John Fawcett(I)
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
John Fawcett has created an impressive body of work as a producer, director and writer in both feature films and television. He co-created, executive produced and directed multiple episodes of the Emmy-winning and Golden-Globe nominated sci-fi drama, Orphan Black. The series has won countless Directors Guild of Canada and Canadian Screen Awards as well as a Hugo award and the prestigious Peabody award.
John Fawcett's first feature film, the 1996 film 'The Boys Club' starring Chris Penn, Devon Sawa, Dominic Zampranga and Stu Stone was nominated for five Genie Awards including 'Best Achievement in Direction' which John won. His next feature film 'Ginger Snaps', premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, garnering an instant international cult following and is widely recognized as a benchmark film in its genre. He has since produced two additional sequels for his successful horror franchise and is developing a television series based on the film with award-winning UK producers, Sid Gentle Films.
In 2018, John Fawcett produced and directed the first original series for the Warner Bros. DC Universe Titans, and has been a regular director on Amazon's 'The Man In The High Castle'. He also directed the limited series, 'Devil in Ohio' starring Emily Deschanel for Netflix and has begun prep as executive producer and director of 'Orphan Black: Echoes' with AMC.
John Fawcett's first feature film, the 1996 film 'The Boys Club' starring Chris Penn, Devon Sawa, Dominic Zampranga and Stu Stone was nominated for five Genie Awards including 'Best Achievement in Direction' which John won. His next feature film 'Ginger Snaps', premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, garnering an instant international cult following and is widely recognized as a benchmark film in its genre. He has since produced two additional sequels for his successful horror franchise and is developing a television series based on the film with award-winning UK producers, Sid Gentle Films.
In 2018, John Fawcett produced and directed the first original series for the Warner Bros. DC Universe Titans, and has been a regular director on Amazon's 'The Man In The High Castle'. He also directed the limited series, 'Devil in Ohio' starring Emily Deschanel for Netflix and has begun prep as executive producer and director of 'Orphan Black: Echoes' with AMC.
