Richard Bell is a

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film director and screenwriter. He is most noted as the writer and director of the films '' Eighteen'' and ''

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''. A survival/adventure drama, based on a true story, ''Brotherhood'' stars

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, Matthew Isen and Sam Ashe Arnold. It was filmed on the Michipicoten First Nation and at Revival Film Studios in Toronto, Canada. ''

'' won the

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for Achievement in Visual Effects. ''Eighteen'' stars

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, Mark Hildreth, Thea Gill, and Alan Cumming. The film was narrated by Ian McKellen, with music composed by

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and performed by the

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. ''Eighteen'' was released on DVD on June 27, 2006. It made its Canadian broadcast television premiere on City TV on March 1, 2008 and became available on iTunes in 2010. Bell adapted Joanne Proulx's novel ''Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet''. The project was developed by Telefilm and Astral Media, through the Harold Greenberg Fund and went to camera on March 27, 2017 with a new shooting script and Bell serving as co-executive producer.

Awards

In 2020, Bell was nominated for a

for co-writing the original song "I've Got A Big One" with composer

for ''

''. He was previously nominated with Tovey in 2007 for a Genie Award for co-writing the song "In a Heartbeat" for his film ''Eighteen''. Vancouver newspaper ''Xtra West'' awarded him Visual Artist of the Year for the same film at their annual Hero Awards that year.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Richard Living people Film directors from British Columbia 1975 births Canadian gay writers Canadian screenwriters Writers from British Columbia LGBT film directors