Thom Fitzgerald
| Thom Fitzgerald | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Thomas Fitzgerald July 8, 1968 New Rochelle, New York, United States |
| Occupation |
Film director Film producer Screenwriter Playwright |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Thomas "Thom" Fitzgerald (born July 8, 1968) is an award winning American-Canadian film and theatre director, screenwriter, playwright and producer.
Fitzgerald was born and raised in New Rochelle, New York. His parents divorced when he was five years old. He moved with his mother and brother, Timothy Jr., to Bergenfield, New Jersey, where he was raised and graduated Bergenfield High School. While pursuing his university degree in Manhattan at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, he spent a semester as an exchange student at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and permanently moved to Halifax after completing his studies.
Fitzgerald continues to reside in Nova Scotia. He has described himself as a "struggling Catholic".
In Canada, Fitzgerald worked extensively as a trio with performance artists Renee Penney and Michael Weir for several years, as the Charlatan Theatre Collective.
He launched his career in film, releasing his debut feature, The Hanging Garden, in 1997 starring Troy Veinotte, Chris Leavins and Kerry Fox. That film won several Genie Awards, including acting nods for Peter MacNeill and Seana McKenna, and a screenplay trophy for Fitzgerald. It also garnered Fitzgerald the Claude Jutra Award for best feature film by a first-time director, the FIPRESCI European Critics Prize, Best Canadian Film Prize at the Atlantic Film Festival, Best Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Festival, Best Screenplay at the Mar del Plata Festival, and a number of other high-profile awards. The film made its U.S. debut at the Sundance Film Festival.
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