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Romeo Candido is a Filipino Canadian film and television director.^[1] He is most noted as creator of the web series Topline, for which he received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023 for Best Direction in a Web Program or Series and Best Writing in a Web Program or Series.^[2]

Originally from Flower's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador,^[3] he is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre.

Career

He first became known for his 2002 short film Lolo's Child.^[4] In 2006, he released the feature film Ang Pamana: The Inheritance.

In 2011 he directed Prison Dancer, a musical web series starring the CPDRC Dancing Inmates,^[5] which was a nominee for Best Original Program or Series, Fiction at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2013.^[6]

In the mid-2010s he was a producer with CBC Arts,^[1] including on the series Exhibitionists and Canada's a Drag.

In 2021 he directed "Shorty", a short film released as part of the NBA Films for Fans project.^[7]

He has also directed episodes of the television series Second Jen, Workin' Moms and The Next Step, and has written for The Next Step, Amateur Life and Son of a Critch. In addition to Topline, he was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program in 2023 for "One Song Glory", an episode of The Next Step.

References

^ ^a ^b Peter Knegt, "First-time showrunners Romeo Candido and Amanda Parris on how to trust your vision and own your voice". CBC Arts, June 14, 2022.
^ "CSAs ’23: CBC’s The Porter leads TV nominations". Playback, February 22, 2022.
^ Sarah Lue, "Exploring the Filipino Canadian experience with Romeo Candido". Radio Canada International, May 19, 2017.
^ Dennis Harvey, "Lolo’s Child". Variety, March 22, 2002.
^ Danielle Ng See Quan, "The world’s a stage for Romeo Candido’s Prison Dancer". Playback, November 29, 2011.
^ Aja Romana, "Web marvel “Prison Dancer” breaks ground onstage and online". The Daily Dot, February 27, 2013.
^ "NBA Films for Fans created with OLG: 'Shorty' by Romeo Candido". The Sporting News, September 15, 2021.

External links

Romeo Candido at IMDb

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[knegt-1] Peter Knegt, "First-time showrunners Romeo Candido and Amanda Parris on how to trust your vision and own your voice". CBC Arts, June 14, 2022.

[2] "CSAs ’23: CBC’s The Porter leads TV nominations". Playback, February 22, 2022.

[3] Sarah Lue, "Exploring the Filipino Canadian experience with Romeo Candido". Radio Canada International, May 19, 2017.

[4] Dennis Harvey, "Lolo’s Child". Variety, March 22, 2002.

[5] Danielle Ng See Quan, "The world’s a stage for Romeo Candido’s Prison Dancer". Playback, November 29, 2011.

[6] Aja Romana, "Web marvel “Prison Dancer” breaks ground onstage and online". The Daily Dot, February 27, 2013.

[7] "NBA Films for Fans created with OLG: 'Shorty' by Romeo Candido". The Sporting News, September 15, 2021.

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 Originally from [[Flower's Cove]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador]],<ref>Sarah Lue, [https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/your-public-broadcaster/blog/romeo-candido "Exploring the Filipino Canadian experience with Romeo Candido"]. [[Radio Canada International]], May 19, 2017.</ref> he is a graduate of the [[Canadian Film Centre]].
+== Career ==
 He first became known for his 2002 short film ''Lolo's Child''.<ref>Dennis Harvey, [https://variety.com/2002/film/reviews/lolo-s-child-1200550674/ "Lolo’s Child"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', March 22, 2002.</ref> In 2006, he released the feature film ''[[Ang Pamana: The Inheritance]]''.
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 In 2021 he directed "Shorty", a short film released as part of the ''[[NBA Films for Fans]]'' project.<ref>[https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nba/news/nba-films-for-fans-created-with-olg-shorty-by-romeo-candido/17m1drnn35iza12o26ioz7jqjo "NBA Films for Fans created with OLG: 'Shorty' by Romeo Candido"]. ''[[The Sporting News]]'', September 15, 2021.</ref>
-He has also directed episodes of the television series ''[[Second Jen]]'', ''[[Workin' Moms]]'' and ''[[The Next Step (Canadian TV series)|The Next Step]]'', and has written for ''[[Another Life (2019 TV series)|Amateur Life]]'' and ''[[Son of a Critch]]''. In addition to ''Topline'', he was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program in 2023 for "One Song Glory", an episode of ''The Next Step''.
+He has also directed episodes of the television series ''[[Second Jen]]'', ''[[Workin' Moms]]'' and ''[[The Next Step (Canadian TV series)|The Next Step]]'', and has written for ''The Next Step'', ''[[Another Life (2019 TV series)|Amateur Life]]'' and ''[[Son of a Critch]]''. In addition to ''Topline'', he was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program in 2023 for "One Song Glory", an episode of ''The Next Step''.
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