John Poliquin
| John "JP" Poliquin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 24, 1986 North Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | JP Poliquin |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Awards |
Juno Awards Nominations MuchMusic Video Awards Wins |
Juno Awards Nominations
John "JP" Poliquin (born August 24, 1986, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian music video, commercial and feature film director. He has directed music videos for bands such as Hedley, Finger Eleven, Mother Mother, and Carly Rae Jepsen, and his music video work has been nominated for awards at the Juno Awards, the MuchMusic Video Awards, the East Coast Music Association Awards, the PEI Music Awards, and the Leo Awards. His video for Hedley "Anything" won Video of the Year, Pop Video of the Year and Your Fave Video at the 2014 MuchMusic Video Awards.
His 2008 short film "Inside Charlie" has been nominated for a number of awards. In 2012, John Poliquin directed the found-footage horror film Grave Encounters 2, his first feature film as director. He has also directed videos for The Next Star, a series aired on the youth-oriented Canadian television network YTV. Poliquin has also appeared on MuchMusic's television program New.Music.Live as an industry expert.
John "JP" Poliquin was born on August 24, 1986 in North Vancouver, British Columbia. In his youth he would use his father's video camera to shoot "crazy short films and skateboard videos." As a high school student he attended Handsworth Secondary School in Vancouver, and during the summers would work on local film sets. Around 2005 this included working as a production assistant on projects such as Merlin's Apprentice, John Tucker Must Die, and Snakes on a Plane, and by 2006 he was also working on sets such as Her Fatal Flaw as a camera trainee. In 2009 he served as a grip in Santa Buddies and a location production assistant for the TV movie Web of Desire. Stated Poliquin, "I worked in tons of different departments (assistant directing, camera, grip, props, locations, etc.) and realized that what I really wanted to do was direct. Even if it was low budget I knew I'd enjoy that role more." He graduated with a BFA in New Media and Film from the University of Lethbridge in Alberta.
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