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Blaine Thurier
Thurier in August 2009
Background information
Born1967 (age 56–57)
Estevan,Saskatchewan,Canada
OriginVancouver,British Columbia,Canada
GenresIndie rock,power pop
Occupation(s)Musician,director,writer,editor
InstrumentSynthesizer
Years active1997–present

Blaine Thurier(born 1967) is a Canadian musician and filmmaker. He playedsynthesizerwith the Canadianindie popsupergroupThe New Pornographersfrom their inception in 1997 up to 2021. He also directed several music videos for the band during his tenure. Thurier has written and directed feature films, which have been screened at theToronto International Film Festival(TIFF),South by Southwest Film Festival,Slamdanceand other festivals. Thurier served as a 2011 panelist for the TIFF.[1]

Personal life

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Thurier was born in 1967Estevan,Saskatchewan,Canada.[2][3]He lives inVancouverwith his wife and son.[4]

Career

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Thurier considers filmmaking his main creative outlet, while treating music as a job.[5]He playssynthesizerwith the Canadianindie popsupergroupThe New Pornographers.[6][7]Thurier has directed three of the band's videos "Use It", "All For Swinging You Around" and "The Laws Have Changed".[8]

Feature films

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Thurier's first full-length featureLow Self-Esteem Girl[9][10][11]premiered at the September2000 Toronto International Film Festival.[12]Thurier used the attention from his film debut to promote The New Pornographers who were still a few months away from releasing their debut albumMass Romantic.[13]The film was awarded Best Narrative Feature at theSouth by Southwest Film Festival.[2][14][15]

Thurier's second full-length feature, a comedy,Male Fantasyreceived a nomination at theToronto International Film Festival.It was released to DVD in 2008.[16]A Gun to the Head,a crime comedy, was Thurier's third full-length feature film.[17]Thurier's fourth film12 Takeswas made in 2010. It is ashortdocumentary.[18]

Filmography

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Music videos

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Year Title Notes
2003 "The Laws Have Changed" from the albumElectric Version
2003 "All For Swinging You Around" from the albumElectric Version
2005 "Use It" from the albumTwin Cinema

Features

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Year Film Role Notes
2000 Low Self-Esteem Girl Screenwriter
Producer
Director
Editor
Sound
Casting director
Cinematographer 		Best Narrative Feature at theSXSW Film Festival
2004 Male Fantasy Screenwriter, Producer, Director, Editor
2009 A Gun to the Head Lester Screenwriter
Director
2012 12 Takes Editor TV documentary
Segment: "Carl Newman"
2014 Teen Lust Director
2015 A Matter of Time Himself TV film
2021 Kicking Blood Director

Shorts

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  • 2010 –12 Takes
  • 2020 –Sing, O Muse

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Canada's Top Ten » Panelists » Shorts Panel".Toronto International Film Festival.14 September 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 14 January 2012.Retrieved7 December2011.
  2. ^ab "Feature Films 2010 » A GUN TO THE HEAD".Telefilm Canada.Archived fromthe originalon 3 May 2012.Retrieved7 December2011.
  3. ^ Howell, Peter (27 September 2000)."No laughing at Low Self Esteem Girl".Toronto Star.p. E03.OCLC679765547.Archived fromthe originalon 31 January 2013.Retrieved7 December2011.
  4. ^"a gun to the head. a blaine thurier film PRESS KIT"(PDF).Doghouse Films(Press release). Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 26 April 2012.Retrieved7 December2011.
  5. ^ Berner, Drew (14 September 2009)."New Pornographer Brings 'Gun' to TIFF".Spinner.Retrieved7 December2011.
  6. ^ "Blaine Thurier Credits".Allmusic.Retrieved7 December2011.
  7. ^ McLean, Steve (3 July 2014)."The New Pornographers".The Canadian Encyclopedia.Retrieved1 September2019.
  8. ^ "The New Pornographers » Media".The New Pornographers.Retrieved7 December2011.
  9. ^ "Low Self Esteem Girl (2000)".Yahoo.Archived fromthe originalon 9 February 2013.Retrieved7 December2011.
  10. ^ Johnson, Barry (16 March 2001)."SXSW Film Reviews » Low Self-Esteem Girl amounts to nothing terribly special, which makes its Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature all the more baffling".Austin Chronicle.ISSN1074-0740.Retrieved7 December2011.
  11. ^ Chambers, Bill."LOW SELF ESTEEM GIRL (2000) » *** (out of four)".Film Freak Central.Archived fromthe originalon 16 October 2011.Retrieved7 December2011.
  12. ^ Keast, James (November 2000)."The New Pornographers Mutual Appreciation Pop Society » Features » On the Cover » Nov 2000".Exclaim!.Toronto.ISSN1207-6600.Retrieved7 December2011.
  13. ^ Perlich, Tim (7 September 2000)."Music Feature » Pornographers get film fest boost".Now.Vol. 20, no. 1.Toronto.ISSN0712-1326.Retrieved1 December2011.
  14. ^ Keast, James (February 2000)."Tennessee Twin » Interviews » From The Magazine » Feb 2000".Exclaim!.Toronto.ISSN1207-6600.Retrieved7 December2011.
  15. ^ Dumpert, Hazel-Dawn (21 March 2001)."Hot Movies, Cool Scene » The eighth annual South by Southwest film festival".LA Weekly.Culver City.OCLC60630561.Retrieved7 December2011.
  16. ^ Buchanan, Jason."Male Fantasy Overview".AllRovi.Archived fromthe originalon 16 January 2013.Retrieved7 December2011.
  17. ^ Buchanan, Jason."A Gun to the Head Overview".AllRovi.Archived fromthe originalon 16 January 2013.Retrieved7 December2011.
  18. ^ "12 Takes Cast & Crew".Allmovie.Archived fromthe originalon 16 January 2013.Retrieved7 December2011.
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