Michael Crochetière - Writer, Director

Michael Crochetiere is a Canadian filmmaker and university instructor who holds degrees in English Literature, Theatre Arts, Music and Film Production from Concordia University (B.A., B.F.A.) and The Art Institute of Chicago (M.F.A.). His short film Subterranean Passage premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1999. It has since screened at over 50 venues worldwide, winning sixteen awards including the Silver Medal (Professional Independent category) at the 41st Brno Sixteen Film Competition (Czech Republic) and Best Experimental/Drama Film awards at the 31st Nashville Independent Film Festival, The Niagara Indie Film Fest and the Vancouver Island Film, Video and New Media Festival. The film has been screened by several broadcasters in North America and Europe, including SCN (Saskatchewan Communications Network), YLE Finland (New Cine), Kunstkanaal in The Netherlands, KSPS (PBS) Spokane and WTTW (PBS) Chicago (Image Union). Subterranean Passage has been accepted into the National Archives of Canada.

 

Michael’s previous film Nocturne premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 1996. It has since screened at over 50 festivals in North America, Europe, South America and Asia. The film has participated in three major tours (Holland, USA, Canada) and has received nine international awards including a Director's Choice Award at The Black Maria Film Festival (New Jersey) and the Best Experimental Film Award at the 1997 Victoria Independent Film and Video Festival and at The Uruguay International Film Festival in Montevideo. Nocturne has been broadcast on KUHT-TV Houston (“The Territory”), DUTV Philadelphia (“Unquote Television”) and Kunstkanaal in the Netherlands. Nocturne has also been accepted into the National Archives of Canada.

 

Michael has taught film studies and film production at McGill University, Concordia University, Emily Carr University, The University of Regina and CEGEP John Abbott. He is presently at work on the feature film script "Clara on the Curve of the Earth", a contemporary fable set in the subconscious of an eight-year-old girl and the related eight-part series "Dark Flowers" (working title).