{{Short description|South African film director (born 1977)}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2020}} {{Use South African English|date=December 2014}}
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{{Infobox person | name = Tony Dean Smith | birth_date = 12 October 1977 | birth_place = Johannesburg | citizenship = South Africa | occupation = screenwriter, film director and editor }}
'''Tony Dean Smith''' (born 12 October 1977) is a screenwriter, director and editor for film and television.
Smith was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
An award-winning graduate of the Vancouver Film School, he was selected to be one of five directors for the Directors Guild of Canada 'KickStart' 2003 program, resulting in Best Short Film Leo Award for his film, ''Reflection'', 2004.
Smith has directed numerous episodes for the television series ''Robson Arms'', written and directed the ''Whistler Webisodes'' and co-directed the comedy ''Summerhood'' (written and directed by Jacob Medjuck).
He is the director and co-writer of the science-fiction feature film ''Volition''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.electric-shadows.com/will-power-tony-dean-smith-talks-volition/|title=Will Power: Tony Dean Smith Talks Volition|last=August 29|last2=reflects|first2=2019 at 06:39 Electric Shadows|date=2019-08-27|website=Electric Shadows|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-07|last3=says|first3=rounds-up the 2019 Arrow Video FrightFest}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2019/08/25/volition-review-dir-tony-dean-smith-frightfest-2019/|title='Volition' Review: Dir Tony Dean Smith [Frightfest 2019]|last=Hughes|first=Kat|date=2019-08-24|website=THN - The Hollywood News|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-04-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2019/08/05/spotlight-on-frightfest-2019-filmmakers-tony-dean-smith-and-ryan-w-smith-discuss-volition/|title=Spotlight on Frightfest 2019: Filmmakers Tony Dean Smith and Ryan W. Smith Discuss 'Volition'|last=Hughes|first=Kat|date=2019-08-05|website=THN - The Hollywood News|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-04-07}}</ref>
As a picture editor for film, TV and music videos, Smith's editing has received awards, nominations and numerous festival entries.
Starting from the third installment, he has edited or co-edited every installment of the ''Signed, Sealed, Delivered'' movie series.
==Filmography== *''The Other Side of Being'' (2000) *''Reflection'' (2004) *''Summerhood'' (2008) (Co-Director) *''The Christmas Train'' (2017) (television film) *''The Killer Downstairs'' (2019) (television film) *''Love Under the Rainbow'' (2019) (television film) *''Volition'' (2019) *''Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con'' (2021) (television film) *''Mercy'' (2023) *''Strangers'' (2025)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|1046827|Tony Dean Smith}}
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