Derek Howard

Personal Info

Known For Camera

Gender Male

Place of Birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Also Known As Derek S. Howard

Derek Howard

Biography

Derek Howard is a director and cinematographer from Vancouver, Canada. His collaborations on short and feature length documentary and fiction films have led to screenings at the Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, HotDocs, IDFA, Clermont-Ferrand, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (Montreal), Festival des Films du Monde (Montreal), and many more. Derek has participated in the International Documentary Film Festival of Amsterdam's Summer School, IDFAcademy, Reykjavik International Film Festival's Trans Atlantic Talent Lab, and the Berlinale Talents program. Derek was the assistant director and 2nd DOP on renowned director Victor Kossakovky's Venice Film Festival opening night gala film "Vivan Las Antipodas" (2011), and Oscar shortlisted "Aquarela" (2018). He shot Brett Story's latest documentary "The Hottest August," (True/False, SXSW, & Hotdocs 2019) as well as Emelie Mahdavian's feature length debut documentary "Bitterbrush." Most recently, Derek directed a short documentary called "The Harvesters" that premiered at the VIFF (2018) and True/False (2019), and is completing another short called "Underground" about sexual harassment on the subway.

Known For

Camera

2024
The ABCs of Book Banning

as Additional Photography

2024
The Tuba Thieves

as Director of Photography

2024
BRATS

as Additional Photography

2023
PLAN C

as Director of Photography

2023
Underground

as Director of Photography

2022
The Colour of Ink

as Additional Camera

2021
Annea Lockwood: A Film About Listening

as Director of Photography

2021
Sisters on Track

as Director of Photography

2020
David Harvey and the City

as Director of Photography

2020
Down a Dark Stairwell

as Camera Operator

2019
Hail Satan?

as Additional Camera

2019
The Hottest August

as Director of Photography

2018
The Castle

as Director of Photography

2013
My Prairie Home

as Director of Photography

2011
Derailments

as Director of Photography

Director

2023
2023
Underground

as Director

2018
The Harvesters

as Director

Producer

2023
Underground

as Producer

2011
Derailments

as Producer

Editor

2023
Underground

as Editor

2012
Bakhmaro

as Editor

Crew

2024
Stormy

as Cinematography