John Frizzell (screenwriter)
Appearance
John B. Frizzell (born in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian screenwriter.
After several years writing, directing and co-producing the documentary series A Different Understanding for TVOntario, Frizzell joined partners Niv Fichman, Barbara Willis Sweete and Larry Weinstein to found the Canadian production company Rhombus Media. He left Rhombus in the mid-eighties to pursue a career in writing.
His credits include the television series Airwaves, The Rez, Twitch City, Angela Anaconda and Material World and the films A Winter Tan, Getting Married in Buffalo Jump, Life with Billy, Dance Me Outside, On My Own and Lapse of Memory. He was co-winner of a Writers Guild of Canada Award for Lucky Girl.[1]
Filmography
[edit]Writer | |||
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Year | Film | Genre | Notes |
2001 | Lucky Girl | Teleplay | |
1999 | Angela Anaconda | TV series | |
1998 | Twitch City | TV series | |
1994 | Dance Me Outside[2] | Film | |
Life with Billy | TV | ||
1993 | On My Own | Film | |
1992 | Lapse of Memory | Dialogue | |
1990 | Getting Married in Buffalo Jump | TV | |
1989 | Carnival of Shadows | TV | |
1987 | A Winter Tan | TV |
References
[edit]- ^ "Canadian guild salutes scripters". Variety. April 16, 2002. Archived from the original on December 27, 2018.
- ^ George Melnyk (June 15, 2007). Great Canadian Film Directors. University of Alberta. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-88864-528-9.
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