Charlie Egleston

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Working in expanded modes of film and video production, Charlie Egleston (b. Kitchener, Ont., 1973) has been making films, videos and multidisciplinary work over the past twenty-five years. His films have been screened nationally and internationally at prestigious artist film venues, including; IFF Rotterdam, Oberhausen IFF, Ann Arbor FF, WNDX FF, and Media City FF where his work has been regularly showcased. His work, whether through photochemical or digital means, is characterized by an approach that considers durational experience and personal interaction as a way of presenting or enabling form. He has also collaborated with other artists in various manifestations of projection performance. Egleston is a graduate of the Film Studies program at the University of Western Ontario (HBA) and the Film Production program at York University (MFA). A recipient of awards and scholarships that include the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Social Science and Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), and numerous teaching awards, he has also held committee, jury and board positions for organizations such as the Ontario Arts Council, London Arts Council, Forest City Gallery, and the London Canadian Film Festival. Apart from his own filmmaking practice he has collaborated with other filmmakers/artists as an editor and cinematographer. He has programmed, provided artist talks, held workshops and advocated screen space for marginalized modes of film production through co-founding the London Canadian Film Festival (2002-08), founding the London Film and Video Society (1997-2001), and through serving on the founding board of the London Ontario Media Arts Association (2011-present). His teaching career started at the University of Western Ontario where he enjoyed designing a production curriculum from the ground up and has since moved to Fanshawe College, where he is currently a Professor in the Advanced Filmmaking Program. His film work is distributed by the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre (CFMDC).