Ian Agard is a 34 year-old screenwriter/film producer/director started his filmmaking journey in 2000 after watching Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon at the Toronto International Film Festival. “Watching the movie changed my life forever” said Ian. In 2004, he studied acting at HB Studio in New York City and later that year he landed a principal role in the off off Broadway play Fiorello and a supporting role in the short film, The Diploma.
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Missing Canada, in early 2005, Ian moved back to Toronto where he continued studying acting at Seneca College. Throughout 2006 he appeared in a TV commercial for Falls Views Casino and a 1-800-got-junk commercial which aired on a T.B.S. network show of one of the world’s funniest TV commercials for 2006. The year 2007 saw Ian expanding his acting resume landing roles in two student films, Nothing to Die For and Arthur Moore and the Lone Wolf.
In 2008, Ian shifted his talents towards writing, directing and producing movies through his own film production company, Agardfilm, which he used to produce two short films. Karma (2008) which aired on television in the U.S. and later acquired by the film distribution company Ouat Media. Also Give (2009) which was both produced and directed by Ian. In late 2008, he was selected into the one year Canadian government funded Independent Television Producer’s Program through Centennial College which educates and assists individuals towards becoming successful Canadian film/tv producers and entrepreneurs.
Since then, Ian has wrote, directed and produced his first feature film Bend & Break(2009) which will due out on DVD in December 2009. He has also written the ebook “Stop Waiting and Make Your Movie” which offers emerging filmmakers sound advice on how to raise money to make their filmmaking dreams a reality.
In his spare time Ian loves to watch movies, read books and write on his blog, ian agard dot com, which offers independent filmmakers helpful tips.
