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Alan Powell
Writer/Director

Filmmaking is Alan’s second career. For 10 years he owned and operated PNAgency, where he produced & directed hundreds of audio productions involving radio, TV and multimedia for clients throughout North America. After selling his agency he began focusing his efforts on writing and directing.

His short film, Across the Hall (2006), has garnered awards and nominations internationally. Funded by the National Film Board of Canada and the Ontario Arts Council, the film had its Canadian premiere at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2006 and has since screened in festivals worldwide. As a writer he recently worked on the anime series Z-Squad for Nelvana Ltd. and was also commissioned to write a docu/drama on dating violence for the Thames Valley School Board in London, Ontario which he also directed. In 2008 Alan was directing segments on the TV series Urban Legends for Cineflix. He is currently in production with his first feature length film enitiled Saturday.

Filmography

2008

Saturday – feature film (in production)
Night time Pictures/Facilitator Films
Writer/Director

Urban Legends - TV series
Cineflix/NextFilm
Series Director

Good Intentions?? – docu/drama
Thames Valley School Board
Writer/Director

Z-Squad -Anime series
Nelvana Ltd.
Series Writer

2006

El otro lado del pasillo (Across the Hall)
17:00 min. short film
Producer/Director
Atlantic Film Festival - Halifax, Canada 2006
Regensburg Short Film Week, Germany 2006
NSI Canadian Film Festival, Winnipeg, Canada 2007
Brilliant Light International Film Festival, Hollywood, USA 2007
MethodFest Film Festival, Los Angeles 2007
ReelWorld Film Festival, Toronto, 2007
Declaration of Independence Film Festival,London, England,2007
Yorkton Short Film Festival Saskatchewan, 2007
Heart of Gold Film Festival Australia, 2007
Calgary International Film Festival, 2007
Nickel Independent Film Festival, Newfoundland 2007
Reel Pride Film Festival, Winnipeg 2007
San Francisco Bay Area International Children's Film Festival 2008
Sunscreen Film Festival, St. Petersburg Florida 2008
Buffalo Niagara Film Festival, New York 2008
Delray Beach Film Festival, Florida 2008
Non-Violence International Film Festival in Cambridge, ON 2008
Centre for the Arts, Toronto screening 2008

Neighbours, Friends & Families
6 x :30 sec. PSA’s
Writer/Director
Provincial broadcast

What Everyone Should Know about Woman Abuse
Documentary, 15:15 min.
Concept/producer/Director

 

2005

Impact
5:53 min. short film
Writer/Producer/Director
Dawson City Int’l Short Film Festival, 2005
Calgary Underground Film Festival, 2005
Hamilton Film Festival, 2005

The Bridge
5:12 min. short film
Writer/Producer/Director
Out N’ About Film Festival, Los Angeles 2005

True Power
2 x :30 sec. PSA’s
Writer/Producer/Director
National TV /Theatre lobby screens
New York Minute Film Festival - Finalist 2005

Family Practice
11:00 min. short
Producer/Director
Canadian Filmmakers Festival, Toronto 2006
DC Shorts Film Festival , Washington 2006
Future Shorts Film Festival, Toronto 2006
Centre for the Arts, Toronto screening 2008

2004

Eric & Raymond
5:00 min. short,
Writer/Director/Producer

Big City
9:00 min. short film,
Writer/Producer/Director
Conceptualized/Produced/Directed

2003
Rough Cuts
26:00 min. pilot sitcom,
Creator/Writer/Director/Co-Producer

Pitch Hit
8:59 min. short film,
Writer/Producer/Director.