Jared Pelletier (born 29 November 1990) is a Canadian director, responsible for a number of short films including ''In the Hearts of Men'' and the Machinima series ''Omega''.

Early life

Pelletier was born and raised in

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, where he attended

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. In 2008, he graduated high school and attended

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studying

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. Interested in film-making since the age of 6, he left the university to focus on it. In August 2010, he graduated from the Toronto Film and Media College. He has also studied business and law in entertainment by correspondence through the

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Career

Pelletier's first success came in 2009 when he was 18, with a shortlist at the

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for ''The Collision''. In March 2011 his

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epic ''In the Hearts of Men'' took Best Director, Best Film, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing awards at the Arizona Film and Media Expo. Soon after filming ''In the Hearts of Men'', he moved on to ''Halo: Faith'', based on the ''

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'' series of video games, which has generated a wide viral following. In April 2011 he signed with

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-based Machinima.com. The

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announced that his next project would be a film based on the video-game franchise ''

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'', for a projected 2013 release. The first ''Bioshock'' trailer was released on 25 November 2011, and the film been in various production stages since 2008, involving producer Gore Verbinski, writer John Logan, and at one point another director,

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. However, the project was cancelled in March 2013, due to insufficient funding. In October 2012, Pelletier completed principal photography on his first major series through the Machinima deal, titled ''Omega''. In October 2013, Pelletier returned with ''Call of Duty: Final Hour'', a film based on the ''

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'' video-game franchise and released via Machinima.com. Starting in 2018, Pelletier has directed the web series '' Inhuman Condition'', written by R. J. Lackie and starring Torri Higginson and

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Awards

Pelletier's short film ''The Collision'' was shortlisted at the

in 2009, when he was 18. In March 2011, his

piece ''In the Hearts of Men'' swept all major production awards at the Arizona Film and Media Expo, including ''Best Director'', ''Best Film'', ''Best Editing'', along with ''Best Cinematography'' for

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Erik Tallek.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pelletier, Jared Living people 1990 births