Paolo Barzman
{{Short description|Canadian film and television director (born 1957)}}
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| alma_mater = University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
| occupation = Film/television director and television writer
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Paolo Barzman (born April 9, 1957) is a Canadian film and television director, and television writer.Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors, Volume 1 By Jerry Roberts He is the son of blacklisted screenwriters Ben and Norma Barzman. He grew up largely in Europe.{{Cite web |title=Paolo Barzman - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/paolo_barzman |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}
Career
=Directing=
His television directing credits include The Adventures of the Black Stallion, Highlander: The Series, Counterstrike, Bordertown, Relic Hunter, Queen of Swords, 15/Love, 18 to Life, Lost Girl, Haven, Wynonna Earp, the American-Canadian adaptation of Being Human and SurrealEstate.
Barzman has also directed a number of television films. In 2007, he directed the feature film Emotional Arithmetic starring Susan Sarandon and Christopher Plummer.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100619005649/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/361363/Emotional-Arithmetic/details Emotional Arithmetic (2007)] Cast, Credits & Awards, The New York Times
He also directed the 2009, 2-part mini-series The Phantom, based on the famous longtime costumed crime-fighting comic-strip character The Phantom.
=Writing=
As a television writer, he wrote for the series Grand Star and the French series Aventures Caraïbes.
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External links
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Category:Film directors from Ontario
Category:Canadian television directors
Category:Canadian male television writers
Category:Canadian television writers
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Canadian Screen Award winning directors
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