Brett Harvey (Canadian director)

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Brett Harvey is a Canadian film director and cinematographer based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

His directorial debut, The Union: The Business Behind Getting High, was awarded "Best Canadian Documentary" at the 2007 Edmonton International Film Festival, an award sponsored by the National Film Board.^[1]^[2]

His sequel, The Culture High, premiered in the 2014 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival and won "Best Documentary" at the 2015 AMPIA Awards.^[2]^[3] In 2016 Brett directed and wrote the feature documentary Ice Guardians^[4]^[2] Ice Guardians was listed in Newsweek's "Favorite Documentaries Of 2016".^[5] and Sports Illustrated's "Best Of Film" in 2016.^[6] The film went on to be nominated for four Rosie Awards in 2017 including "Best Documentary Over 30 minutes"^[7] and nominated for two "Leo Awards" including "Best Feature Documentary" & "Best Director".^[8] Brett then went on to direct the feature documentary, Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo, which started it's world film festival circuit in 2019 and won the "Audience Choice" Award for 'Best Canadian Documentary' and 'Best Overall Film', placing #1 in the 'Overall Top 10 Feature Films Rankings' list at the Calgary International Film Festival.^[9]^[2] His latest documentary Breaking Olympia: The Phil Heath Story, a co-production with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson,^[10] was nominated for 5 Leo Awards, including "Best Feature Documentary" & "Best Director", 4 Rosie Awards, and "Best Documentary" at the National Film Awards ^[11]in the UK.

Filmography

The Union: The Business Behind Getting High- 2007 - Director & Writer^[1]^[2]
The Culture High - 2014 - Director & Writer^[12]^[2]
Ice Guardians - 2016 - Director & Writer^[13]^[2]
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo - 2019 - Director & Writer^[14]^[2]
Breaking Olympia: The Phil Heath Story - 2024 - Director & Writer^[15]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b The Union: The Business Behind Getting High, retrieved 2019-10-26
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "BRETT HARVEY director & writer". Brett Harvey Films. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ "The Culture High (2014) Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
^ "Ice Guardians (2016)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
^ "Our Favorite Films Of 2016". Newsweek.
^ "Best Of Film".
^ "Ice Guardians - IMDb". IMDb.
^ "Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
^ "2019 Audience Choice Awards Winners » Calgary Film". www.calgaryfilm.com. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
^ Jr, Mike Fleming (2020-10-06). "Dwayne Johnson & Dany Garcia's Seven Bucks Turning Phil Heath's Comeback Quest For 8th Mr. Olympia Title Into Feature Documentary". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
^ "Brett Harvey - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
^ The Culture High, retrieved 2019-10-26
^ Ice Guardians, retrieved 2019-10-26
^ Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo, retrieved 2019-10-26
^ Harvey, Brett (2024-03-25), Breaking Olympia: The Phil Heath Story (Documentary), Dwayne Johnson, Kai Greene, Mamdouh Elssbiay, Eldon Road Productions, Electric Panda Entertainment, Famous Red Car, retrieved 2025-03-05

External links

Brett Harvey at IMDb
Official Website: https://www.brettharveyfilms.com

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