John Paizs

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Also Known As John Paisz

John Paizs

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Paizs (born in 1957) is a director, writer and actor from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In 1985 his much-celebrated independent comedy Crime Wave was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival. He was the male lead and also wrote and directed the film. He worked on several TV series, but has not made another feature film until 1999's Top of the Food Chain, a stylish, low-budget sendup of Golden Age '50s science fiction movies. John is currently the Director in Residence at the Canadian Film Centre. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Paizs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Director

2005
Marker

as Director

1999
1989
1985
Crime Wave

as Director

1983
1981
1978
1977
The Dreamer

as Director

1976
Ho Down

as Director

Actor

2024
Castration Movie

as Dr. Stewart

1997
1985
Crime Wave

as Steven Penny

1980

Art

1985
Crime Wave

as Graphic Designer

1985
Crime Wave

as Art Direction

1985
Crime Wave

as Production Design

Producer

1985
Crime Wave

as Producer

Editor

1985
Crime Wave

as Editor

Crew

1981
Springtime in Greenland

as Cinematography