{{Short description|Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter}} {{Infobox person | name = Jason Lapeyre | birth_place = Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter|Film producer}} | notable_works = ''Cold Blooded''<br />''I Declare War'' }}
'''Jason Lapeyre''' is a Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter.<ref>[https://playbackonline.ca/2013/09/04/the-2013-10-to-watch-jason-lapeyre/ "The 2013 10 to Watch: Jason Lapeyre"]. ''Playback'', September 4, 2013.</ref> He is best known for his 2012 film ''I Declare War'', which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/i-declare-war-film-review-toronto-2012-370624/ "I Declare War: Toronto Review"]. ''The Hollywood Reporter'', September 15, 2012.</ref> and won the Audience Award at Fantastic Fest.<ref>[https://www.indiewire.com/2012/09/i-declare-war-vanishing-waves-and-here-comes-the-devil-win-at-2012-fantastic-fest-201765/ "‘I Declare War,’ ‘Vanishing Waves,’ and ‘Here Comes the Devil’ Win at 2012 Fantastic Fest"]. ''IndieWire'', September 25, 2012.</ref> ''I Declare War'' was released theatrically in the US by Drafthouse Films.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2013/01/drafthouse-acquires-i-declare-war-416892/ "Drafthouse Acquires Capture-The-Flag Actioner ‘I Declare War’"]. ''Deadline Hollywood'', January 30, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/i-declare-war-review-1200595402/ "Film Review: ‘I Declare War’"]. ''Variety (magazine)'', September 1, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-i-declare-war-review-20130830-story.html/ "Review: ‘I Declare War’ delves into kids’ imaginary world with charm’"]. ''Los Angeles Times'', August 29, 2013.</ref>
== Early life and career == Lapeyre grew up as an army brat on Canadian military bases all over the world.<ref>[https://www.creativescreenwriting.com/i-declare-war-writing-the-coming-of-age-story/ "I Declare War: Coming of Age in an Age of Guns"]. ''Creative Screenwriting'', July 29, 2014.</ref> He attended film school at Queen's University.<ref>[https://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2012-03-09/arts/queens-graduate-gets-gritty/ "Queen’s graduate gets gritty"]. ''The Queen's Journal'', March 9, 2012.</ref>
Lapeyre's debut feature, ''Cold Blooded'', premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival<ref>[https://screenanarchy.com/2012/07/first-trailer-for-jason-lapeyres-dark-thriller-cold-blooded.html/ "First Trailer For Jason Lapeyre's Dark Thriller COLD BLOODED"]. ''Screen Anarchy'', July 6, 2012.</ref> and won the award for Best Canadian Feature.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jason Lapeyre's Cold Blooded wins at Fantasia International Film Fest |url=http://www.nsi-canada.ca/2012/08/jason-lapeyres-cold-blooded-wins-at-fantasia-international-film-fest/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407015440/http://www.nsi-canada.ca/2012/08/jason-lapeyres-cold-blooded-wins-at-fantasia-international-film-fest/ |archive-date=2013-04-07 |access-date=2026-03-17 |work=National Screen Institute - Canada (NSI) |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>[https://playbackonline.ca/2012/08/10/fantasia-reports-record-attendance-for-2012-festival/ "Fantasia reports record attendance for 2012 festival"]. ''Playback'', August 10, 2012.</ref> Lead performer Zoie Palmer won Best Actress for the film at the Bare Bones Film Festival.<ref>[https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/archives/film-fans-come-to-city/article_6d724351-5b71-52d9-a075-9bc511c67a4f.html/ "Film fans come to city"]. ''Muskogee Phoenix'', April 23, 2012.</ref>
He also produced the 2016 feature film ''The Lockpicker'',<ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/local-reel-asian-fest-director-isn-t-too-cool-for-school/ "Local Reel Asian Fest director isn’t too cool for school"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128205900/https://nowtoronto.com/local-reel-asian-fest-director-isn-t-too-cool-for-school/ |date=2021-11-28 }}. ''Now Magazine'', November 8, 2016.</ref> which won the John Dunning Discovery Award for Best First Feature Film at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017.<ref>[http://playbackonline.ca/2017/01/12/randall-okita-to-receive-inaugural-john-dunning-discovery-award/ "Randall Okita to receive inaugural John Dunning Discovery Award"]. ''Playback'', January 12, 2017.</ref>
In 2019, Lapeyre directed the streaming series ''Warigami''<ref>[https://deadline.com/2019/07/cbc-gem-warigami-the-cw-1202644166/ "The CW Partners With CBC On Short-Form Samurai Drama ‘Warigami’ As Canadian Broadcaster Unveils Youth Slate"]. ''Deadline'', July 29, 2014.</ref> for CW Seed and CBC Gem.<ref>[https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/exclusive-trailer-cw-seed-warigami-series/ "Exclusive trailer: Paper cuts deep in CW Seed's wild new Warigami martial arts series"]. ''Syfy Wire'', July 10, 2019.</ref> It premiered at Canneseries, where it was nominated for Best Short-Form Series.<ref>[https://canneseries.com/en/series/warigami-1/ "Warigami"]. ''Canneseries'', December 2, 2019.</ref>
==Filmography== * ''Faceless'' (2011) * ''Cold Blooded'' (2011) * ''The Captured Bird'' (2012) (as producer) * ''I Declare War'' (2012) * ''Cold Deck'' (2015) (as writer) * ''The Lockpicker'' (2016) (as producer) * ''Warigami'' (2019)
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://jasonlapeyre.com/}} * {{IMDb name|2285927}}
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