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Born in Scotland Giles Walker made his way to North America and graduated from Californias Stanford University Film School with a Master of Arts degree in 1972 He went on to direct andor produce 20 films over a 17 year career at the National Film Board of Canada In 1994 he ventured into episodic television directing five episodes of the gritty Canadian police drama emSirensem His films have won over 40 national and international awards including an Academy Award nomination for emBravery In the Fieldem Best Live Action Short Film 1980 which starred Matt Craven in his first film role His feature em90 Daysem won a Gold Ducat at Mannhelm a Gold Plaque at Chicago and a Gold Toucan at Rio de Janeiro emPrinces In Exileem won the Golden Nymph for Best Television Film at the 1991 Monte Carlo Television Festival as well as the Prix AMADE at the same festival emOrdinary Magicem won the Lukas Jury Prize at the 1993 Frankfurt Film Festival and a Gold Medal at the 1993 Giffoni Festival in ItalybrbrAlso see a hrefhttpswwwnorthernstarscarememberinggileswalkerRemembering Giles Walkerabrbr
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Freshwater World (1974, documentary short)
Descent (1975, documentary short)
No Way They Want to Slow Down (1976, documenary short)
The Sword of the Lord (1976, documentary)
I Wasn’t Scared (1977, short)
Bravery in the Field (1979, short)
Twice Upon a Time (1979, short)
The Masculine Mystique (1984, co-directed with John N. Smith)
A Good Tree (1984, short)
The Concert Stages of Europe (1985, short)
90 Days (1985)
The Last Straw (1987)
Caddie Woodlawn (1989)
Princes in Excile (1991)
Ordinary Magic (1993)
Never Too Late (1996)
Tales from the Neverending Story: The Beginning (TV-2001)
The Way of Tai Chi (2011, documentary)
TV Series – at least one episode of:
Sirens (1994, 1995)
Side Effects (1996)
PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996, 1997, 1999)
Traders (1997)
Lassie (1997)
Emily of New Moon (1998, 1999, 2000)
Cold Squad (1998, 1999, 2001)
Little Men (1999)
Dooley Gardens (1999)
Blackfly (2001)
Vampire High (2001)
Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension (2002)
Il Duce Canadese (mini-series, 2004)
Fries with That (2004)
René Lévesque (2005, mini-series)
Doctor*ology (2007)
Credits as a Screenwriter:
I Wasn’t Scared (1977, short)
Bravery in the Field (1979, short)
90 Days (1985)
The Last Straw (1987)
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