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John Fawcett is a Toronto-based filmmaker who started in television, music videos and commercials. His award-winning short films including Half Nelson screened internationally. His debut feature The Boys Club was nominated for five Genie Awards including Best Direction. Ginger Snaps was Fawcett’s second feature film and became a sleeper hit and cult favourite around the world, spawning not only a sequel but also a prequel set in the early 19th century.
Also see: Welcome to Their Nightmare, or, To Live and Die in Suburbia: John Fawcett and Karen Walton Explain Why Ginger Snaps?
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Half Nelson (1991)
The Boy`s Club (1996)
Ginger Snaps (2000)
Lucky Girl (TV-2001)
The Dark (2005)
Last Exit (TV-2006)
The Quality of Life (TV-2008)
TV Series – at least 1 episode of:
Space Cases (1996)
John Woo’s Once a Thief (1997, 1998)
Nikita (1997)
Power Play (1998, 1999)
Xena: Warrior Princess (1999, 2000, 2001)
Mutant X (2001)
Taken (2002, mini-series)
Miracles (2003)
Playmakers (2003)
Show Me Yours (2004)
Queer as Folk (2002, 2004, 2005)
Whistler (2006)
Blade: The Series (2006)
Bon Voyage (2006, mini-series)
Intelligence (2006)
The Dresden Files (2007)
The Border (2008, 2009, 2010)
The Bridge (2010)
Unnatural History (2010)
Rookie Blue (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)
Lost Girl (2010, 2012)
Heartland (2010, 2011)
Being Erica (2010, 2011)
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011, mini-series)
Covert Affairs (2011)
Flashpoint (2011)
The Secret Circle (2011, 2012)
Saving Hope (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2013)
Orphan Black (2013-2017)
Bitten (2014)
The Man in the High Castle (2016, 2018, 2019)
The Detail (2018)
Titans (2018)
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