Rob Heydon

Rob Heydon (born August 19, 1970, Toronto) is a Canadian film director of music videos, feature films and documentaries.

Heydon was born in Toronto, Canada. He honed his producing sensibility at the Norman Jewison Canadian Film Centre for Advanced Film Studies working as a PM and producer. Heydon produced and directed Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy, based on the #1 bestselling novel by Irvine Welsh. He won a 2000 Juno Award for Best Music Video for Edwin's "Alive", which also won People's Choice Award at Much Music Video Awards.

One of Heydon’s first positions in film was assisting Allen Yamashita in a number of ride-film projects and installations. Yamashita was the assistant to Special Effects maestros Douglas Trumbull and Richard Yuricich on Blade Runner.

After directing and producing over 100 music videos and commercials, Heydon went on to shoot the new film Go Further, starring Woody Harrelson (Audience Award runner up prize at Toronto International Film Festival). He produced and direct Rippin, a documentary on professional snowboarders which aired on Movie TV and Citytv, as well as Pleasure Force on the Toronto dance scene.

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