Leonard Farlinger is a

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film director, producer, and screenwriter."The Perfect Son"
''Films in Review'', January 12, 2001. Farlinger and his wife, Jennifer Jonas, are partners in the production firm New Real Films.

Early career

In 1990, Farlinger completed the Cineplex Entertainment Film Program (Directors' Lab) at the

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Film producer

As producer, Farlinger's credits include '' Gerontophilia'', directed by

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; '' Trigger'', directed by Bruce McDonald and named one of Toronto International Film Festival's top ten films of the year; ''

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''; ''Otto'', or ''Up With Dead People''; and '' Monkey Warfare'', directed by Reginald Harkema, which won a Special Jury Prize at the

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(TIFF) in 2006. Farlinger's latest film as a producer is '' Born to Be Blue'', directed by Robert Budreau and starring

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, Carmen Ejogo, and

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Screenwriter and director

Farlinger's first feature film as writer/director, '' The Perfect Son'', starring

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and David Cubitt, was nominated for two Best Actor Genies and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. He also directed the feature film '' All Hat'', starring Luke Kirby and

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, which premiered at TIFF. He directed the Gemini-winning movie-of-the-week ''In The Dark'', starring Kathleen Robertson. Farlinger wrote and directed the comedy, '' I'm Yours'', which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and starred Karine Vanasse, Rossif Sutherland, and

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. Farlinger's next projects are the feature film ''Mr. Epiphany'', written by Matt Watts, and a film based on Farlinger's own script, ''The Truth About Lying''.

Personal life

Farlinger married producer Jennifer Jonas. They have two children, including actress Ella Jonas Farlinger.

Filmography

Producer * '' Odyssey in August'' - 1989 * '' Kumar and Mr. Jones'' - 1991 * '' Monkey Warfare'' - 2006 * '' Otto; or Up with Dead People'' - 2008 * ''

'' - 2009 * '' Hungry Hills'' - 2009 * '' Trigger'' - 2010 * ''The Resurrection of Tony Gitone'' - 2012 * '' Gerontophilia'' - 2013 * '' Born to Be Blue'' - 2015 * '' The Wall Street Boy (Kipkemboi)'' - 2023 * '' Seeds'' - 2024 Director * ''

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'' - 1993, short * '' The Perfect Son'' - 2000 * ''In the Dark'' - 2003, television * '' All Hat'' - 2007 * '' I'm Yours'' - 2011 Writer * '' Kicking Blood'' - 2021

References

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* Film directors from Toronto Screenwriters from Toronto Film producers from Ontario Canadian male screenwriters Canadian Film Centre alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-film-director-stub