Ann Marie Fleming
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Ann Marie Fleming is an independent
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

 Canadian
Canada
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 filmmaker, writer
Writer
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, and visual artist who was born in Okinawa, in 1962, of Chinese
China
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 and Australia
Australia
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n parentage. She has a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
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 in English
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...

 (hon) from the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
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, a B.F.A.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
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 (diploma in animation) from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
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 and the Open University
Open University
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, and a B.F.A. (interdisciplinary) from Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University
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.

She was a writer/director resident at the Canadian Film Centre
Canadian Film Centre
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 in Toronto
Toronto
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 and an artist in residence
Artist in residence
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 at the Akademie Schloss Solitude
Akademie Schloss Solitude
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 in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
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 and a graduate film advisor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She co-founded Global Mechanic, an animation/film/design production house, in Vancouver
Vancouver
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. Ann Marie also happens to be the great-granddaughter of the legendary magician, acrobat and vaudeville performer Long Tack Sam
Long Tack Sam
Long Tack Sam, was a world renowned Chinese-born American magician, acrobat, and vaudeville performer.-Biography:Long Tack Sam, also known as Tack Sam Long and Sam Tack Long, was the stage name of performance artist Lung Te Shan. He was born in Wuqiao County, an area of Shandong Province in...

, and in 2003 completed a documentary film based on his life.

Filmography

  • I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors
    I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors
    I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors is a 2006 autobiographical graphic novel by Bernice Eisenstein and a 2010 animated adaptation of Eisenstein's book by Ann Marie Fleming...

     (2010)
  • My Obscure Object of Desire (2006)
  • The French Guy (2005)
  • Room 710 (2005)
  • The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam
    Long Tack Sam
    Long Tack Sam, was a world renowned Chinese-born American magician, acrobat, and vaudeville performer.-Biography:Long Tack Sam, also known as Tack Sam Long and Sam Tack Long, was the stage name of performance artist Lung Te Shan. He was born in Wuqiao County, an area of Shandong Province in...

     (2003)
  • Blue Skies (a.k.a. Heart) (2002)
  • Aguas de Março (2002)
  • Lip Service: a mystery (2001)
  • Hysterical: the musical (2000)
  • One & Only (promo for Noggin
    Nick Jr.
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    ) (1999)
  • AMF's Tiresias (1998)
  • I Used To Be (short film for Nickelodeon
    Nickelodeon
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    ) (1998)
  • Great Expectations: not what you're thinking (1997)
  • Automatic Writing (1996)
  • Pleasure Film (Ahmed's Story) (1995)
  • I Love My Work
  • My Boyfriend Gave Me Peaches (1994)
  • La Fabula della bella Familia auf du World (1993)
  • Buckingham Palace (1993)
  • It's Me, Again (1993)
  • So Far So... (1992)
  • Pioneers of X-Ray Technology (1991)
  • New Shoes (1990)
  • New Shoes: an interview in exactly 5 minutes (1990)
  • You Take Care Now (1989)
  • Waving (1987)

Awards

  • Northampton Independent Film Festival
  • Boston Underground Film Festival
    Boston Underground Film Festival
    The Boston Underground Film Festival is an annual event held in the Boston, Massachusetts area that specializes in alternative film and video. The Boston Underground Film Festival, also known as BUFF, is the largest underground film festival in New England, spotlighting short films and feature...

  • Ann Arbor Film Festival
    Ann Arbor Film Festival
    The Ann Arbor Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Ann Arbor in the U.S. state of Michigan. Established in 1963, it is the third-oldest film festival in North America ; and the oldest experimental film festival...

  • Northwest Film Festival
  • San Diego Asian Film Festival
    San Diego Asian Film Festival
    The San Diego Asian Film Festival is an annual event organized by the San Diego Asian Film Foundation. The festival was first held in 2000 at the University of San Diego by the Asian American Journalists Association of San Diego.-Organization Overview:...

  • Reel Asian Film Festival
  • Toronto International Film Festival
    Toronto International Film Festival
    The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...

     (best Canadian short 3 time winner)
  • Vancouver Arts Award
  • Victoria Film Festival
    Victoria Film Festival
    The Victoria Film Festival is a publicly attended film festival in Victoria, British Columbia running for ten days in February. The festival shows both Canadian and international films and unreels 150 films with 55 Features on 6 screens around Victoria. It attracts a continually growing audience,...

    documentary award

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