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| caption = Film Director
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1961|5|8}} 6' 4"
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'''David Winning''' (born May 8, 1961) is a Canadian-born and U.S. dual citizen ], ], ], ], and occasional actor. Although Winning has worked in numerous film and TV genres, his name is most commonly associated with ].

==Biography==
Winning was born in ]<ref></ref>. He became a ] of the US and Canada in 2003 and lives in Los Angeles. He was making films at the age of ten with a ] camera in Calgary. At 18, he got a ] grant in 1979{{fact}} to make his first sixteen millimeter drama ''Sequence'', and expanded the plotline into his first feature film ], produced in the summer of 1983 and filmed in the forests and hills of ]. It took four years to complete and was released by ]' ] International and ] in 1988.

At 27, he got work as director on the Canadian-produced series '']'' for ]; for this television debut he received three ] nominations.{{fact}} His second feature followed in 1992 with ], a plot-twisting photographic mystery-thriller starring ] and veteran character actor ]. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s he directed more movies, as well as episodes of over twenty series.

==Awards==
Winning's episodic work received international awards including twenty-two first place golds/platinums overall at the 1992-2008 Houston Film Festival/], the 1995 Gold ] and two Silver Hugos from the ], and four national ] nominations for Best Director/Dramatic Series.{{fact}} In 2002 he received a National award from the ]<ref></ref> for outstanding achievement in television drama. He was nominated again in 2006.{{fact}} Winning was honored{{vague}}<!-- how? --> at the 2008 ] in Hawaii.{{fact}} He received a Special Career award{{vague}}<!-- from whom? --> on May 17, 2008 with a reception in his honor the same night.{{fact}} '']'' also won the ] for Best Foreign feature film.{{fact}} In April 2008, Winning won two awards at the Houston Film Festival/] in ] and a Special Jury Award{{vague}}<!-- where? --> for his work on the ] vampire series "]".{{fact}}

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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{imdb|id=0003941 | name=David Winning}}

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David Winning
Film Director
Occupation(s)director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
Years active1976 – present
Websitehttp://www.DavidWinning.com

David Winning (born May 8, 1961) is a Canadian-born and U.S. dual citizen film and television director, screenwriter, producer, editor, and occasional actor. Although Winning has worked in numerous film and TV genres, his name is most commonly associated with science fiction.

Biography

Winning was born in Calgary, Alberta. He became a dual citizen of the US and Canada in 2003 and lives in Los Angeles. He was making films at the age of ten with a Super 8 camera in Calgary. At 18, he got a Canada Council grant in 1979 to make his first sixteen millimeter drama Sequence, and expanded the plotline into his first feature film Storm, produced in the summer of 1983 and filmed in the forests and hills of Bragg Creek, Alberta. It took four years to complete and was released by Golan-Globus' Cannon Films International and Warner Home Video in 1988.

At 27, he got work as director on the Canadian-produced series Friday the 13th: The Series for Paramount Television; for this television debut he received three Gemini Award nominations. His second feature followed in 1992 with Killer Image, a plot-twisting photographic mystery-thriller starring Michael Ironside and veteran character actor M. Emmet Walsh. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s he directed more movies, as well as episodes of over twenty series.

Awards

Winning's episodic work received international awards including twenty-two first place golds/platinums overall at the 1992-2008 Houston Film Festival/WorldFest, the 1995 Gold Hugo Award and two Silver Hugos from the Chicago International Film Festival, and four national Gemini Award nominations for Best Director/Dramatic Series. In 2002 he received a National award from the Directors Guild of Canada for outstanding achievement in television drama. He was nominated again in 2006. Winning was honored at the 2008 Big Island Film Festival in Hawaii. He received a Special Career award on May 17, 2008 with a reception in his honor the same night. Swamp Devil also won the Golden Honu for Best Foreign feature film. In April 2008, Winning won two awards at the Houston Film Festival/WorldFest in Texas and a Special Jury Award for his work on the Lifetime Television vampire series "Blood Ties".

Filmography

Films

Television

References

  1. David Winning Biography in FilmReference.com
  2. Directors Guild National Award 2002

External links

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