James Douglas Genn is a Canadian film and TV writer and director born in

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in 1972. His work includes the feature film ''Old Stock'' and the

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nominated short film ''The Dog Walker'', produced at the

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, where he completed a director's residency in 2003. His work has screened at festivals around the world and has earned him several awards, such as CSA, Genie, Gemini, and DGC award nominations, and the first ever Philip Borsos Award. Recent projects directed for television include multiple episodes of ''

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'', '' Mary Kills People'''s " No Happy Endings Here" and ''

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'' for

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; '' Burden of Truth'''s "

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"/" The Devil in the Desert", '' Rabbittown'' and ''

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'' for the CBC; ''Let's Get Physical'' for POP;

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's ''

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''; and ''

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'' for Space. He is the son of Canadian artist Robert Genn, the brother of musician

Dave Genn David Robert Madison Genn is a Canadian musician, producer, and songwriter. He is a member of the rock group 54-40, and a former member of the Matthew Good Band. Early life Genn was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on 2 March 1969. He is the s ...

, and is the twin brother to artist and musician Sara Genn. Prior to working exclusively as a director and writer, Genn had a successful career in Canada as a sound designer.

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