Giran Findlay Liu
Giran Findlay Liu is a Canadian film director and screenwriter based in Toronto, Ontario. He is most noted for his 2025 short film Year of the Dragon, which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026.[1]
An alumnus of Toronto Metropolitan University, his student film Execution Triptych was screened in the Young Creators Showcase at TIFF Next Wave in 2023.[2] Year of the Dragon premiered in the Short Cuts lineup at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It later won the award for Best Canadian Short Film, and Findlay Liu won the award for Best Director of a Canadian Short Film, at the 2025 Vancouver Asian Film Festival.[4]
Filmography
[edit]- Line - 2019
- Execution Triptych - 2022
- Eleanor in the Evening - 2024
- Things Behind the Sun - 2024
- Year of the Dragon - 2025
References
[edit]- ↑ Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards kick off with Children’s Television, Cinematic Arts Awards". Broadcast Dialogue, May 29, 2026.
- ↑ Kelly Townsend, "Summer With Hope among TIFF’s Next Wave lineup". Playback, March 16, 2023.
- ↑ Melanie Goodfellow, "Idris Elba’s ‘Dust To Dreams’ Starring Seal Set To Premiere In TIFF Shorts + Full Lineup". Deadline Hollywood, August 7, 2025.
- ↑ Charlie Smith, "Akashi, “Year of the Dragon”, and “When the Blossoms Fade” win multiple Ovasian Awards". Pancouver, December 1, 2025.
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