Drew Lightfoot is a Canadian

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working in film, TV,

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and

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. He has also worked as an animator, and continues to use animation as a director, sometimes using

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and CGI in his commercials and videos.

Film

In 2016, Lightfoot directed Horizon, a 9K 22 minute 360 degree film for domes and VR celebrating 150 years of Canadian Confederation. Horizon filmed in every province and Territory in Canada capturing the spirit of Canada in unexpected places around the country.

TV

In 2020 Lightfoot joined the

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Season 3 crew as second unit director.

Commercials

Lightfoot first directed commercials while working with Toronto-based HeadGear Animation in 2001. In 2006, he signed with Soft Citizen for commercial representation and with Furlined in the USA in 2008. His career is now focused on

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work. He co-founded Someplace Nice in 2013. Lightfoot has directed commercials for clients including Ikea, Apple, Toyota, Bud Light, M&Ms, VW, GM, Sony, and Target.

Music videos

Lightfoot directed music videos through Revolver Film Company for over a decade starting in 2006. His music video works include those for

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and El Torpedo,

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, and

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Animator

Lightfoot has animated a variety of works, including many commercials with HeadGear Animation, Passion Pictures, Blink UK, as well as on several TV shows, including

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, and feature film

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's ''

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'' and '' Frankenweenie''. He has also worked as Animation Director on several high-profile commercials, including Sony Bravia "Play-Doh", Big Yellow "Tide" and "Frankenweenie" 2012.

Awards and festivals

In 2008, Lightfoot's video for

's "Unlike Me" won Best Direction in the Adult Contemporary genre at the MVPA Awards in

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. Drew Lightfoot's animated/

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video for

"Working Full Time" won the Special Jury Award at the

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in 2007, after screening at the festival. He won an MVPA Award in 2007 for Best Animated Video for

's "One Man Wrecking Machine", which received 2 additional MVPA nominations: Directorial Debut, and Best Video Produced for Under $25,000. Lightfoot was nominated for a 2007

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in the Video of the Year category, for directing

's ''"Coast Is Clear"'' video. He also received three MMVA nominations in 2007: his video for

's "Coast is Clear" received two, in the categories of Best Post-Production and Best Independent Video, and his video for

' "Sunday Morning" was nominated as Best Pop Video. He had two videos in ResFest's

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2006: "One Man Wrecking Machine" for

and ''"Working Full Time"'' for

. The

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's Music Video programs will feature three of Lightfoot's music videos:

's 'One Man Wrecking Machine',

's 'Sunday Morning', and

'Working Full Time'.LAFF Line Up

References

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