Jason Lapeyre

Jason Lapeyre is a Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter.^[1] He is best known for his 2012 film I Declare War, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival^[2] and won the Audience Award at Fantastic Fest.^[3] I Declare War was released theatrically in the US by Drafthouse Films.^[4][5][6]

Jason Lapeyre
Born	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupations	Film director screenwriter Film producer
Notable work	Cold Blooded I Declare War

Early life and career

Lapeyre grew up as an army brat on Canadian military bases all over the world.^[7] He attended film school at Queen's University.^[8]

Lapeyre's debut feature, Cold Blooded, premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival^[9] and won the award for Best Canadian Feature.^[10][11] Lead performer Zoie Palmer won Best Actress for the film at the Bare Bones Film Festival.^[12]

He also produced the 2016 feature film The Lockpicker,^[13] which won the John Dunning Discovery Award for Best First Feature Film at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017.^[14]

In 2019, Lapeyre directed the streaming series Warigami^[15] for CW Seed and CBC Gem.^[16] It premiered at Canneseries, where it was nominated for Best Short-Form Series.^[17]

Filmography

• Faceless (2011)
• Cold Blooded (2011)
• The Captured Bird (2012) (as producer)
• I Declare War (2012)
• Cold Deck (2015) (as writer)
• The Lockpicker (2016) (as producer)
• Warigami (2019)