Albert Shin
{{short description|Canadian filmmaker}}
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| birth_place = Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
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| occupation = Filmmaker
| alma_mater = York University
| years_active = 2008–present
| known_for = In Her Place, Disappearance at Clifton Hill
| website = {{URL|timelapsepictures.ca}}
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Albert Shin is a Canadian filmmaker, best known for his critically acclaimed Canadian Screen Award-nominated films In Her Place (2014) and Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2019). He works frequently with collaborator Igor Drljaca.
Early life
Shin was born in Canada and raised in Newmarket, Ontario.{{Cite news | url=https://www.reelasian.com/general/interview-albert-shin-in-her-place/ |title=Interview: Albert Shin "In Her Place" |work=Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival |date=September 9, 2014 | accessdate=February 28, 2020}} His parents are of South Korean descent.{{Cite news | last=Slotek | first=Jim | url=https://torontosun.com/2015/02/12/albert-shins-in-her-place-a-towering-achievement/wcm/beb61c79-3231-472e-aec1-9c18a6be5035 |title=Albert Shin's 'In Her Place' a towering achievement |newspaper=Toronto Sun |date=February 12, 2014 | accessdate=February 28, 2020}} Shin later studied film production at York University, where he created several short films.{{Cite news | last=Barnard | first=Linda | url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/tiff/2014/09/06/in_her_place_secrets_and_lies.html |title=In Her Place: Secrets and lies |work=Toronto Star |date=September 6, 2014 | accessdate=February 28, 2020}}
Career
Before making the leap into features, Shin directed the short film Kai's Place, and the short-run television series In Counseling.{{Cite news | last=Lang | first=Brent | url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/verve-albert-shin-disappearance-at-clifton-hill-1203402483/ |title=Verve Signs 'Disappearance at Clifton Hill' Director Albert Shin |work=Variety |date=November 12, 2019 | accessdate=February 28, 2020}}
His feature directorial debut, Point Traverse, was released in 2009.{{Cite news | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/awards-and-festivals/tiff/canadian-talent-to-watch-out-for-at-tiff/article20344259/ |title=Canadian film talent to watch out for at TIFF |work=The Globe and Mail |date=September 4, 2014 | accessdate=February 28, 2020}} The microbudget film screened at several film festivals, including the Wisconsin Film Festival.{{Cite news | last=K. | first=Alex | url=http://www.ruthlessreviews.com/10387/wisconsin-film-festival-2010/ |title=Wisconsin Film Festival 2012 |work=Ruthless Reviews |date=May 4, 2010 | accessdate=February 28, 2020}}
= ''In Her Place'' =
{{main|In Her Place (2014 film)}}His second feature film was released in 2014; it was acclaimed by critics and screened at festivals around the world. For his work on In Her Place, Shin won several awards, and garnered several Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards, including nominations in the categories of Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.{{Cite news | last=Houpt | first=Simon | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/mommy-maps-to-the-stars-set-for-showdown-at-canadian-screen-awards/article22424703/ |title=Mommy, Maps to the Stars set for showdown at Canadian Screen Awards |work=The Globe and Mail |date=January 13, 2015 | accessdate=February 28, 2020}}
The film received positive reviews from critics upon release and holds an 80% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/in_her_place/ | title=In Her Place (2014) |work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media |access-date=February 28, 2020}} Jay Weissberg wrote, in his Variety review, "an acutely observed psychodrama from sophomore helmer Albert Shin, powered by three sterling performances."{{Cite news | last=Weissberg | first=Jay | url=https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/in-her-place-review-1201452244/ |title=Film Review: 'In Her Place' |work=Variety |date=March 30, 2015 | accessdate=February 28, 2020}} NOW Magazine called it "an expertly plotted drama that packs a paralyzing emotional gut punch."{{Cite news | last=Simonpillai | first=Radheyan | url=https://nowtoronto.com/movies/reviews/in-her-place/ |title=In Her Place |work=NOW Magazine |date=February 11, 2015 | accessdate=February 28, 2020}} The Globe and Mail praised it as "thematically ambitious, and blunt in its portrayal of the bloody-minded demands of domestic bliss."{{Cite news | last=Lacey | first=Liam | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/in-her-place-domestic-drama-with-strength-from-female-cast/article22956801/ |title=In Her Place: Domestic drama with strength from female cast |work=The Globe and Mail |date=February 13, 2015 | accessdate=February 28, 2020}}
