Gary Burns (born 1960) is a Canadian film writer and director. Burns
studied drama at the University of Calgary before attending Concordia
University, where he graduated in 1992 from the Fine Arts film
program.Born in Calgary, Alberta, many of Burns' films are shot in
Calgary, and contain references to the particularities of living in
the city. The Plus 15 system becomes the habitrail of urban
semi-professionals in waydowntown and the public transportation system
becomes a node where lives intersect in The Suburbanators. Radiant
City examines the seemingly endless amount of suburban neighbourhoods
that has overtaken Calgary.Burns is an alumnus of the University of
Calgary's television program.His works have been very well received at
Canadian film festivals. His first feature film, The Suburbanators,
debuted at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival, where it
placed in the top ten Canadian films and was also invited to the
Sundance film festival in 1996. It is a comedy/road movie about bored
suburban slackers in Calgary.
studied drama at the University of Calgary before attending Concordia
University, where he graduated in 1992 from the Fine Arts film
program.Born in Calgary, Alberta, many of Burns' films are shot in
Calgary, and contain references to the particularities of living in
the city. The Plus 15 system becomes the habitrail of urban
semi-professionals in waydowntown and the public transportation system
becomes a node where lives intersect in The Suburbanators. Radiant
City examines the seemingly endless amount of suburban neighbourhoods
that has overtaken Calgary.Burns is an alumnus of the University of
Calgary's television program.His works have been very well received at
Canadian film festivals. His first feature film, The Suburbanators,
debuted at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival, where it
placed in the top ten Canadian films and was also invited to the
Sundance film festival in 1996. It is a comedy/road movie about bored
suburban slackers in Calgary.
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