CV

Taylor Olson

Director/Writer

SELECT CREDITS

THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES (Season 30)  |  CBC  |  Director (2 eps)

I HATE YOU: S1 (Web Series)  |  Bell FibeTv1  |  Co-Writer/Co-Director

KING & PAWN (Web-series)  |  Bell FibeTv1  |  Writer/Director

• Nominee, Best Director, 2022 Buenos Aires International Film Festival;

• Nominee, Best Comedy, 2022 NYC Web Fest

• Nominee, Outstanding Achievement in Writing, 2022 NYC Web Fest;

• Nominee, Best Comedy Director, 2022 Baltimore Next Media Web

• Nominee, Best Comedy Writer, 2022 Baltimore Next Media Web

• Nominee, Best Comedy Series 2022 Baltimore Next Media Web

ALONE TOGETHER  |  Independent  |  Co-Writer/Co-Director

• Nominee, 2022 Digital Storytelling Competition IDFA (Amsterdam)

BONE CAGE (Feature)  |  Afro Viking Pictures  |  Director/Writer

• Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay, 2020 Canadian Screen Awards

• Nominee, Best Feature Film, 2020 Sunscreen Film Festival

• Nominee, Best Director, 2020 Sunscreen Film Festival

• Nominee, Best Director, 2020 New Renaissance Film Festival 

• Nominee, Best Director in an English Language Feature Film, 2020 Madrid International Film Festival

• Nominee, Best Director of a Narrative Feature, 2020 Queens World Film Festival

• Nominee, Best Screenplay of a Narrative Feature, 2020 Queens World Film Festival

• Official Selection, 2020, Arts NS Emerging Artist Recognition Award,  

• Official Selection, Gordon Parsons Award for Best Atlantic Feature Film, 2020 FIN Atlantic IFF

• Official Selection, Michael Weir Award for Best Atlantic Screenwriting, 2020 FIN Atlantic IFF

• Official Selection, Best Atlantic Director, 2020 FIN Atlantic IFF

• Official Selection, Remi Award: Best First Feature, 2020 World-Fest Houston

SECOND WEDDING (Short)  |  Afro Vikings Pictures/CBC  |  Director/Producer

• Official Selection, Best Short, 2021 Mosaic Film Festival

INCELDOM, OR WHY ARE THE ANGRY MEN ANGRY (Short)  |  Independent  |  Director/Co-Writer/Producer

• Nominee, Best Short, 2020 Screen NS Awards

• Nominee, Best Canadian or International Short Film, 2020 Silver Wave Film Festival

• Nominee, Best Canadian Short, 2020 Ontario International Film Festival

• Nominee, Best Short by an LGBTQ+ filmmaker, 2021 Next Generation Indie Film Awards

THE DATE (Short)  |  Independent  |  Director/Producer

• Nominee, Best International Director, 2020 Austin Comedy Short Film Festival

• Nominee, Best Short, 2021 Screen Nova Scotia

• Nominee, Viewer’s Choice Award, 2020 Silver Wave Film Festival

• Official Selection, Best Canadian Short Film, 2021 Canadian International Comedy Film Festival