Joshua Demers

Joshua Demers is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He is most noted for his debut feature film Québexit, for which he, Gail Maurice and Xavier Yuvens won the Borsos Competition award for Best Screenplay in a Canadian Film at the 2020 Whistler Film Festival.

He was born in Cold Lake, Alberta, to a francophone father and an anglophone mother. He has been a production manager with Insight Productions.[citation needed]

He directed the short films Lead Us Not Into Temptation (2008), The Architect (2009), Norma Jeane and the Tropic of Cancer (2012) and Emily (2014), and the web series Kristal Clear. In 2022, he was producer of the web series Lady Ada's Secret Society.

References

  1. ↑ "Cinéfranco 2020 : des conversations avec des cinéastes". l-express.ca (in Canadian French). 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
  2. ↑ Malyk, Lauren (December 21, 2020). "Little Orphans wins Best Canadian Feature at WFF". Playback. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
  3. ↑ Heeney, Alex (2020-11-18). "Joshua Demers on his Canadian political satire, Québexit". Seventh Row. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
  4. ↑ "LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION". CILECT.
  5. ↑ "Top undergrad film talent set to shine at CineSiege". YFile. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
  6. ↑ "Norma Jeane and the Tropic of Cancer". National Screen Institute. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
  7. ↑ "bravoFACT Announces Award Recipients for March 2014". Bell Media. March 25, 2014. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
  8. ↑ "Kristal Clear | Comedy Web Series | Toronto, ON". FilmLocal. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
  9. ↑ Bharanidharan, Sadhana (April 14, 2022). "D360 picks up Lady Ada's Secret Society for YouTube-first launch". Kidscreen. Retrieved 2026-07-17.