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Julia Kwan[edit]
Julia Kwan is a screenwriter, director, and occasional producer of her own short and feature films. She has brought a keen sense of the Chinese-Canadian cultural experience to her films. Several of the films were made in conjunction with the National Film Board of Canada[1] Her feature films include Eve and the Fire Horse, as well as the feature length Documentary film Everything Will Be (2005). She is also known for her short film 10,000 Delusions (1999) which screened at the Vancouver International Film Festival.[2]
Biography[edit]
Julia Kwan was raised in Vancouver to Chinese immigrant parents. These childhood experiences would be a strong influence on her feature film Eve and the Fire Horse (2005).[3] Her mother was a garment factory worker,[3] while her father was employed as the head waiter at a Vancouver Chinese restaurant.[4] ()=from stub She (studied film at Ryerson Polytechnic University in Toronto.[4]) Kwan was previously employed as a data entry clerk, and it capable of typing 105 words a minute.[5] As of 2006, Kwan is in remission from Cancer.[2] Kwan was born under the Chinese astrological sign of the Fire Horse.[3] Kwan did not start making films until her 20s.[3]
Career[edit]
Julia Kwan (was a director resident at Norman Jewison's Canadian Film Centre.[6]) After beginning her career writing and directing two short films, she made her feature Eve and the Fire Horse (2005). The film was well received, with Variety Magazine declaring it "a finely wrought period piece" and "an exceptional feature debut.[7]" The film is "a largely autobiographical tale of growing up as a child of immigrants in Vancouver".[3] Forty percent of the dialogue in Eve and the Fire Horse is spoken in Kwan's native tongue[8] of Cantonese. She has worked in a diversity of both subjects and genres throughout her filmography. For example, her short film Surfacing (2015) had as its subject Canadian folk musician Sarah McLachlan.[9] She also made a foray into animation with her short film Blossom[4] (2010).
Kwan's feature film Everything Will Be (2014) was her exploration of the effects of gentrification of Vancouver Chinatown. The title of the film was inspired by an artistic installation by Martin Creed.[4] As of late 2006, Kwan was writing a treatment of Douglas Coupland's classic novel Generation X.[5]
Filmography[10][edit]
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10,000 Delusions | Writer, Director | |
| 2001 | Three Sisters On Moon Lake | Writer, Director | |
| 2005 | Eve and the Fire Horse | Writer, Director, Associate Producer | |
| 2007 | Smile | Writer, Director, Producer | |
| 2010 | Blossom | Writer, Director | |
| 2014 | Everything Will Be | Writer, Director | |
| 2015 | Surfacing | Writer, Director |
Awards and Nominations[edit]
Kwan won several awards for her 2005 feature Eve and the Fire Horse. She shared the Claude Jutra Award at the 2006 Genie Awards for that film. The award was shared with filmmaker Stephane Lapointe which he won for his film The Secret Life of Happy People[11] (2006). She also won a Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.[11] for that 2005 feature. At the 2006 Leo Awards, she won awards for Best Direction and Screenwriting for Eve and the Fire Horse.[12] She won the 2001 Charles Israel Screenwriting Prize for the screenplay for Eve and the Fire Horse from the Writer's Guild of Canada.[6] In 2005, Kwan won the Best Canadian Film Award for Eve and the Fire Horse at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
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References[edit]
- ^ "Julia Kwan - NFB." National Film Board of Canada. Accessed October 23, 2016. https://www.nfb.ca/explore-all-directors/julia-kwan/.
- ^ a b Leiren-Young, Mark. "Julia Kwan rediscovers Chinatown; Debut documentary Everything Will Be reflects her love for the community of her childhood." Vancouver Sun, September 25, 2014, D.3.
- ^ a b c d e Walker, Susan. "Canada's Sundance kid; Julia Kwan's film is festival's lone Canadian entry Story focuses on Chinese life in Vancouver." Toronto Star, January 27, 2006. Accessed October 23, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Eisner, Ken. "VIFF 2014: Julia Kwan’s Everything Will Be Captures Vancouver’s Chinatown in Transition | Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly." Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. Last modified September 24, 2014. http://www.straight.com/movies/734976/viff-2014-julia-kwans-everything-will-be-captures-vancouvers-chinatown-transition.
- ^ a b Montagu, Katharine. "Eve and the Horse writer-director may be quiet, but Julia Kwan has plenty of bite." Canadian Screenwriter 9, no. 1 (October 2006), 21.
- ^ a b Holt, Jim. "Vancouver director Julia Kwan gets warm reception at snowy Sundance." Canadian Press Newswire, January 21, 2006.
- ^ Eisner, Ken. "Eve & The Fire Horse." Variety Magazine, October 31, 2005.
- ^ Kelly, Brendan. "The great wide north: Canadian filmmakers broaden their cinema's scope to tackle international issues." Variety Magazine, September 12, 2005. Accessed November 3, 2016.
- ^ "Surfacing by Julia Kwan - NFB." National Film Board of Canada. Accessed October 24, 2016. https://www.nfb.ca/film/surfacing/.
- ^ "Julia Kwan." IMDb. Accessed October 23, 2016. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0477076/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm.
- ^ a b Vlessing, Etan. "Kwan, Lapointe share Genie." Hollywood Reporter, February 1, 2007. Accessed October 24, 2016. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kwan-lapointe-share-genie-129183.
- ^ "2016 Leo Awards Winners/Nominees." Leo Awards, 2016. Accessed October 24, 2016. http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2006.pdf.