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Rob “Italian Puppet” Heydon (born August 19, 1970) is a
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and
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of
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,
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s and
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. Heydon was born in
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, Ontario, Canada. He first worked at the
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for Advanced Film Studies as a PM and producer. Rob Heydon is a partner with VFX and animation company Lazarus Effects Inc. Heydon produced and directed ''
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'', a low budget horror film for
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starring
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and
Amanda Crew Amanda Catherine Crew (born June 5, 1986) is a Canadian actress. Following her film debut in '' Final Destination 3'' (2006), she had lead roles as Felicia Alpine in '' Sex Drive'' (2008) and Tess Carroll in ''Charlie St. Cloud'' (2010), as well ...
written by writer Donald Martin with producer
Sid Ganis Sidney (Sid) Ganis (born January 8, 1940) is an American motion picture executive and producer who has produced such films as ''Big Daddy'', '' Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo'', '' Mr. Deeds'', ''The Master of Disguise'' and '' Akeelah and the Bee, B ...
and Joni Sighvatsson and released in 2019. In 2018, Heydon executive produced '' O.G.'' the feature film with
Jeffrey Wright Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965) is an American actor. He is well known for his role as Belize in the Broadway production of ''Angels in America'', for which he would win a Tony Award, and its HBO miniseries adaptation, for which he woul ...
. The film premiered at the
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. HBO acquired the film. In 2017, Heydon was the executive producer of The Crescent, directed by
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. The film premiered at Midnight Madness at the
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.
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acquired the film. In 2014 Heydon was Executive Producer of the $26m television series,
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, which ran for one season straight to syndication in the US. In 2011, Heydon produced and directed ''
Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy ''Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy'' is a 2011 Canadian film adaptation of the short story " The Undefeated" from the best-selling book ''Ecstasy'' by Irvine Welsh. Directed by Rob Heydon, the film stars Adam Sinclair as Lloyd Buist, a drug user who smu ...
'', based on the #1 bestselling novel by
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. Which was #1 film the week it was released on iTunes. In 2003, Heydon co-produced '' Go Further'', starring
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(Audience Award runner up prize at
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). He won a 2000
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for Best
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for
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's "Alive", which also won People's Choice Award at
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Video Awards.


Selected filmography


Television Series

*2019 Last Rituals, Producer. *2015 ''
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'', Producer.


Feature films

*2019 ''
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'', Director, Producer. *2018 '' O.G.'', Executive Producer. *2017 '' The Crescent'', Executive Producer. *2014 '' Journey Home'', Producer. *2011 ''
Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy ''Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy'' is a 2011 Canadian film adaptation of the short story " The Undefeated" from the best-selling book ''Ecstasy'' by Irvine Welsh. Directed by Rob Heydon, the film stars Adam Sinclair as Lloyd Buist, a drug user who smu ...
'', Director, Producer, Writer. Based on the #1 Bestselling book by
Irvine Welsh Irvine Welsh (born 27 September 1958) is a Scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer. His 1993 novel '' Trainspotting'' was made into a film of the same name. He has also written plays and screenplays, and directed several short fil ...
*2005 The Adventure of Greyfriar's Bobby, Co-Producer.


Documentaries

*2003 '' Go Further'', Director, Producer:
Ron Mann Ronald Mann (born June 13, 1958), credited professionally as Ron Mann, is a Canadian documentary film director. His work includes the films ''Imagine the Sound'' (1981); '' Comic Book Confidential'' (1988); ''Grass'' (1999) and '' Go Further' ...
as Cinematographer *1997 ''Rippin'', Director, Producer *1996 ''NYE - Pleasure Force'', Director, Producer *1995 ''Jokers High - Pleasure Force'', Director, Producer


Video

* 2004 ''
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Recordings Zen TV''


Music videos

*2000 ''Beautiful Strange'',
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*2000 ''I Understand'',
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, BMG Records *2000 ''Never Too Late'',
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,
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*1999 ''Alive'',
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,
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*1999 ''Skizofrenik'', Plastikman,
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/
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Publishing *1999 ''Packard'', Plastikman,
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/
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Publishing *1999 ''It's Obvious'',
DJ Vadim Vadim Alexandrovich Peare (russian: Вадим Александрович Пир, Vadim Aleksandrovich Pir ...
,
Ninja Tune Records Ninja Tune is an English independent record label based in London. It has a satellite office in Los Angeles. It was founded by Matt Black and Jonathan More (better known as Coldcut) and managed by Peter Quicke and others. Inspired by a visit ...
*1999 ''Road with Many Signs'',
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with Dream Warriors,
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*1998 ''Converge'', Plastikman,
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/
Sony Music Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainmen ...
Publishing


Awards

*2000
Juno Awards The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall o ...
, Canada - Best Music Video, for "Alive" (
Edwin The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "ƿine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadƿine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures. People * Edwin of Northumbria (die ...
) *2000
MuchMusic Much (an abbreviation for its full name MuchMusic) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by BCE Inc. through its Bell Media subsidiary that airs programming aimed at teenagers and young adults. MuchMusic launched on August 31, ...
Video Awards of 2000, Canada - People's Choice Best Music Video, for "Alive" (
Edwin The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "ƿine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadƿine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures. People * Edwin of Northumbria (die ...
) *2000
Much Music Much (an abbreviation for its full name MuchMusic) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by BCE Inc. through its Bell Media subsidiary that airs programming aimed at teenagers and young adults. MuchMusic launched on August 31, ...
Video Awards, Best Cinematography, 2000, McMaster and James's "I Understand" music video *2000
East Coast Music Awards The East Coast Music Association is a non-profit association that hosts an annual awards ceremony based in Atlantic Canada for music appreciation on the East Coast of Canada. Its mission is to develop, advance and celebrate East Coast Canadian mus ...
, Nomination for Best Video: ''Never Too Late'' (
Damhnait Doyle Damhnait Doyle (; born December 9, 1975) is a Canadian musician, singer and composer. A phonetic spelling of her first name (which is Irish) also serves as the title of her 2003 album. She was a member of Atlantic Canadian band Shaye from 20 ...
) *1999 Music Video Production Association MVPA Awards, U.S. - Nomination for Best Electronic Video: ''Converge'' ( Plastikman) *1995 The Canadian International Film and Video Festival., Best Comedy Film and Best Film, "Men will be Boys" *1993 McGill Film Festival,
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, Nominated Best Film, "The Silent Pickup Line"


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heydon, Rob 1970 births Artists from Toronto Canadian music video directors Film directors from Toronto Canadian documentary film directors Canadian photographers Canadian male screenwriters Living people Canadian Film Centre alumni Juno Award for Video of the Year winners Writers from Toronto Canadian documentary film producers 21st-century Canadian screenwriters 21st-century Canadian male writers