Warren P. Sonoda

Warren P. Sonoda is a Canadian film and television director,[1] and the current president of the Directors Guild of Canada.[2]

Warren Sonoda at the 2020 CFC Annual Gala & Auction

Biography

Originally from Hamilton, Ontario,[3] he is currently based in Toronto.[1]

He has directed the films Ham & Cheese (2004), 5ive Girls (2006), Coopers' Camera (2008), Puck Hogs (2009), Unrivaled (2010), Textuality (2011), Servitude (2011), Swearnet: The Movie (2014), The Masked Saint (2015), Total Frat Movie (2016), A Christmas Fury (2017) and Things I Do for Money (2019),[4] and episodes of the television series Monster Warriors, What's Up Warthogs!, Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, Make It Pop, Raising Expectations, Trailer Park Boys, Dino Dana, Backstage, Utopia Falls, Odd Squad, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Murdoch Mysteries, The Parker Andersons and Amelia Parker.

He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, for Odd Squad Mobile Unit.[5] He is also a two-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee for Best Direction in a Film, receiving nominations at the 6th Canadian Comedy Awards for Ham & Cheese and at the 10th Canadian Comedy Awards for Coopers' Camera.

Personal life

In October 2019, Sonoda married film producer Jen Pogue.[6]

References
  1. Libaan Osman, "Toronto filmmaker taps into Japanese-Canadian roots with crime movie". Toronto.com, August 11, 2020.
  2. Craig Takeuchi, "Directors Guild of Canada elects Asian Canadian and Indigenous filmmakers as new president and vice-president". The Georgia Straight, November 10, 2020.
  3. Liam Lacey, "Things I Do for Money: Kooky Canuck Family Crime Drama Saved by Blissful Music". Original Cin, August 12, 2020.
  4. Jordan Pinto, "Warren P. Sonoda on doing ‘everything you’re not supposed to’ on his 11th feature". Playback, August 11, 2020.
  5. Naman Ramachandran, "‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Blood Quantum’ Triumph at Canadian Screen Awards". Variety, May 21, 2021.
  6. Things I Do For Money: Warren P Sonoda goes home to Hamilton by John Endo Greenway, at The Bulletin: A Journal of Japanese Canadian community, history + culture; published August 12, 2020; retrieved January 24, 2021
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