Tyler Funk (born February 14, 1988) is a Canadian filmmaker.Eric Volmers
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'', January 17, 2016. He is most noted for his 2023 documentary film '' Anything for Fame'',Matthew Thompson
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'', November 3, 2023. for which he received a

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nomination for Best British Columbia Director at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2023. The younger brother of filmmaker Kevan Funk, he was born in

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, but grew up principally in Banff,

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. He subsequently moved back to Vancouver to study filmmaking at

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and the

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. He directed a number of short films and television episodes in the 2010s, first becoming well known for his ''White Ninja'' series of short animated films on

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. ''Anything for Fame'', a film about the extremes that people will go to achieve viral fame on the internet, was released by the

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in 2023.Dana Gee
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'', November 9, 2023. He is a partner with Sebastian Mercado in the Vancouver-based independent film studio North of Now.

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* 1988 births Living people Canadian documentary film directors Canadian film production company founders Film directors from Alberta Film directors from Vancouver People from Banff, Alberta University of British Columbia alumni {{Canada-film-director-stub