{{Short description|Canadian filmmaker and music video director}}
{{Infobox person | name = Gavin Michael Booth | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|11|29|df=y}} | birth_place = Amherstburg, Essex County, Ontario, Canada | alma_mater = | occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter|film editor|film producer|music video director}} | years_active = 2004–present | notable_works = {{Plainlist| *''Last Call'' *''The Scarehouse'' }} | spouse = {{marriage|Sarah Booth|2012}} | awards = List of Awards | website = {{url|gavinmichaelbooth.com}} }}
'''Gavin Michael Booth''' (born 29 November 1987) is a Canadian filmmaker and music video director known for the films ''Last Call'' and ''The Scarehouse''.
== Career == Early in his career, Booth produced short films and music videos, including the music videos for The Afters' "Light Up the Sky" and Hunter Brothers' "Those Were the Nights."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.crosswalk.com/culture/music/the-afters-light-up-the-sky-music-video.html |url-status=dead |title=The Afters - Light Up The Sky Music Video|work=CrossWalk|access-date=June 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603132846/https://www.crosswalk.com/culture/music/the-afters-light-up-the-sky-music-video.html |archive-date=2024-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://topcountry.ca/hunter-brothers-those-were-the-nights-music-video/|title=Top 3 Moments in Hunter Brothers' Those Were The Nights Video|date=May 8, 2018|website=Top Country Canada |accessdate=July 10, 2021}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=2020-09-18 |title='Last Call' Review: A Split-Screen Stunt Obscures the Statement at the Center of This Suicidal Plea for Help |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/last-call-review-1234774806/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> He worked with SYML and Third Eye Blind before working with Blumhouse Productions<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dave |first=Anushree |date=2019-09-04 |title=The story of the storyteller: How Filmmaker Gavin Michael Booth takes Big Risks for Big Rewards |url=https://thedrivemagazine.com/posts/the-story-of-the-storyteller/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=The Drive Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> on a film titled ''Fifteen'', the first horror film broadcast live on Periscope and Twitter.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2015-10-29 |title=Gavin Michael Booth, Jason Blum to broadcast horror film live on Twitter |work=CBC.ca |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/gavin-michael-booth-jason-blum-to-broadcast-horror-film-live-on-twitter-1.3294842 |access-date=2023-08-08}}</ref>
Booth later produced ''The Scarehouse'' with Universal Pictures<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Shaw |first=Ted |date=2013-08-24 |title=Home movies: Windsor filmmakers shoot horror flick, sci-fi spoof in area |work=Windsor Star |url=https://windsorstar.com/entertainment/home-movies-windsor-filmmakers-shoot-horror-flick-sci-fi-spoof-in-area |access-date=2023-08-08}}</ref> and ''Last Call'', a single take split-screen film.<ref name=":0" /> For the latter film, Booth won the award for Best Director at the 2019 Portland Film Festival.<ref name=":4">{{Cite press release |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191025005402/en/Portland-Film-Festival-Announces-2019-Award-Winners|title=Portland Film Festival Announces 2019 Award Winners|date=2019-10-25|website=Business Wire |publisher=Comcast |language=en|access-date=2019-11-03}}</ref> In 2023, he was named an Honorary Chairperson for that year's Beloit International Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://beloitfilmfest.org/gavin-michael-booth-biff-2023-honorary-chair/ | title=Gavin Michael Booth | BIFF 2023 Honorary Festival Chair |website=Beloit International Film Festival | date=26 January 2023 }}</ref> He is currently in development on his next film, ''Sydney vs. Sean'', which will star Janel Parrish (who will also serve as producer) and T. R. Knight.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thewrap.com/t-r-knight-joins-indie-drama-sydney-vs-sean-from-director-gavin-michael-booth-exclusive/ | title=T.R. Knight Joins Indie Drama 'Sydney vs. Sean,' from Director Gavin Michael Booth (Exclusive) |work=TheWrap | date=25 January 2023 }}</ref>
==Personal life== In 2012, Booth married Sarah Booth, who starred in the lead role of his film ''Last Call''.
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Director !Writer !Producer !Editor !Notes |- |2005 |''Leaving Town''<ref>{{cite interview | url=https://voyagela.com/interview/meet-gavin-michael-booth-mimetic-entertainment-inc/ | title=Meet Gavin Michael Booth of Mimetic Entertainment in North Hollywood |work=Voyage LA Magazine | date=12 August 2019 }}</ref> |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |Co-directed, co-produced, co-wrote and co-edited with Michael Drouillard |- |2006 |''Do Not Disturb'' |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |Co-directed and co-edited with Navin Ramaswaran; also co-cinematographer |- |2007 |''A Most Useless Place'' |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |Also cinematographer |- |2011 |''Silent but Deadly'' |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |Associate producer |- |2014 |''The Scarehouse'' |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |<ref name=":2" /> |- |2015 |''Fifteen'' |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |Short film produced by Jason Blum<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Malyk |first=Lauren |date=2020-07-27 |title=Mutiny inks three-picture deal with Gavin Michael Booth |url=https://playbackonline.ca/2020/07/27/mutiny-inks-three-picture-deal-with-gavin-michael-booth/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Playback}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> |- |2019 |''Last Call'' |{{yes}} |{{partial|co-writer}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=Andrew |date=2020-09-18 |title=Last Call {{!}} Review |url=https://www.thegate.ca/film/044445/last-call-review/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=The GATE |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |TBA |{{pending film|Sydney vs. Sean}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2022-12-08 |title='Pretty Little Liars' & 'To All The Boys' Alum Janel Parrish To Produce And Star In Relationship Drama 'Sydney Vs. Sean' |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/janel-parrish-to-produce-star-in-relationship-drama-sydney-vs-sean-1235194004/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}}</ref> |}
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== Awards == {| class="wikitable" !Event !Year !Award !Title !Result !Ref. |- |New York City Horror Film Festival |2014 |Best Feature |''The Scarehouse'' |{{won}} |<ref>{{cite news |author=<!-- Staff --> |date=2014-11-26 |title=The Scarehouse wins Best Feature Film, opens in Toronto |url=http://www.tribute.ca/news/index.php/the-scarehouse-wins-best-feature-film-opens-in-toronto/2014/11/26/ |accessdate=2024-08-12 |work=Tribute.ca}}</ref> |- |Portland Film Festival |2019 |Best Director |''Last Call'' |{{won}} |<ref name=":4" /> |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [http://gavinmichaelbooth.com/ Official Site] * [http://www.mimeticonline.com/ Mimetic Entertainment website] * {{IMDb name|2110498}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|celebrity/gavin_michael_booth}}
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Category:1987 births Category:Canadian film editors Category:Canadian male screenwriters Category:Film producers from Ontario Category:Canadian cinematographers Category:Canadian music video directors Category:People from Amherstburg, Ontario Category:Film directors from Ontario Category:Living people