Scott Smith
Birth Name:
Scott Smith
Birth Place:
Alberta, Canada
Profession
Director, Producer, Writer, Camera department, Assistant director
Fast Facts
- Has been nominated for more than 13 awards for his direction and production work
- Has won multiple awards for his work, including Most Popular Canadian Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival for "Rollercoaster" and a VFCC Award for Best Director - Canadian Film for "Falling Angels․"
- His first directing credit was a short film made in 1994 called "Building Fences․"
- His first television directing credit was for a series called "The Adventures of Shirley Holmes," about the grand-niece of the famous Sherlock Holmes
- Best known for directing episodes of such TV series as "Call Me Fitz" and "Skins․"
- His best known and most well-received films are "Falling Angels" and "Rollercoaster," both of which earned numerous awards
- He directed the 2003 film "Falling Angels," which was based on a novel by Barbara Gowdy
Awards
- 1999Most Popular Canadian FilmWinner
- 2000Film Award - Best Drama:Winner
- 2000SXSW Competition Award - Narrative Feature:Winner
- 2001Best Narrative FeatureWinner
- 2001Best of Fest - Best Dramatic Feature:Winner
- 2003Best Ontario FeatureWinner
- 2003Silvie AwardWinner
- 2004DGC Craft Award - Outstanding Achievement in Direction - Feature Film:Nominated
- 2004Film and Literature AwardNominated
- 2004Gemini - Best Direction in a Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 2004VFCC Award - Best Director - Canadian Film:Nominated
- 2011Banff Rockie Award - Best Sitcom:Nominated
- 2011DGC Team Award - Television Series - Comedy:Winner
- 2011Gemini - Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series:Winner
- 2013DGC Team Award - Television Series - Comedy:Winner
- 2016DGC Team Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series:Nominated