Terrance Odette
Writer and Director
Since his first feature film, “HEATER” (Sundance, 00’), award-winning writer-director Terrance Odette’s have played to critical acclaim (Variety,
Village Voice, Globe & Mail, and garnered numerous awards and festival screenings (Sundance, Berlinale, TIFF, VIFF, LIFF_BFI). 2014’s “FALL” with Robert Altman regular Michael Murphy and Cannes prize-winner Best Actress Suzanne Clement (Mommy) received 5 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD nominations, including Best Picture. Odette’s latest efforts include the documentary feature UNIMAGINABLE (23’) and the 6-part series drama BIKE (23’). Screenplays optioned: SKIN THE GHOST, LIGHT OF THE VOID. In production: CARBON FOOTPRINT. BRETHREN is a Canada-Denmark co-production in development and set for production in early 2028.
Awards and Review highlights
Three of the seven features to Odette’s credit
Fall (2014)
“In a subtly nuanced, career-highlight performance, Murphy plays Father Sam…the overall ambiance of stark, stripped-to-essentials emotional and aesthetic rawness that might have made Robert Bresson proud” Joe Leydon Variety
“Under Odette’s careful direction, veteran character actor Michael Murphy is close to mesmerizing as Father Ryan,” “…it’s Odette’s restrained and deliberate storytelling that makes Fall so quietly haunting and effective. The final scene is sublime.” Bruce DeMara Toronto Star
Awards & nominations
2015 Best Feature Hamilton International Film Festival
2015 Best Director (Nominee) DGC Awards
2015 Best Picture (Nominee) Canadian Screen Awards
2015 Best Actor, Michael Murphy (Nominee) Canadian Screen Awards
2015 Best Cinematography, Norayr Kasper (Nominee) Canadian Screen Awards
2015 Best Art Direction, William Layton (Nominee) Canadian Screen Awards
2015 Best Sound Design, Elma Bellow (Nominee) Canadian Screen Awards2015 Best Picture (Nominee) NOMFA
Festivals
VIFF – 2014
Canadian Screen Awards 2015
NOMFA
Hamilton Film Festival 2015
Telefilm Perspective Canada, Berlin, Cannes 2015
Maine International Film Festival , Mid-life Achievement Award (Michael Murphy) 2015
Heater (2000)
“Beckett-like tour de force” – Amy Taubin – Village Voice
“Excellent…unsentimentally poignant”Ken Eisner – Variety
Awards & nominations
1999 Best Emerging Feature Film Director Vancouver International Film Festival
1999 Best Canadian Screenplay, Vancouver International Film Festival
2001 Best Director (Heater), Blizzard Awards (Manitoba Film Board)
2001 Best Screenplay (Heater), Blizzard Awards (Manitoba Film Board)
2001 Best Picture (Heater), Blizzard Awards (Manitoba Film Board)
2000 Best Feature Film, 2nd place (Heater) Autochtone de Montreal
Creation Award, 1st Nation People’s Film & Arts Festival (Montreal) 2000
Best Cinematography (Arthur E. Cooper), Blizzard Awards (Manitoba Film Board) 2001
Best Actor (Gary Farmer) (Manitoba Film Board) 2001
Best Supporting Actor (Stephen Quimette, Blizzard Awards (Manitoba Film Board) 2001
Festivals
The Sundance Film Festival 2000
Atlantic Film Festival 1999
Vancouver International Film Festival 1999
Local Heroes Film Festival 2000
1st Nation People’s Film & Arts Festival (Montreal) 2000
Glen Falls Film Festival (NY) 2000
Brockville Film festival 2000
London Film Festival (UK) 2000
Bratislava Film festival (Slovakia) 2001 (Zoom Canada series, retrospective on best Canadian film in past 5 years)
Saint Monica (2003)
“Subtle and crafted to human proportions, Saint Monica affirms Odette’s skill as a storyteller.” – Katherine Monk, Vancouver Sun
Awards & nominations
Award (best feature) Sarasota Int’l Film Festival (Florida) 2003
Best Song, Carlos Lopes Genie Award 2003,
Best Supporting Actress Nomination Bridgette Bako, Genie Awards 2003
Best Picture Nomination Leo Awards (BC Film Awards) 2003
Best Lead Actress Nomination, Genevieve Buchner Leo Awards (BC Film Awards) 2003
Best Editor, Lenka Sava, Leo Awards (BC Film Awards) 2003
Best Sound Design, James Genn, Leo Awards (BC Film Awards) 2003
Best Overall Sound, Leo Awards (BC Film Awards) 2003
Festivals
Berlin International Film Festival (Kinderfest section) 2003
Toronto International Film Festival 2002
Vancouver International Film festival 2002
Sarasota International Film Festival 2003 (prize winner)
Sudbury International Film Festival 2002
Atlantic International Film Festival 2002
Calgary International Film Festival 2002
Edmonton International Film Festival 2003
Victoria International Film Festival 2003
Newport Beach Int’l Film Festival 2003
Common Wealth Film Festival, (UK) 2003
Stonybrooke Int’l Film Festival (NY) 2003
Marco Island Int’l Film Festival (US) 2003
Hampton’ Int’l Film Festival (US) 2005 (part of celebration for best-of Berlin Kinderfest)
Tiburon Int’l Film Festival (US) 2006