Bruce Sweeney is a Canadian film director. Born in Sarnia, Ontario, he
has spent his career based primarily in Vancouver, British
Columbia.Sweeney's debut film, Live Bait, won the award for Best
Canadian Feature Film at the 1995 Toronto International Film
Festival.He won the 2002 Canadian Comedy Award for Pretty Funny Film
Direction for the film Last Wedding. The film also won the award for
Best Canadian Film from the Toronto Film Critics Association.On June
5, 2010, Sweeney's film Excited won four Leo Awards for Best Feature
Length Drama, Best Direction in a Feature Length Drama, Best
Supporting Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama
(Gabrielle Rose) and Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Feature
Length Drama (Laara Sadiq). In October 2013 The Dick Knost Show won
Best BC Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
has spent his career based primarily in Vancouver, British
Columbia.Sweeney's debut film, Live Bait, won the award for Best
Canadian Feature Film at the 1995 Toronto International Film
Festival.He won the 2002 Canadian Comedy Award for Pretty Funny Film
Direction for the film Last Wedding. The film also won the award for
Best Canadian Film from the Toronto Film Critics Association.On June
5, 2010, Sweeney's film Excited won four Leo Awards for Best Feature
Length Drama, Best Direction in a Feature Length Drama, Best
Supporting Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama
(Gabrielle Rose) and Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Feature
Length Drama (Laara Sadiq). In October 2013 The Dick Knost Show won
Best BC Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
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