Lawrence Roeck
Lawrence Roeck | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Film director and screenwriter |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Known for | Diablo, The Forger |
| Awards | San Diego Film Awards Best Feature |
Lawrence Roeck is a Canadian director, screenwriter and film producer.
Biography
At a very young age, his family moved from Calgary to California.[1] His filmmaking career began in Alberta during the early 1990s by shooting videos with friends just out of high school.[2] While in California, he worked as a video journalist for FOX and CBS News.[3] Roeck's career was catapulted while traveling by plane with Clint Eastwood and his wife, Dina. He was hired for a Warner Bros. project involving Clint Eastwood that aired on HBO and Turner Classic Movies.[4] In 2015, Roeck won Best Feature at the San Diego Film Festival for his second feature film, Diablo, starring Scott Eastwood, Walton Goggins and Danny Glover.[5] He had previously worked with Scott Eastwood on his first feature, The Forger alongside Lauren Bacall, Josh Hutcherson, and Hayden Panettiere.[6]
References
- ^ "Director Lawrence Roeck returns home to Alberta for Diablo, a 'western' starring Scott Eastwood".
- ^ "Interview: Writer/Director Lawrence Roeck On His Latest Western Diablo (Starring Scott Eastwood)".
- ^ "Director Lawrence Roeck returns home to Alberta for Diablo, a 'western' starring Scott Eastwood".
- ^ "Carmel-by-the-Sea the movie finally makes its local debut at Sunset".
- ^ "WORLD PREMIERE OF DIABLO WINS BEST FEATURE FILM AT SAN DIEGO FILM FESTIVAL".
- ^ "My interview with the director of Billy Boyd's Carmel by the Sea!".
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