Phillip Barker (film director)
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Phillip Barker [1][2] is a Canadian production designer, filmmaker and visual artist based in Toronto, Ontario.[1][3]
Phillip Barker | |
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Born | Bradford, Yorkshire, England |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | Ontario College of Art |
Known for | Production design, film direction, screenwriting, installation art |
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Website | phillipbarker |
He is best known for his work as a production designer, particularly his work with director Atom Egoyan, which includes ten feature films and two live operas. In 2006, Barker received a Directors Guild of Canada Award for Outstanding Achievement in Production Design for his work on Egoyan's Where the Truth Lies.
Barker's production design has also been featured in films by directors such as Brian De Palma, Mira Nair, Lisa Cholodenko and Neil LaBute, as well as on the television series Reign (2013–2015), American Gothic (2016) and Star Trek: Discovery (2020).
Shadow Nettes, a short film written and directed by Barker, won the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival.