Nationality Canadian Role Screenwriter | Name Albert Shin Years active 2000s-present | |
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Occupation film director, screenwriter Movies In Her Place, Krivina, The Waiting Room, Point Traverse Similar People Igor Drljaca, Da‑kyeong Yoon, Hae‑yoen Gil, Kim Chang‑hwan, Bill Cosby | ||
Albert shin igor drljaca in her place interview at tiff 2014
Albert Shin is a Canadian screenwriter, director and producer, best known for his critically acclaimed Canadian Screen Award-nominated film In Her Place (2014).
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- Albert shin igor drljaca in her place interview at tiff 2014
- Cfr interview krivina director igor drljaca and producer albert shin
- Early life
- Career
- In Her Place
- TimeLapse Pictures
- Accolades
- Feature films
- References
Cfr interview krivina director igor drljaca and producer albert shin
Early life
Shin was born in Canada and raised in Newmarket, Ontario. His parents are of South Korean descent. Shin later studied film production at York University, where he created several short films.
Career
Before making the leap into features, Shin directed the short film Kai's Place, and the short-run television series In Counseling.
His first feature film, Point Traverse, was released in 2009. The film screened at several film festivals, including the Wisconsin Film Festival.
Shin is also a producer, most recently working on Connor Jessup's new short film Lira's Forest, which received funding from the Harold Greenberg Fund's Shorts to Features program.
In Her Place
His second feature film, In Her Place, followed in 2014; it was acclaimed by critics and screened at festivals around the world. For his work on In Her Place, Shin won several awards, and garnered several Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards, including nominations for Shin in the categories of Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
The film received positive reviews from critics upon release; it currently holds an 80% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Variety wrote: "An acutely observed psychodrama from sophomore helmer Albert Shin, powered by three sterling performances." NOW Magazine called it "an expertly plotted drama that packs a paralyzing emotional gut punch." The Toronto Star wrote: "Making good use of the mist-shrouded rural South Korea setting to create moody tension, Shin's film builds slowly to a shattering finale that shocks as much as it surprises."
TimeLapse Pictures
Shin is a partner, with Igor Drljaca, in the production company TimeLapse Pictures.
Accolades
For his work on In Her Place, Shin won the Scotiabank Jay Scott Prize ($5,000 awarded to an emerging artist) at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2014, and garnered several Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards, including nominations for Shin in the categories of Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.