= ''Disappearance at Clifton Hill'' =
{{main|Disappearance at Clifton Hill}}Five years later, Shin co-wrote and directed the 2019 thriller Disappearance at Clifton Hill, starring Tuppence Middleton, Hannah Gross, Marie-Josée Croze, Eric Johnson and the Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg. The film, originally titled Clifton Hill, was partially inspired by the motel Shin's parents owned in Niagara Falls, Ontario.{{Cite news | last= Simonpillai | first=Radheyan | url=https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/tiff-2019-clifton-hill-albert-shin/ |title=TIFF 2019: Clifton Hill, the movie Niagara Falls doesn't want you to see |work=NOW Magazine |date=August 27, 2019 | accessdate=February 28, 2020}} It premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and was released theatrically in the U.S. and Canada on February 28, 2020.{{Cite news | last= Vlessing | first=Etan | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ifc-midnight-nabs-cronenberg-starrer-disappearance-at-clifton-hill-1252456 |title=IFC Midnight Nabs David Cronenberg Starrer 'Disappearance at Clifton Hill' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 5, 2019 | accessdate=February 28, 2020}}
= Timelapse Pictures =
Shin founded the Toronto-based production company Timelapse Pictures with producing partner Igor Drljaca.{{Cite news | last=Heather | first=McIntosh | url=https://www.tribute.ca/tiff/index.php/2014/09/07/albert-shin-igor-drljaca-interview-in-her-place/#.XlluXC0ZNT5 |title=Albert Shin & Igor Drljaca Interview - In Her Place |work=Tribute |date=September 7, 2014 | accessdate=February 28, 2020}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Film !Type !Director !Writer !Producer !Notes |
| 2008
| Kai's Place | Short film | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |
| 2009
| Point Traverse | Feature film | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |
| 2012
| Krivina | Feature film | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | Directed by Igor Drljaca |
| 2014
| Feature film | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |
| 2015
| Feature film | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | Directed by Igor Drljaca |
| 2017
| Lira's Forest | Short film | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | Directed by Connor Jessup |
| 2018
| Documentary | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | Directed by Igor Drljaca |
| 2019
| Disappearance at Clifton Hill | Feature film | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |
| 2020
| Short film | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |
| 2021
| Together | Short film | {{yes}} | | |
| 2023
| Feature film | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Directed by Christian Sparkes |
Shin has also edited his first two features, as well as Drljaca's Krivina (2012) and Jessup's Boy (2015).
Awards
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! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Category ! scope="col"| Nominated work ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
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| 2014
| Toronto Film Critics Association Award | rowspan=6| In Her Place | {{won}} | {{Cite news | last=Lacey | first=Liam | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/villeneuves-enemy-wins-100000-toronto-film-critics-prize-for-best-canadian-movie-of-the-year/article22321799/ |title=Villeneuve's Enemy wins $100,000 Toronto critics' prize for best Canadian film of 2014 |work=The Globe and Mail |date=January 6, 2015 | accessdate=February 28, 2020}} |
| rowspan=4 |2015
| rowspan=4| Canadian Screen Award | {{nom}} |
| Best Director
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| Best Screenplay
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| Best Editing
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| 2016
| Best Director (Narrative Films) | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
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{{Jay Scott Prize}}
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Category:21st-century Canadian screenwriters
Category:Film directors from Ontario
Category:Film producers from Ontario
Category:Canadian writers of Asian descent
Category:Canadian people of South Korean descent
Category:People from Newmarket, Ontario
Category:York University alumni
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Asian-Canadian filmmakers
Category:21st-century Canadian male writers