Dionne Copland

Biography

Dionne Copland is the Canadian filmmaker responsible for Writing and Directing the short films Inferno, Don't Look Down, and A Thousand Words. Her first short film, Don't Look Down, screened at several film festivals across North America, including the first annual Ax Wound Film Festival. She co-directed the micro-budget featurette Computer Hearts with her partner Louise Weard, which was distributed internationally on home video in 2015. She was the Co-Founder and Marketing Director for the CinemaFantastique Film Festival from 2015-2016 in Vancouver, BC, and during the festival's second year she emphasized a stronger representation of women in genre film, including a night devoted to Female Horror Filmmakers as part of National Canadian Film Day 2016 celebrations in Vancouver. Her most recent short film, Inferno, has screened at festivals throughout Canada, the United States, Australia, and the Czech Republic, including Monster Fest and Blood in the Snow. In May 2017 Dionne graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with a Major in Film Production and Minor in Film Studies. Dionne also recently completed her latest short film, //HAXX DEADROOM//, and she is currently writing several new projects, including an untitled wendigo horror film, a cyber-noir thriller, and a prequel series to her latest short called //HAXX//. Although she lives and breathes film in both her professional and spare time, Dionne does find opportunities to relax at home with her partner Louise Weard and their bearded dragon Grem.