Francis Damberger

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Francis Damberger

Biography

Francis Damberger is an award winning filmmaker who hangs his hat on a ranch in Alberta, where he is the president of the Damberger Film and Cattle Co. His feature films include Solitaire, Road To Saddle River and Heart of the Sun. He worked along side Paul Gross as Producer /Associate Director and 2nd unit director on the multiple Genie award winning Passchendaele. Damberger’s episodic credits include Heartland , Due South, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Caution May Contain Nuts, Tiny Plastic Men, Tom Stone, Jake and the Kid , Mixed Blessings, So Weird, Mentors, AD 2030, Caitlin's Way and Trial By Fire, a North of 60 CBC MOW mystery. He wrote directed and acted in, The Great Tournament , a road trip docu/drama seen by 13 million viewers during the 2010 Olympics. Recently, his doc , Scouts Honor, saw him win his 13th Alberta Media Award . “Franny” has a reputation as an actors director. Respected by crews and passionate about his work, his motto is, “If you can’t be good, be great!.” Currently he has several writer/director projects in development looking for network partners.

Known For

Director

2012
Tiny Plastic Men

as Director

2008
Passchendaele

as Second Unit Director

2004
Shoebox Zoo

as Director

1999
So Weird

as Director

1998
Heart of the Sun

as Director

1995
Jake and The Kid

as Director

1994
1994
Due South

as Director

1991
Solitaire

as Director

Actor

2010
Fubar II

as Welder #2

2008
Passchendaele

as Mayor Costello

2007
Heartland

as Rich

2007
Heartland

as Rich Wannstedt

1994
1989
1987

Writer

2019
Root of the Problem

as Screenplay

1994

Producer

2008
Passchendaele

as Producer