Leo Edmund Scherman (born April 2, 1975) is a

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film and television director, writer and producer. He is best known as the co-writer and director of the feature film '' Trench 11'', and co-creator of the television series '' Cock'd Gunns''.

Personal life

Scherman was born in

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to Canadian artist Tony Scherman and British artist Margaret Priest. His grandfather is Canadian conductor and violinist Paul Scherman and his father-in-law is deep-sea explorer Dr. Joe MacInnis. In 1997, he graduated from

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, Quebec, Canada with a degree in

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Selected filmography

Film

Awards and nominations

He won two

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at the

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in 2008 for ''Cock'd Gunns'', for Best Writing in a Comedy Series and Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Series. ''Trench 11'' won the award for Best Feature Film at the

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in 2017.Randall King, "Horror, upon horror: Manitoba-lensed Trench 11 blends frightening First World War conflict with 21st-century cinematic chills". ''

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'', August 30, 2018.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scherman, Leo 1975 births Canadian horror film directors Canadian male film actors Canadian male screenwriters Living people 21st-century Canadian screenwriters Canadian Screen Award winning actors Canadian Screen Award winning writers