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==Career==
==Career==
In Canada since 1963, George Mihalka studied film at [[Concordia University]] in Montreal. In 1981, he directed ''My Bloody Valentine'', a low-budget ‘slasher’ for Paramount that was a modest box office hit. He has since directed in Quebec, Europe and the U.S., moving with ease from French to English, comedy to drama, theatrical features to episodic television. His 1993 satirical feature, ''La Florida'', was a huge hit in Quebec and the Golden Reel Award winner for that year.
In Canada since 1963, George Mihalka studied film at [[Concordia University]] in Montreal. In 1981, he directed ''My Bloody Valentine'', a low-budget ‘slasher’ for Paramount that was a modest box office hit. He has since directed in Quebec, Europe and the U.S., moving with ease from French to English, comedy to drama, theatrical features to episodic television. His 1993 satirical feature, ''La Florida'', about Quebec snowbirds, was a huge hit in that province and the Golden Reel Award winner for the highest-grossing Canadian film of the year.


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==

Revision as of 13:08, 15 April 2017

George Mihalka
Born1953 (age 70–71)
OccupationFilm director

George Mihalka (born 1953) is a Hungarian-born Canadian filmmaker. He is best known for his slasher film My Bloody Valentine which was remade in 2009.[1][2][3]

Career

In Canada since 1963, George Mihalka studied film at Concordia University in Montreal. In 1981, he directed My Bloody Valentine, a low-budget ‘slasher’ for Paramount that was a modest box office hit. He has since directed in Quebec, Europe and the U.S., moving with ease from French to English, comedy to drama, theatrical features to episodic television. His 1993 satirical feature, La Florida, about Quebec snowbirds, was a huge hit in that province and the Golden Reel Award winner for the highest-grossing Canadian film of the year.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "George Mihalka". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (2009-01-17). "Watch Out for That Pickax; It's Hurtling From the Screen". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "My Bloody Memories: An Interview with George Mihalka". Terrortrap.com.