John Paizs

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

-

Place of Birth

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

John Paizs

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Paizs (born in 1957) is a director, writer and actor from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In 1985 his much-celebrated independent comedy Crime Wave was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival. He was the male lead and also wrote and directed the film. He worked on several TV series, but has not made another feature film until 1999's Top of the Food Chain, a stylish, low-budget sendup of Golden Age '50s science fiction movies. John is currently the Director in Residence at the Canadian Film Centre. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Paizs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list ...

Acting

Production

1999

1985

Crime Wave

as Director

1985

Crime Wave

as Writer

1985

Crime Wave

as Graphic Designer

1985

Crime Wave

as Producer

1985

Crime Wave

as Production Design

1985

Crime Wave

as Editor

1985

Crime Wave

as Art Direction

1976

Ho Down

as Director

2005

Marker

as Director

1981

Springtime in Greenland

as Cinematography

1978

1977

The Dreamer

as Director

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