Brianne is a filmmaker awarded across multiple continents in multiple formats including short films, digital series, commercials, and music videos.
While obtaining her bachelor degree from Emily Carr University, Brianne discovered her proclivity in exploring taboo. Over the last decade she has continued to refine her voice as a comedy creator and director who does not shy away from tough subjects but embraces them. She excels in building tension of character and of circumstance, then offers reprieve through comedy.
Brianne first gained international recognition with her multi-award-winning short film, Trolls (2009), which received an honourable mention at the Academy Award Accredited™ Clermont Ferrand Film Festival. She is an awardee of the Legacy Filmworks Award, the Shaw Media Fearless Female Director Award, and the WIFTV Newcommer Spotlight Award. As of 2020, Her most recent work includes the short Box Prox, and the digital series’ Young & Reckless, and The Dangers of Online Dating.
Awards & Nominations
2017 Newcomer Spotlight Award, Woman In Film & Television – Vancouver
The Dangers of Online Dating (web series)
2018 Best Comedy, Vancouver Web Fest
Young & Reckless (web series)
2018 Nominations,Best Comedy, Best of BC, Best Original Score, Vancouver Web Fest
2017 Nomination, Best International Comedy Series, Melbourne Web Fest, Australia
2017 Best Comedy Series, T.O. Webfest, Toronto
2017 Best International Web Series, Pilot Light UK TV Festival, Manchester, UK
Beat Around the Bush (short)
2016 Best Short Comedy, Arizona International Film Festival, USA
The Provider (short)
2013 Shaw Media Fearless Female Director Award
Trolls (short)
2010 Best Female Director, Vancouver Short Film Festival, Awarded by WIFT