Summary
Kim McCraw (born c. 1969[1]) is a Canadian film producer and co-founder of the Montreal-based production company micro_scope, with Luc Déry.[2]
Kim McCraw | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968 or 1969 (age 55–56) Granby, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Cégep de Granby |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer Director's assistant |
She was born in Granby, Quebec, and after graduating from Cégep de Granby became a director's assistant.[1][3]
McCraw met Dery while working on a short film in Granby.[1] It was in 2004 that she joined the micro_scope team as a producer, and subsequently became a co-shareholder.[4] With Dery, McCraw specialized in "smart, high-end pics designed to attract interest outside Canada".[2] Their films Incendies (2010) and Monsieur Lazhar (2011) both won the Genie Award for Best Motion Picture,[5][6] and both were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[2] McCraw co-produced Inch'Allah and personally went to Jordan to work on the film.[7] She later produced Gabrielle (2013), which competed at the Locarno Film Festival.[8]
Filmography edit
Her films include:[9]
- Familia - 2005
- Congorama - 2006
- Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil) - 2007
- It's Not Me, I Swear! (C'est pas moi, je le jure!) - 2008
- Incendies - 2010
- Monsieur Lazhar - 2011
- Familiar Grounds - 2011
- Inch'Allah - 2012
- Enemy - 2013
- You're Sleeping Nicole (Tu dors Nicole) - 2014
- My Internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre) - 2015
- Allure - 2017
- For Those Who Don't Read Me (À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas) - 2018
- My Salinger Year - 2020
- Drunken Birds (Les Oiseaux ivres) - 2021
- The Origin of Evil (L'Origine du mal) - 2022
References edit
- ^ a b c Petrowski, Nathalie (25 February 2012). "Luc Déry et Kim McCraw: les Oscars, deux ans de suite". La Presse. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Kelly, Brendan (18 February 2012). "Canadian company has global goal". Variety. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Tasse, Michel (26 January 2011). "Le rêve d'une vie de Kim McCraw". La Presse. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Luc Déry et Kim McCraw". La Presse (in French). 2011-01-29. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (11 March 2011). "Incendies dominates Genies with eight trophies". Playback. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (8 March 2012). "Monsieur Lazhar sweeps Genies, Philippe Falardeau named best director". Playback. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Ritchie, Kevin (14 December 2011). "Best of the Year: micro_scope". Playback. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (17 July 2013). "Quebec films to lead Canadian contingent competing in Locarno". Playback. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Kim McCraw". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.