Joshua Demers
Joshua Demers is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.[1] He is most noted for his debut feature film Québexit, for which he, Gail Maurice and Xavier Yuvens won the Borsos Competition award for Best Screenplay in a Canadian Film at the 2020 Whistler Film Festival.[2]
He was born in Cold Lake, Alberta, to a francophone father and an anglophone mother.[3] He has been a production manager with Insight Productions.[citation needed]
He directed the short films Lead Us Not Into Temptation (2008),[4] The Architect (2009),[5] Norma Jeane and the Tropic of Cancer (2012)[6] and Emily (2014),[7] and the web series Kristal Clear.[8] In 2022, he was producer of the web series Lady Ada's Secret Society.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Cinéfranco 2020 : des conversations avec des cinéastes". l-express.ca (in Canadian French). 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
- ↑ Malyk, Lauren (December 21, 2020). "Little Orphans wins Best Canadian Feature at WFF". Playback. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
- ↑ Heeney, Alex (2020-11-18). "Joshua Demers on his Canadian political satire, Québexit". Seventh Row. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
- ↑ "LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION". CILECT.
- ↑ "Top undergrad film talent set to shine at CineSiege". YFile. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
- ↑ "Norma Jeane and the Tropic of Cancer". National Screen Institute. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
- ↑ "bravoFACT Announces Award Recipients for March 2014". Bell Media. March 25, 2014. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
- ↑ "Kristal Clear | Comedy Web Series | Toronto, ON". FilmLocal. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
- ↑ Bharanidharan, Sadhana (April 14, 2022). "D360 picks up Lady Ada's Secret Society for YouTube-first launch". Kidscreen. Retrieved 2026-07-17.