Joshua Demers

'''Joshua Demers''' is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.<ref>[https://l-express.ca/cinefranco-2020-des-conversations-avec-des-cineastes/ "Cinéfranco 2020 : des conversations avec des cinéastes"]. ''L'Express'', November 18, 2020.</ref> He is most noted for his debut feature film ''Québexit'', for which he, Gail Maurice and Xavier Yuvens won the Borsos Competition award for Best Screenplay in a Canadian Film at the 2020 Whistler Film Festival.<ref>Lauren Malyk, [https://playbackonline.ca/2020/12/21/little-orphans-wins-best-canadian-feature-at-wff/ "Little Orphans wins Best Canadian Feature at WFF"]. ''Playback'', December 21, 2020.</ref>

Born in Cold Lake, Alberta, to a francophone father and an anglophone mother,<ref>Alex Heeney, [https://seventh-row.com/2020/11/18/quebexit-joshua-demers-interview/ "Joshua Demers on his Canadian political satire, Québexit"]. ''Seventh Row'', November 18, 2020.</ref> he is currently a production manager with Insight Productions.

He previously directed the short films ''Lead Us Not Into Temptation'' (2008), ''The Architect'' (2009), ''Norma Jeane and the Tropic of Cancer'' (2012) and ''Emily'' (2014), and the web series ''Kristal Clear''. In 2022, he was producer of the web series ''Lady Ada's Secret Society''.<ref>Sadhana Bharanidharan, [https://kidscreen.com/2022/04/14/d360-picks-up-lady-adas-secret-society-for-youtube-first-launch/ "D360 picks up Lady Ada’s Secret Society for YouTube-first launch"]. ''KidScreen'', April 14, 2022.</ref>

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