Shelagh Carter
Shelagh Carter | |
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| Born | 1954? (58 years old in 2012) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | M.F.A. (The New School) |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
| Occupation(s) | Theatre and film director, professor, film producer, screenwriter, actor |
| Years active | (as film director): 2002– |
| Employer | University of Winnipeg (1998–2019) |
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| Spouse | Brad Loewen |
| Children | Erik Friesen (stepson) |
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| Website | http://www.darklingpictures.com/home.html |
Shelagh Jane Carter (best known as Shelagh Carter, and occasionally referred to as Shelagh Carter-Loewen) is a Canadian director, producer, screenwriter, actress and retired theatre and film professor at the University of Winnipeg, known initially for her short films Night Travellers, Canoe, and Rifting/Blue, and her feature films Passionflower, Before Anything You Say and Into Invisible Light. A Lifetime Member of the Actors Studio and a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre's Directors Lab in Toronto, she is also a recipient of the award, Women in the Director's Chair Career Advancement Module 2010, in collaboration with Women in Film Festival Vancouver, among many other honours. She is a member of the Winnipeg Film Group and chair of their Board.