BYRON LAMARQUE B.F.A., M.F.A.
Director/writer/cinematographer/producer

Byron Lamarque is an award-winning director who started his film career as a boy in Cape Town, South Africa. His MFA graduate film After (2002) was the first of three short films programmed at the Toronto International Film Festival. His second, Once Upon A Time On The Beach (2003), garnered six LEO AWARD nominations, winning “Best Direction in a Short Drama” and “Best Music”. He's had multiple screenings of his films at the Vancouver, Whistler, India, Portland, Santa Barbara, Cork, and Edinburgh International Film Festivals.

Byron has taught filmmaking at Langara College and the University of British Columbia, producing over 50 short films with aspiring directors, writers and actors. He's also worked in the gaming industry as a cut scene producer and director for the SSX Franchise (Electronic Arts) and has directed many music videos for independent bands in Vancouver.

Byron’s professional training includes attending the Director’s Lab at the Canadian Film Centre in 2003 and completing his Masters in Film Production at the University of British Columbia in 2001.