Brent Hodge
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Hodge at the 2014 DOXA Film Festival
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| Born | July 9, 1985 St. Albert, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Film Maker |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | www |
Brent Hodge (born July 9, 1985) is a Vancouver-based Canadian-New Zealander documentary filmmaker and entrepreneur. He has been nominated for six Leo Awards for his documentary movies Winning America, What Happens Next? and A Brony Tale, winning one for A Brony Tale in 2015,[1][2] and was nominated for two Shorty Awards under the "director" category in 2014 and 2015 for his work on The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions and A Brony Tale. Hodge also won a Canadian Screen Award in 2014 for directing The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions with Grant Lawrence.[3] He's also filmed documentaries about Kathryn Calder[4] and cockfighting.[5]
He is the owner and CEO of Hodgee Films, which is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
In 2014, Hodge released his critically acclaimed documentary A Brony Tale. It delves into the world of the teenage and adult fans of the television show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (called bronies) through the eyes of musician and voice actress Ashleigh Ball on her trip to the 2012 BronyCon.[6]
He has also done corporate work for Time Magazine,[7] CBC Music,[8] Tourism Alberta, National Film Board of Canada (for the movie Hue: A Matter of Colour),[9] as well as technology startups Uber, Hootsuite and Steve Russell's analytics startup Prism Skylabs.
In 2014 Hodge was named one of BC Business's Top 30 under 30 for his work as CEO of Hodgee Films.[10]
Hodgee Films partnered with Morgan Spurlock in 2014 when Spurlock picked up their A Brony Tale documentary for theatrical distribution, under his "Morgan Spurlock Presents" label, a partnership between Warrior Poets, Virgil Films and Abramorama. A Brony Tale was the first film released under this label. The company worked with Spurlock again on the web series Consider the Source, also partnering with Disney's Maker Studios.
Early life
Hodge grew up in the City of St. Albert, Alberta, but moved to Victoria, British Columbia at the age of 12. He was first exposed to filmmaking in his entrepreneur class at Mount Douglas Secondary School. After high school he attended University of Victoria for a year before completing a degree in commerce at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. Upon completing his degree he returned to Canada, attending School Creative in Vancouver. Hodge holds dual citizenship for both New Zealand and Canada.[11]
Hodgee Films
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| Industry | Films |
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| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Brent Hodge |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia |
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Brent Hodge, Founder & Director Rachel Ricketts, Producer |
| Products | Film |
| Website | www |
Hodgee Films is a Vancouver, BC-based independent film company. The company's latest film,A Brony Tale, followed voice actress Ashleigh Ball and the Brony community, and was nominated for six 2015 Leo Awards, including Best Documentary, won "Best Documentary" at the 2014 Las Vegas Film Festival and premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.
The company also produced W Network's spin off series Cameron's House Rules.[12][13]
In an interview with BC Business, where he was named one of BC Business's 30 Under 30, Hodge stated that he had given himself a goal to hit a certain revenue target, film globally and bring his work back to Vancouver, British Columbia for post-production work.
The company logo, a White Rabbit with the text 'Hodgee Films' next to it, was inspired by the film Alice in Wonderland, says CEO of the company Brent Hodge; "I always go back to the little logo I have, which is a white rabbit. It comes from Alice in Wonderland and it’s about having those magical storytelling elements to everything you do, whether is corporate, documentary or feature films." [14]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Notes |
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| 2008 | Paradise Lost | Actor |
| 2008 | Smallville | Actor |
| 2009 | Rampage | Actor |
| 2011 | The Cockumentary | director/producer/subject |
| 2011 | Winning America | director/producer; Nominated for a Leo Award for Best Documentary in 2012 |
| 2012 | What Happens Next? | director/producer; Nominated for a Leo Award for Best Documentary in 2013 |
| 2013 | The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions with Grant Lawrence | director; Won a Canadian Screen Award in 2014 |
| 2013 | Hue: A Matter of Colour | camera operator |
| 2014 | A Brony Tale | director/writer/producer; Premiere at 2014 Tribeca Film Festival, won Best Documentary at the Las Vegas Film Festival and holds a 100% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes; nominated for four Leo Awards, including Best Feature Documentary and Best Director; won the Leo Award for "Best Overall Sound" |
| 2014 | Violent | executive producer; Showcased at the Cannes Film Festival, screened the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, and the Vancouver International Film Festival where it won "Best Canadian Film" and "Best British Columbia Film"; nominated for nine Leo Awards, winning eight of those nine awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" Nominated for an Academy Award under "Best Foreign Language Film" |
| 2015 | I Am Chris Farley | director/editor; premiered in August on Spike TV |
| 2015 | Cameron's House Rules | director/producer/editor, TV mini-series |
| 2015 | Consider the Source | director/producer/editor; in association with Disney's Maker Studios and Morgan Spurlock |
| 2016 | The Pistol Shrimps | director/producer/writer/editor; in association with Warrior Poets, a documentary starring Aubrey Plaza about a woman's basketball team made up of comedians, models and actresses |
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- ↑ http://www.hodgeefilms.com/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/hodgeefilms
- ↑ http://www.bcbusiness.ca/30under30/2014/brent-hodge
External links
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Film directors from Vancouver
- Canadian documentary filmmakers
- Canadian television directors
- English-language film directors
- Canadian screenwriters
- Writers from Vancouver
- Writers from Victoria, British Columbia
- Canadian film editors
- Canadian film producers
- People from St. Albert, Alberta
- University of Victoria alumni
- University of Otago alumni
- Canadian people of New Zealand descent
