Shelagh Carter | |
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Born | 1954? (58 years old in 2012)[1] Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | M.F.A. (The New School) |
Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
Occupation(s) | Theatre and film director, professor, film producer, screenwriter, actor |
Years active | (as film director): 2002– |
Employer | University of Winnipeg (1998–2019) |
Notable work | |
Spouse | Brad Loewen |
Children | Erik Friesen (stepson) |
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Website | http://www.darklingpictures.com/home.html |
Shelagh Jane Carter (best known as Shelagh Carter, and occasionally referred to as Shelagh Carter-Loewen)[3] is a Canadian director, producer, screenwriter, actress and retired theatre and film professor at the University of Winnipeg,[4] known initially for her short films Night Travellers, Canoe, and Rifting/Blue,[5] and her feature films Passionflower, Before Anything You Say and Into Invisible Light. A Lifetime Member of the Actors Studio[6] and a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre's Directors Lab in Toronto, she is also a recipient of the award, Women in the Director's Chair Career Advancement Module 2010, in collaboration with Women in Film Festival Vancouver,[7] among many other honours. She is a member of the Winnipeg Film Group and chair of their Board.[4]