human face․""
- Her film "Mansfield Park" opened the 1999 World Film Festival in Montreal and the Chicago Film Festival
Awards
- 1985Gold Hugo - Best Short Film:Nominated
- 1987Award of the Youth - Foreign Film:Winner
- 1988Genie - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1988Genie - Best Achievement in Direction:Nominated
- 1988Genie - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 1991Grand PrizeNominated
- 1991Antennae II AwardWinner
- 1991C.S.T. AwardWinner
- 1991Genie - Best Original Song:Nominated
- 1995Golden Berlin BearNominated
- 1997Special Jury AwardWinner
- 1998Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program:Winner
- 1999Gold Hugo - Best Feature:Nominated
- 1999Grand Prix des AmériquesNominated
- 2000Chlotrudis Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2009DGC Craft Award - Direction - Feature Film:Nominated
- 2009OFTA Television Award - Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Winner
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2010Literary Award - Screenplay:Nominated
- 2010WGA Award (TV) - Long Form - Original:Nominated
- 2013Canadian Screen Award - Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series:Nominated
- 2016Film and Literature AwardNominated
- 2016Black Tulip - Best Feature Film:Winner
- 2019Outstanding Directorial Achievement - Feature Film:Winner
- 2019Lost Weekend Award - Best Story:Winner
- 2019Lost Weekend Award - Avant Robot Award:Winner
- 2019Lost Weekend Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2019Lost Weekend Award - Best Film:Winner
- 2019Film and Literature Award - Best Film Adaptation:Nominated
- 2021Chlotrudis Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated