Aaron Woodley (born 1971) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.

Early life

Woodley was born in

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, the son of costume designer Denise Cronenberg and nephew of filmmaker

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. He studied animations at

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and later graduate at

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Career

Woodley's 1998 short film '' The Wager'' won Short Film Award at

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. In 2003, he directed ''

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'' in which

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starred. A year later, he directed

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-produced film ''

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'' which starred singer and actress

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. In 2015, ''

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'' announced that Woodley would direct the animated film ''

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'' featuring the voices of

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and

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. In 2019, Woodley was appointed as the director of network brands of

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Filmography

References

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