Paul Black (born 1967, London) is a British and Canadian writer, director and producer of film and television. He is a member of the
Directors Guild of America
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Gerard Butler
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, and other works.
Biography
Black emigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1975 from the UK, returning in 1991. He studied economics at
McGill University
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in Montreal, Canada, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from
York University
York University (), also known as YorkU or simply YU), is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, and it has approximately 53,500 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, ...
in Toronto, Canada. In the 1990s he lived in Barcelona and then returned to London again. In the 2000s he lived in New York City and Los Angeles. Black currently lives in Berlin, with his wife and daughters.
Awards and nominations
Won
* 1999 Official Selection – L.A. Film Festival for Please! '
* 2000 Jury Award, Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes –
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
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The Palm Springs International Festi ...
for ''Please!''
* 2000 Official Selection –
Edinburgh Film Festival
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Brooklyn International Film Festival
The Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF), prior to 2011 called the Brooklyn International Film Festival (BiFF) is an independent film festival held every June in New York City.
Started by Marco Ursino, Susan Mackell, Abe Schrager, and Mario Pegoraro in ...
for ''Please!''
* 2004 Golden Zenith Award, Best Film from the Section Cinema and Sport –
Montreal World Film Festival
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Nominations
* 2007 Nominee – Best Narrative Tribeca Film Festival for ''America Brown''
* 2007 Nominee – Best Film SXSW Film Festival for ''America Brown''